GENERAL INFORMATION
Professional
Interests
University administration
Teaching, research and service related to Industrial and
Systems Engineering
Education
Doctor
of Philosophy in Operations Research (1984)
Department
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (1980)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
Academic/Administrative
Experience
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Interim Dean: Jan 2012-present
Acting
Dean: April 2011-Dec 2011
Associate
Dean for Graduate Studies: 2006-2011
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Director of Graduate Studies:
2003-2005
Chair:
1994-2003
Interim
Chair: 1992-1994
Professor:
1994-present
Associate
Professor: 1990-1994
Assistant
Professor: 1984-90
Awards and Editorial
Board Service
Research
Awards
1. Dr. David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award,
Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2008
This is
the highest research award available from the Institute of Industrial Engineers
2. SUNY Research Foundation Award for Research and
Scholarship, 2007
This is the highest research and scholarship award
available from the Research Foundation of the State University of New York
3. Best paper award from the journal Military Operations Research, 2004
4. Sustained Achievement Award, Exceptional Scholar
Program, University at Buffalo, 2002
Teaching
Awards
1. SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching,
2007
This is
the highest teaching award available from the State University of New York
system
Leadership
Awards
1. Faculty in Leadership Fellow, Office of the Provost,
University at Buffalo, 2005-06
2. Eminent Engineer Designation, Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society, 2008
3. Fellow, Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2006
Journal
Editorial Board Service
1. Departmental Editor, IIE Transactions (2001-present)
2. Editorial Advisory Board, Computers and Operations Research (1997-present)
3. Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Enterprise Transformation (2010-present)
4. Editorial Advisory Board, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences (2010-present)
Student
Awards
1. Merit Scholarships for all five years of study
(1975-80) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
2. Junior and Senior Science Talent Awards, 1972 and
1974, Government of India
Professional Service
Service to
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
·
Senior Vice-President for Publications, Board of
Trustees (April 1, 2008 to
March 31, 2011): Task was to manage the publications delivered by IIE. This included strategic planning of
publication stream to match the objectives of IIE and participation in other
board activities and functions. Helped
IIE launch three brand new journals: IIE
Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering; IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors;
Journal of Enterprise Transformation.
·
Chair for IERC for 2006 conference: Tasks included creation of conference committee,
solicitation of a plenary speaker (a first for IERC), solicitation of
tutorials, working with committee members to organize invited sessions,
coordination with the Solutions conference for overlap day activities,
selection of contributed talks among those submitted, assistance in publicity
about the conference, reporting to CIEADH regarding conference status, and
coordination of review process and creation of the conference proceedings.
·
Departmental Editor for IIE Transactions (Scheduling
& Logistics): Handle about 6
papers a year for the journal. Handling
a paper involves assignment of an appropriate Associate Editor and subsequent
coordination of the refereeing process.
On completion of the refereeing process and receipt of the AEs
recommendation a decision is made on how to proceed (accept, revise, reject).
·
ABET Evaluator:
Have served as an evaluator on five occasions and have received evaluator
training on two separate occasions.
Tasks included review of the self-study documents, a visit onsite for 3
days, coordination with other team members on school-wide issues, and
submission of an evaluation to the team chair.
Service to
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
·
Served as President for ACORD, Association of Operations Research Related Department
Heads. In this role coordinated the
meeting of department heads at the INFORMS conference and created action items
relative to helping the society in student recruitment and membership growth in
general.
·
Served as a Chair of the FORA committee. In this role
helped create two special interest groups that have since become very active in
the society. These are the Junior
Faculty Interest Group that serves as a conduit to encourage junior faculty to
join and subsequently succeed in the profession, and the Women Interest Group that
serves as a similar role for women.
Reviewing
Service and Service to Journals
·
Serve on the
Editorial Board of the following journals: IIE
Transactions (Scheduling & Logistics); Computers and Operations Research; International Journal of Operational Research; Journal of Enterprise Transformation;
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences.
·
Edited a special
issue of Computers and Operations
Research on OR Applications in the Military and Counter Terrorism.
·
Editing a
special issue of Socio-Economic
Planning Sciences on Disaster Planning and Logistics.
ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICE AT UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO (SUNY)
·
Acting/Interim
Dean—April 2011 to present.
o
Continued strong
efforts in the area of development, which includes stewardship of our major
donors, engagement with new prospects, and work towards achieving
transformational gifts.
o
Successfully
obtained from donors $1.6M of gift money specifically earmarked for faculty
start-up.
o
Day-to-day
running of the school, including faculty hiring, projects associated with the
completion of the new engineering building, and the engineering backfill
project.
o
Worked with the
Dean’s Council to continue to craft a vision of growth and sustained quality
for the school.
o
Continued
partnership with the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences for the
development of our joint Biomedical Engineering department.
o
Engaged freshmen
in engineering field trips to local companies.
o
Successfully
obtained funding from National Grid for a residential summer camp for high
school freshman and juniors, aimed at encouraging an engineering career.
o
Developed a 3
year unit plan development, aimed at a significant expansion of our school (35%
growth anticipated in faculty and staff over the next 5 year period).
o
Developed 3 E
innovation fund proposals, aimed at deepening our interactions with the Schools
of Management, Medicine, and Arts and Sciences.
o
Started
development of a new graduate program in Materials Science and Engineering, in
partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences.
o
Key player in the
development of an Energy Diversification Institute.
o
Started
partnership with Westminster Charter School.
·
Associate Dean
for Graduate Studies—January 2006 through April 2011. Several new initiatives have been
established. These include: welcoming
activities for graduate students to ensure a smooth transition to UB
Engineering; three sets of surveys for graduate students to monitor student
intent, progress and satisfaction level; a career fair specifically for
graduate students; a student ambassador program for fielding questions from
prospective students; a poster competition; a workshop for students interested
in being faculty members; development of an electronic review system for
graduate student applications.
·
Faculty in
Leadership Fellow for the 2005-06 academic year. Work was with the Vice Provost for Faculty
Affairs and focused on various activities in managing university faculty,
including tenure and promotion, and mentoring.
Helped create a new workshop for department chairs for issues related to
managing their faculty effectively and in being effective leaders
·
Department Chair
for Industrial Engineering for 11 years (2 years as interim). During this period the department transformed
itself from being a major generator of UG degrees to being a major generator of
MS, M Eng and PhD degrees. Research funding was also substantially
increased during this period. A major
success was mentoring junior faculty and creation of new leadership in the
department.
·
Graduate
director for 2 years. During this period
domestic enrollment for students in the program grew substantially and the
number of PhD’s graduated also rapidly rose.