Dr. Kevin Taaffe
Chair, Industrial Engineering Department
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Happy New Year from Clemson University and the Department of Industrial Engineering! We hope the holiday season was restful and rejuvenating. As we prepare for the upcoming year, I wanted to reflect on the achievements of Clemson IE in 2024. It was an incredible year, driven by the energy and perseverance of our faculty across all career stages. We have grown to 27 research and instructional faculty in total. Both senior faculty and rising stars alike contributed to our scholarly output, with nearly four publications and over 250 citations per research-active faculty member.
In terms of grantsmanship, the department had $5.1M in research expenditures, as well as 28 new competitive grants awarded, exemplifying the power of collaboration and dedication. The department continues to grow, with over 350 undergraduate students and over 200 graduate students, and our faculty and students combined to collect 17 national and university recognitions during the year.
May 2025 bring prosperity, success and new opportunities for us all.
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Select Faculty Publications |
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- Raghuraman, R. N., Barbieri, D. F., Aviles, J., & Srinivasan, D. (2024). Age and gender differences in the perception and use of soft vs. rigid exoskeletons for manual material handling. Ergonomics, 67(11), 1453–1470.
- Gonzales, A., Barbieri, D. F., Carbonell, A. M., Joseph, A., Srinivasan, D., & Cha, J. (2024). The compatibility of exoskeletons in perioperative environments and workflows: an analysis of surgical team members’ perspectives and workflow simulation. Ergonomics, 67(5), 674-694.
- Chen, N., & Khademi, A. (2024) Adaptive Seamless Dose-Finding Trials. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 26(5): 1656-1673.
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Soltani, M., Kharoufeh, J.P., Khademi, A. (2024). Structured replacement policies for offshore wind turbines. Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences, 38 (2), 355-386.
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Yilmazlar, I., Kurz, M. B., Rahimian, H. (2024). Mixed-model Sequencing with Stochastic Failures: A Case Study for Automobile Industry. European Journal of Operational Research, 319 (1), 206-221.
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Kolangarakath, A., Madathil, K. C., Hegde, S., Agrawal, S., Bian, M., Simmons, L., ... & Roberts, D. (2024). Barriers to integrating portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging systems in emergency medical service ambulances for stroke care. Ergonomics, 67(12), 1938–1957.
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Neyens, D. M., Yin, R., Abernathy III, J. H., Tobin, C., Jaruzel, C., & Catchpole, K. (2024). The movement of syringes and medication during anesthesiology delivery: An observational study in laparoscopic surgeries. Applied Ergonomics, 118, 104263.
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Rahimian, H., Mehrotra, S. (2024). A Disjunctive Cutting Plane Algorithm for Bilinear Programming. SIAM Journal on Optimization, 34(4), 3286-3313
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Kosmas, D., Melander, C., Singerhouse, E., Martin, L., Barrick, K., Maass, K., Sharkey, T. C. (2024). A transdisciplinary approach for generating synthetic but realistic domestic sex trafficking networks. IISE Transactions, 56(3), 340-354.
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M. Siddig and Y. Song, "Multistage Stochastic Programming with a Random Number of Stages: Applications in Hurricane Disaster Relief Logistics Planning". (2025). European Journal of Operational Research, 321 (3), 925-941.
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Raghuraman, R. N., & Srinivasan, D. (2024). The effects of soft vs. rigid back-support exoskeletons on trunk dynamic stability and trunk-pelvis coordination in young and old adults during repetitive lifting. Journal of Biomechanics, 176, 112348.
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Segarra, G., Catchpole, K., Rayo, M., Hegde, S., Jefferies, C., Woodward, J., Taaffe, K. M. Revealing complex interdependencies in surgical instrument reprocessing using SEIPS 101 tools. Applied Ergonomics, 119, 104307.
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Young, A., Tucker, E. L., Fernandez, M., White, D., Brookover, R., & Harris, B. (2024). An optimization approach to improve equitable access to local parks. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 92, 101826.
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Highlights of Research Awards |
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- Jackie Cha, Robert L. Wears Early-Career Award, Health Care Technical Group, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
- Sudeep Hegde, Rising Stars of Safety Award, National Safety Council
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Emily Tucker, Advocacy Governance Committee Public Engagement Award, INFORMS
- Thomas Sharkey, Keynote Address on The Importance of Lived Experience for Better, Smarter OR Models to Disrupt Sex Trafficking, INFORMS 2024 Annual Meeting
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Sudeep Hegde, University Research Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Award, Clemson University Research Foundation
- Divya Srinivasan, University Research Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Award, Clemson University Research Foundation
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Rahul Narasimhan, Thomas R. Waters MSD Memorial Scholarship, International Ergonomics Association, sponsored by the CDC Foundation
- Patrick Fuller, Best Paper Award, Work Systems Track, IISE
- Vishwajeet Ransing, 2024 EJ Sierleja Memorial Scholarship, IISE
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Alec Gonzales, Student Grant Award, Augmented Cognition Technical Group, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
- Matthew Ball, Best Poster Award, Training Technical Group, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
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