Director
Yiran (Emma) Yang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (IMSE) Department
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2019
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Northwest, 2015
B.S. in Vehicle Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2013
Email: yiran.yang@uta.edu
Google Scholar, ResearchGate, UTA Mentis
Ph.D. Students
Ali Sotoodeh
Ph.D. Student, IMSE Department (Fall 2020-Present)
Lighting Consultant, GMR Protect Resources (2019-Present)
M.S. in Systems Engineering, Loyola Marymount University, 2017
M.S. in Quantitative Economics and Econometrics, California Lutheran University, 2014
B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, Tehran Aeronautical University, 2000
Md Humaun Kobir
Ph.D. Student, IMSE Department (Fall 2021-Present)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2021
B.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2015
Email: mxk4453@mavs.uta.edu
Mohammad Ahnaf Shahriar
Ph.D. Student, IMSE Department (Spring 2023-Present)
M.S. in Industrial Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2022
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology, 2018
Email: mxs7256@mavs.uta.edu
Undergraduate Students
Lei Di
Graduated with Ph.D. degree in Summer of 2023, Current Position: Automation Engineer at Elite Quartz
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), 2019; M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, UIC, 2016
B.S. in Measurement and Control Technology and Instrument, Jilin University, 2015
Esequiel Aguilar VillarrealPursuing B.S. in Industrial Engineering
Minor in Spanish
Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU), supported by College of Engineering, “Recycling and Reusing ABS Wastes from 3D Printing”, L3/Harris Award at UTA Innovation Day 2020
Pursuing B.S. in Bioengineering
Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU), supported by College of Engineering, “Cost-Aware PA12 Recycling in Selective Laser Sintering”
Pursuing B.S. in Bioengineering
Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU), supported by College of Engineering, “Cost-Aware PA12 Recycling in Selective Laser Sintering”
Pursuing B.A. in Computer Engineering
Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU), supported by College of Engineering, “Recycling and Reusing ABS Wastes from 3D Printing”
L3/Harris Award at UTA Innovation Day 2020
Emmanuel （Emmy) AzoborPursuing B.S. in Industrial Engineering
Email: emmanuel.azobor@mavs.uta.edu
