Dr. Kevin Taaffe - Chair
Kevin Taaffe, Harriet & Jerry Dempsey Professor and Chair of the Industrial Engineering Department, joined Clemson as an assistant professor in 2004. He brings three decades of industry and academic experience to the position. Taaffe's research interests include the application of simulation and optimization in healthcare, production and transportation logistics, with much of his most recent research centered on applying industrial engineering techniques and analysis to healthcare. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in industrial systems and engineering from the University of Florida.
- Received Collaboration Award in 2018 for research conducted on operating room procedures
- Member of IISE, serving in several roles, including faculty advisor to the Clemson chapter, region vice president and vice president of student development
- Selected to receive the Fellow Award from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), an honor that puts him in the highest class of IISE membership
- Work includes 58 refereed journal publications, six book chapters and 50 refereed conference proceedings
- Research funded by various federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Meet Our Faculty & Staff
The Department of Industrial Engineering has over 20 full-time faculty members, with continued growth expected over the next few years. We have a student population of more than 500 undergraduate students, 125 M.S. students, and 40 Ph.D. students. Furthermore, our online Master of Engineering (MEng) program has over 80 enrolled students.
Faculty
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Jessica Avilés
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-0920
aviles@clemson.edu
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Jackie Cha
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-1874
jackie@clemson.edu
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Kapil Chalil Madathil
PROFESSOR/GRADUATE PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Wilfred P. Tiencken Professor of Industrial & Civil Engineering
(864) 656-0856
kmadath@clemson.edu
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Raul Chavez-Negrete
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
Master of Engineering Program Coordinator
(864) 656-1364
rachave@clemson.edu
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Emma Dixon
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-4716
eschare@clemson.edu
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Bill Ferrell
PROFESSOR
Fluor International Supply Chain Professor
(864) 656-2724
fwillia@clemson.edu
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Dechristian Franca Barbieri
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Human Factors Engineering
dfranca@clemson.edu
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Anand K. Gramopadhye
PROFESSOR/DEAN
109 Riggs Hall
(864) 656-2621
gramop@clemson.edu
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Sudeep Hegde
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-0111
sudeeph@clemson.edu
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Tuğçe Işık
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-2454
tisik@clemson.edu
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Amin Khademi
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-6919
khademi@clemson.edu
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Jeffrey P. Kharoufeh
PROFESSOR
(864) 656-5540
kharouf@clemson.edu
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Mary Elizabeth Kurz
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-4652
mkurz@clemson.edu
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Mariah S. Magagnotti
SENIOR LECTURER
(864) 656-4623
mariahm@clemson.edu
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Jeff Messer
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
(864) 656-4662
jbmesse@clemson.edu
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David M. Neyens
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-4719
dneyens@clemson.edu
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Hamed Rahimian
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-7889
hrahimi@clemson.edu
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Thomas Sharkey
PROFESSOR
(864) 656-7891
tcshark@clemson.edu
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Yongjia Song
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(864) 656-9832
yongjis@clemson.edu
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Divya Srinivasan
PROFESSOR
McQueen Quattlebaum Professor
(864) 656-5645
sriniv5@clemson.edu
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Kevin M. Taaffe
PROFESSOR/DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Professor
(864) 656-0291
taaffe@clemson.edu
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Emily Tucker
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
(864) 656-9573
etucke3@clemson.edu
Adjunct/Affiliated Faculty
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J H Abernathy, III, MD, MPH, FASE, FAHA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Interim Executive Vice Chair and Division Chief of Cardiac Anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins
(410) 614-0620
jhabern@clemson.edu
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Liam Cahalane
LECTURER
Associate Technical Fellow and Industrial Engineer Boeing Defense Programs
(406) 994-4339
Liam.J.Cahalane@boeing.com
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Alfredo M. Carbonell, D.O. F.A.C.S., F.A.C.O.S.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Division of Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery, Prisma Health-Upstate
Alfred.Carbonell@prismahealth.org
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Ken Catchpole, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR
Professor of Human Factors at Medical University of South Carolina
(843) 792-4955
catchpol@musc.edu
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Burak Eksioglu, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR
University of Arkansas
(479) 575-3156
burak@uark.edu
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Sandra D. Eksioglu, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR
Hefley Professor in Logistics and Entrepreneurship University of Arkansas
(479) 575-6042
sandra@uark.edu
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Rose Figueroa, PhD, CHFP
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Founder/CEO, belongIN; Principal Consultant, Rimkus
(813) 521-5020
rose@belongIN.org
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Brian Fralix
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
(864) 656-5197
bfralix@clemson.edu
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Sandra Garrett
LECTURER
(864) 656-3114
garrett@clemson.edu
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Nathan Huynh
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Keith W. Klaasmeyer Chair in Engineering and Technology; Director, Nebraska Transportation Center
(402) 472-3447
nathan.huynh@unl.edu
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Anjali Joseph
PROFESSOR
Endowed Chair in Architecture + Health Design and Research, School of Architecture
(864) 656-2273
anjalij@clemson.edu
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Katie Law, Ph.D.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
(608) 419-0084
katie.e.law@medtronic.com
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Rammohan V Maikala, PhD, ASP
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Subject Matter Expert – Program Technical Consultant, National Safety Council
(971) 330-7051
ram.maikala@nsc.org
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Ronald Pirrallo, MD, MHSA, FACEP
CLINICAL PROFESSOR
Vice Chair Department of Emergency Medicine, Academic Affairs Prisma Health
203 Earle Hall
(864) 455-6211
Ronald.Pirrallo@primsahealth.org
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Christopher Reid, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE
Human Factors & Ergonomics Boeing Environment Health & Safety (EHS)
(843) 708-6005
christopher.r.reid@boeing.com
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Chrysafis Vogiatzis, Ph.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(217) 300-7078
chrys@illinois.edu
Emeritus Faculty
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Rae Cho
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
bcho@clemson.edu
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Joel Greenstein
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS
iejsg@clemson.edu
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Del Kimbler
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
kimbler@clemson.edu
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Brian J. Melloy
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS
melloyb@clemson.edu
Post-Doctoral Fellows
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Jangho Park
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Ergonomics
janghop@clemson.edu
Staff
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Martin Clark
SYSTEM DEVELOPER III
(864) 656-1269
clarkcm@clemson.edu
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Casey Fenton
GRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR
(864) 656-4785
cbfento@clemson.edu
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Tina Fiori
ACCT/PROCUREMENT
(864) 656-0184
tfiori@clemson.edu
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Julie Garcia
ACCT/FISCAL ANALYST III
(864) 656-7468
jgarcia@clemson.edu
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Derrick Jordan
WEB CONTENT MANAGER
(864) 656-1500
jordan2@clemson.edu
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Jess LeCroy
STUDENT SERVICES MANAGER
(864) 656-0183
jpruszk@clemson.edu
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Denise Lennox
OFFICE MANAGER
(864) 656-7258
dlennox@clemson.edu
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Susan Long
UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR
(864) 656-1227
sllong@clemson.edu
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Jodi Redlinger
FINANCIAL BUSINESS MANAGER
(864) 656-8064
jodir@clemson.edu
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Kathy Snipes
ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
(864) 656-8958
kasnipe@clemson.edu