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IOE 2017 Murty Prize winners

Industrial and Operations Engineering
June 29, 2017
Brian Lemay and Xiangkun Shen have been selected as winners of the 2017 Murty Prize in the Industrial & Operations Engineering Department| Short Read
EnlargePortrait of Brian Lemay, Xiangkun Shen. Photos by Joseph Xu, College of Engineering.
IMAGE:  Portrait of Brian Lemay, Xiangkun Shen. Photos by Joseph Xu, College of Engineering.

Brian Lemay (Brian Lemay, Amy Cohn, Marina Epelman, Stephen Gorga:   New Methods for Resolving Conflicting Requests with Examples from Medical Residency Scheduling)

Xiangkun Shen (Xiangkun Shen, Jon Lee and Viswanath Nagarajan; Approximating Graph-Constrained Max-Cut)
CONGRATULATIONS Brian and Xiangkun

A committee reviews papers nominated for the annual award, formally known as the Katta Murty Prize for Best Research Paper on Optimization by an IOE Student.

Portrait of Brian Lemay, Xiangkun Shen. Photos by Joseph Xu, College of Engineering.
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3D printing 100 times faster with light

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Research News
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Toward brain-like computing: New memristor better mimics synapses

Competition and cooperation, which regulate the strengthening and weakening of connections in the brain, can now be modeled directly. | Medium Read

Prof. Rood co-authors paper on Great Lakes water level change implications | Short Read

Combining the real and virtual worlds improves driverless vehicle testing | Medium Read

A new lead on a 50-year-old radiation damage mystery | Medium Read
Campus & Community
North campus’ Grove and Duderstadt during fall 2018. Photo: Evan Dougherty

Faculty and staff rewarded for promoting Michigan Engineering values

A new pilot program recognizes faculty and staff for their creativity, innovation and daring. | Short Read

Michigan RobotX team finds camaraderie in competition | Short Read

Embracing changing landscapes: autonomy, space exploration and diversity | Medium Read

Understanding at every level | Medium Read
Faculty Perspectives
Carol Menassa, CEE Professor, and Baddu Mantha, CEE PhD Student, test an environmental data collection robot their research. Photo: Joseph Xu

Is there a better way to control room temperature?

Researchers are working toward a future where furnaces and air conditioners could respond in real time to occupants' needs. | Medium Read

The web really isn’t worldwide – every country has different access | Medium Read

How recycling more steel and aluminum could slash imports without a trade war | Medium Read

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