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Industrial Engineering Grants 2009

2009 Research Grants

During 2009, the following research grants were active. Project PIs are indicated in bold face type.

Buyurgan, Nebil, and Justin Chimka, National Science Foundation, $149,709, “Integrated Auto-ID Technology for Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Studies (I-ATMUS),” 2007-2010

Cassady, Richard, and Edward Pohl, National Science Foundation/CELDi, $20,000, “Research Experiences for Teachers,” 2005-2010

Chimka, Justin, Wal-Mart Stores/CELDi, $45,000, “Supply Chain Transformation,” 2009

Chimka, Justin, Department of Homeland Security, $130,147, “Information Enhancement Among Aviation Security Partners,” 2009-2010

Chimka, Justin, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, $36,997, “Developing Quality Control Standards to Evaluate Microarray Studies,” 2009-2010

Fant, Earnest, and Nebil Buyurgan, Red River Army Depot/CELDi, $50,000, “Robotic Kitting of Rubber Products” 2009-2010

Fant, Earnest, and Nebil Buyurgan, Red River Army Depot/CELDi, $45,000, “Logistics Charting Using Time Series, Balanced Score Card”, 2008-2009

Hall, Kevin, and Heather Nachtmann, Department of Homeland Security, $404,846, “Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center National Transportation Security Center of Excellence,” 2008-2012

Mason, Scott, National Science Foundation/CELDi, $25,000, “Collaborative Research: A TIE Research Program on e-Design for Design of Supply Chain,” 2007-2009

Mason, Scott, and Edward Pohl, Department of Transportation, $46,340, “Improving Forced Transfer and Special Needs Busing in Rural Public Schools”, 2008-2009

Mason, Scott and Edward Pohl, Department of Transportation, $50,000, “Network Design Analysis for Special Needs Student Services

Mason, Scott, Arkansas Department of Higher Education, $3,900.00, “Optimizing Piped Water Routing & Decentralized Water Unit Locations,” 2009

Mason, Scott, Edward Pohl, and Sarah Root, National Science Foundation, $72,837.00, “Collaborative Research,: Ensuring Continuity of Care: A Quantification of Risk in the Healthcare Supply Chain,” 2009-2011

Mason, Scott, Sarah Root, and Russell Meller, Sam’s Club/CELDi, $45,000, “Assessment of Vendor Contract Impacts on Retail Logistics”, 2008-2009

Meller, Russell, National Science Foundation, $835,016.16, “CELDi Center Administration,” 2002-2009

Meller, Russell, National Science Foundation, $238,797, “Designing Distribution Centers for a Service Economy,” 2006-2011

Meller, Russell, National Science Foundation, $221,973, “A Sequence-pair and MIP-Based Facility Layout Algorithm,” 2006-2009

Meller, Russell, National Science Foundation, $23,920, “An Engineering Virtual Organization for Discrete-Event Logistics Systems,” 2007-2010

Meller, Russell, National Science Foundation, $6000, “REU: Designing Distribution Centers for a Service Economy”, 2008-2009

Meller, Russell, Medline/CELDi, $45,000, “Distribution Center Configuration Models” 2009-2010

Nachtmann, Heather, and Edward Pohl, Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center, $30,095 , “Emergency Response Via Inland Waterways”, 2008-2009

Nachtmann, Heather, and Letitia Pohl, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Borders and Maritime Security Division, $100,000, “Renewable Energy for Inland Waterways,” 2009-2010

Nachtmann, Heather, Kevin Hall, and Jack Buffington, Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center, $328,097, “Administrative NRTSC Project”, 2007-2011

Nachtmann, Heather, and Kevin Hall, U.S. Department of Transportation, $9,390, “NTRSC-Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center Professional Advisory Board”, 2007-2011

Nachtmann, Heather, and Kevin Hall, U.S. Department of Transportation, $22,596, “Technology Transfer Project”, 2007-2011

Nachtmann, Heather, Department of Transportation, $20,314, “Independent Graduate Student Support,” 2009-2010

Needy, Kim, and Robert Ries (Univ. Florida), Construction Industry Institute, $210,753 (total), “Quality Management in the Capital Facilities Delivery Industry – A Best Practices Refreshment,” 2007-2009

Needy, Kim, and Bryan A. Norman (Univ. of Pittsburgh), National Science Foundation/Center for e-Design, $50,000, “Collaborative Research: A TIE Research Program on e-Design for Design for Supply Chain, 2007-2010

Nam, Chang, and Tonya Smith-Jackson, National Science Foundation, $570,028, “I FEEL SCIENCE: Innovative Flexible Experimental Environment for Learning in SCIENCE,” 2007 – 2010

Nam, Chang, and Tonya Smith-Jackson, National Science Foundation, $99,750, “REU Supp: Research Experiences to Design for Inclusion,” 2009-2010

Pohl, Edward, Scott Mason, and Chase Rainwater, Department of Homeland Security, $150,000, “Designing Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chain Networks,” 2009-2010

Pohl, Edward, Air Force Research Laboratories/CELDi, $133,560, “Decision Support for Logistics Response to Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks,” 2006-2009

Pohl, Edward, and Justin Chimka, Learning Chameleon/CELDi, $45,000, “The Learning Chameleon,” 2009-2011

Rardin, Ronald, Russell Meller, Scott Mason, Nebil Buyurgan, Manuel Rossetti, Heather Nachtmann, and Edward Pohl. Corporate and professional sponsors of the Center for Innovation in Healthcare Logistics total $3,175,000, (All projects), 2007-2012

Rardin, Ronald, National Science Foundation, $121,213, “Optimization of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy with Time Varying”, 2008-2010

Root, Sarah, and Chase Rainwater, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp., $45,000, “Transportation Network Modeling,” 2009-2010

Root, Sarah, Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center, $23,416, “Development of Large-Scale Transportation Course,” 2009-2010

Root, Sarah, Sam’s Club/CELDi, $45,000, “Improving Retail Logistics,” 2009-2010

Rossetti, Manuel, and Edward Pohl, National Science Foundation, $40,000, “An Intermittent Demand Forecasting Tool,” 2008-2010

Rossetti, Manuel, Invistics Corporation/CELDi, $90,000, “Inventory Models for Intermittent Highly Variable Demand and Safety Stock Adjustments to Meet Desired Service Level Requirements”, 2008-2011

Rossetti, Manuel, Department of Homeland Security, $50,000, “Simulating Transportation Modes in Large-Scale Evacuation Scenarios,” 2009-2010