Alumni Profiles

Calling all UB ISE alumni: We'd love to share news of your positions and accomplishments, whether you graduated in 2013 or 1973!

Dr. Chase Murray's research interests are in the area of operations research, with a particular focus on military applications related to airborne surveillance and reconnaissance. His other areas of interest include vehicle routing and scheduling, pricing, and revenue management.
10/30/24
Chase Murray, PhD '10
Associate Professor, University at Buffalo
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.
2/8/24
Claire Nelson, BS '79
Ideation Leader, The Futures Forum
Jiun-Yin (Irene) Jian is a Senior Human Factors Engineer at Leidos, Transportation Solutions Air Traffic program. She has also held positions in human factors at Shell Oil Company, Lockheed Martin, and WS Atkins.
2/8/24
Jiun-Yin (Irene) Jian MS' 96 Senior Human Factors Engineer, Leidos
Maggie Ma is a Certified Human Factors Professional and a Technical Fellow in Human Factors Engineering at Boeing. She has substantial experience in conducting applied human factors research to improve aviation safety through developing various safety programs.
2/8/24
Maggie Ma, PhD '05
The Boeing Company
Oyinkansola Akintan is driven to apply industrial engineering methodologies to design and implement systems that improve the efficiency in the manufacturing of products and general business operations.
2/8/24
Oyinkansola Akintan, BS '11
Senior Operations Analyst for Gabriel & Co. NY
Dr. Richard Stone joined the faculty of mechanical and industrial engineering at Iowa State in 2008. The core of his research is in human performance enhancement in both physical and mental domains.
2/8/24
Richard Stone, PhD '08
Associate Professor, Iowa State University
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.”
1/2/24
Dave Hunter, BS '90, PhD '96
Director of the Institute for Defense Analyses’ (IDA’s) Cost Analysis and Research Division (CARD)
Sean Cunningham works for Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, California, where he leads a team of supply chain analysts and software developers responsible for delivering advanced analytics and supply chain management apps.
6/29/23
Sean Cunningham, BS '89
Intel Corporation
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
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