Our Students, Faculty and Alumni

Student Profiles

“Finding a balance between advancing scientific knowledge and benefiting society as a whole keeps me very driven. ”
8/24/22
Kyle Hunt
Industrial engineering student
"The amount of extracurriculars, research opportunities and professional connections SEAS provides makes UB the ideal place to launch your career!"
12/9/21
Mary Rola
Industrial engineering student
"When I moved to the U.S. from India, pursuing a better education, I had to start from scratch. I am so grateful for the delightful and supportive group of people I have been blessed to know and love at UB and in Buffalo."
11/21/22
Esther Jose
Industrial engineering student
"Explore opportunities outside the classroom. UB and SEAS create an exclusive environment for students to improve and shape themselves."
9/22/22
Zipeng Guo
Industrial engineering student

Faculty Profiles

"My research aims to promote a healthier and more productive individual and work environment."
9/3/19
Lora Cavuoto
Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Dr. Zhuang’s research applies operations research and game theory to improve preparations for, and responses to, natural disasters both in the US, and globally.
3/8/19
Jun Zhuang
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Alumni Profiles

Priya's research is in modeling the discharge processes in hospitals, with a view to understanding how health care providers and staff create and use information for patient discharge.
6/29/23
Priyadarshini Pennathur, PhD '10
Associate Professor, University of Iowa
David’s focus on creating innovation internally for United Healthcare as well as across the industry exemplifies the mission of helping people live healthier lives.
1/17/17
David Frankenfield, BS '06
Director, United Healthcare
The core of Richard's research is in human performance enhancement in both physical and mental domains.
6/29/23
Richard Stone, PhD '08
Associate Professor, Iowa State University
Jiun-Yin (a.k.a. Irene) Jian is currently a Senior Human Factors Engineer at Leidos, Transportation Solutions Air Traffic program. Irene began her career at Stevens Institute of Technology as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for a project funded by Office of Naval Research. She then joined Shell Oil Company working on projects for various Shell onshore and offshore facilities.
6/29/23
Jiun-Yin (Irene) Jian MS' 96
Senior Human Factors Engineer at Leidos, Transportation Solutions Air Traffic program
Peter previously interned for Jones Lang LaSalle, Nissan North America, and Dyson, working in their Engineering, Material Handling, and Logistics department respectively. Currently, Peter is working full-time at Dyson in Chicago as their Supply Planning Analyst.
6/29/23
Peter Pranata BS '18, MS '20
Supply Planning Analyst, Dyson
Dave has led IDA projects dealing with some of the most significant issues facing the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Veterans Affairs,” said IDA President Dr. David S.C. Chu. “I am so pleased to have him assume his new role here at IDA and look forward to his contributions that he will make as the CARD director.”
9/3/19
Dave Hunter, BS '90, PHD '96
Director of the Institute for Defense Analyses’ (IDA’s) Cost Anlysis and Research Division (CARD)
David Rose is a Senior Vice President at Marsh Risk Consulting. He works as a senior consultant with the Workforce Strategies Ergonomics Practice. He is a board-certified ergonomist specializing in occupational ergonomics and workplace safety. He assists clients across a broad range of industries in applying ergonomics and risk control principles and concepts that identify opportunities and intervention strategies to reduce injuries, develop best practices, become more productive, and save money.
3/7/19
David Rose, BS '85
Senior Vice President at Marsh Risk Consulting
Oyinkansola is driven to apply industrial engineering methodologies to design and implement systems and processes that improve the efficiency in the manufacturing of products and general business operations.
12/21/17
Oyinkansola Akintan, BS '11
Senior Operations Analyst for Gabriel & Co. NY
Dr. Claire Nelson is Ideation Leader of The Futures Forum, a research and education practice specializing in bringing the power of strategic foresight, and the discipline of sustainability engineering to challenges facing diverse organizations and communities.
6/29/23
Claire Nelson, BS '79
Ideation Leader of The Futures Forum
Vish is a seasoned global executive with over 27 years track record of successful business leadership in Travel/IT industries.
2/19/19

Vish A. Viswanathan, MS '89
CEO of UBICS Inc.
Valerie is a leader in healthcare ergonomics and safe patient handling in New York State and is a member of the New York State Zero Lift Task Force.
2/19/19
Valerie Beecher, BS '00, MS '02
Ergonomics Specialist, Upstate Medical University
He has extensive research experience involving the intersection of human factors and product design, including personal protective equipment, product evaluation, healthcare instrumentation, biomechanics of multi-touch/smart surfaces, and modeling personal adaptive strategies.
2/19/19
David J. Feathers, PhD '06
Human Factors Engineer, Apple