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Back row from left: Amin Alhashim, Mastoor Abushaega and Reza Alizadeh; Front row from left: Hamidreza Samadi, Alireza Rangrazjeddi, Nafiseh Ghorbani Renani, Leili Soltanisehat, Deniz Emre and Ghaneshvar Ramineni Chittibabu Naidu Informs, celebrating its 25th anniversary, is a national organization of operations research and analytics professionals who, according to their website, work to solve problems, find solutions and make a difference in how the world works. The OU Informs student chapter, consisting of doctoral students in industrial and systems engineering, has been recognized and selected for its achievement and involvement at the Magna cum laude level.

Ricardo Palma, OU School of Industrial and Systems Engineering doctoral student and graduate research assistant from Caracas, Venezuela, has been recognized for his technical presentations. He is advised by ISE Associate Professor Ziho Kang. Palma answered a few questions about his student experience. How did you learn about OU/ISE and why did you choose to study at OU? I decided to pursue a degree in industrial and systems engineering as it's a career path that emphasizes an interdisciplinary systems-thinking methodology to solving real-world complex problems in a sustainable manner -- important tools that will be needed to solve the major engineering problems of the 21st century. Within this broad area, my focus lies in the human aspect of systems to tackle questions such as: how we adapt to environments, what affects and guides our performance in a task, how can we adequately define and measure skill/expertise in semantically rich environments, among others. I chose to continue ...

The University of Oklahoma Regents' Alumni Awards honor individuals, either alumni or friends of the University of Oklahoma, who have given generously of their time and services to the University. Recipients are honored each year, receive a plaque and have their names added to a permanent plaque in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Laura Lopez earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 2006. She entered OU with a strong academic and leadership record having been honored as one of Yukon High School’s Valedictorians. As an engineering student, Laura rose as a leader on campus and in the College of Engineering activities beginning her freshman year in Engineers’ Club, which serves all engineering students.  As a freshman, she served as Open House Chair and Casino Night Chair. As a sophomore, she served as 2nd Vice President coordinating the game day hamburger feed fundraisers. Her Junior year, she served as Engineers’ Week Chair and as a senior, Engineers’ Club President. Sh...

In 2015, the Gallogly College Pursuit of Excellence Awards were established to honor those who have regularly and unselfishly served our college with excellence in all they do and in motivating others.  Cheryl Carney Assistant to the Director School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Cheryl has served as the assistant to the director for the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering for fifteen years. She has been diligent in administering external research grants, student payrolls, software licensing agreements, equipment calibration schedules, and faculty travel (including candidate visits for faculty positions and graduate seminar speakers).  In balancing and managing accounts, she shows magnificent attention to detail. She is an outstanding communicator, pleasant, helpful and always keeps her cheer and sense of humor. No one works harder, more efficiently and effectively. It is very rare to find a person with such a combination of skills, abilities, and willingness....

Two students were recognized at the University of Oklahoma's Senior Awards Ceremony in November. Sarah Hobson Gallogly College of Engineering Outstanding Senior Sarah is a senior, majoring in Environmental Engineering, Global Energy, Environmental, and Resources Studies. She has had multiple internships at the Eisenmann Corporation, National Science Foundation, the Wild Care Foundation and Oklahoma Water Survey, and is co-founder of Menstrual Mates, LLC.  She is currently a Peer Learning Assistant, a nationally certified tutor and Peer Learning Mentor in Chemistry and German as well as an undergraduate researcher, while also volunteering at Wild Care and Gardens for Good.  Gardens for Good is a project started by Sarah in March of 2020 after being sent back from Puebla, Mexico due to the pandemic.  She builds gardens for individuals and families in the Norman and OKC communities, for free, to fight food insecurity and to empower individuals to grow their own food. During ...

Photo credit: Peter Molick/ petermolick.com Gallogly Hall has earned the University of Oklahoma its first LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmentally conscious design and sustainability practices. Completed and opened to occupants in July 2019, Gallogly Hall is home to engineers of all disciplines at OU. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement. Green building aims to identify solutions that balance environmental, social and economic needs throughout the planning, design, construction and operation of built structures. Projects pursing LEED certification earn points across categories that pertain to site, water, energy, materials, indoor air and innovation. “Taking a project through the LEED certification process is rigorous and challenging,” said Eric Conrad, OU vice president for operations and...

Two engineering educators at the University of Oklahoma have been selected as inductees into the 2020 Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame for their distinctive achievements and contributions to higher education. David Sabatini, founding director of the Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center and associate director of the Institute for Applied Surfactant Research in the Gallogly College of Engineering; and Daniel Resasco, Gallogly Chair of Chemical Engineering in the Gallogly College of Engineering; are among this year’s 11 inductees. “We are incredibly proud of Dr. Sabatini and Dr. Resasco, who have worked hard throughout their careers to earn this prestigious honor,” said OU President Joseph Harroz Jr. “Their selection is a testament to their commitment to their students, research and the University of Oklahoma. We are fortunate to have world-class faculty like them who help advance our sacred purpose.” Since 1994, the Oklahoma Higher Education Society has recognized individ...