Faculty and Research

IME Faculty - Innovative Research and Teaching

The faculty bring to both their research and teaching an unusual blend of solid theoretical backgrounds coupled with broad industrial practical knowledge. They are regularly challenged to tackle the toughest technical management problems of the global automotive industry and use their experiences to enrich the classroom lecture and dialogue. They have an outstanding track record of publications in premier journals but are especially proud of the collection of books they have authored. The five most recent ones are:

Kenneth Chelst & Tom Edwards (2005), Does this line ever move? Everyday Application of Operations Research, Key Curriculum Press.
Kai Yang and Jayant Trewn (2004), Multivariate Statistical methods in Quality Management, McGraw-Hill.
Kai Yang and Basem El-Haik (2003), Design for Six Sigma, McGraw-Hill.
Gary Wasserman (2003), Reliability Verification, Testing, and Analysis in Engineering Design, Marcel Dekker.
Leslie Monplaisir and Nanua Singh (2002), Collaborative Engineering for Product Design and Development, American Scientific Publishers.

In fiscal year 2003, research expenditures amounted to $3.9 million. The average per faculty member of close to $400,000 per year is amongst the highest in the US for departments of industrial engineering.

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Faculty
Dr. Kenneth R. Chelst
Department Chair (313) 577-3857
kchelst@wayne.edu Decision and Risk Analysis for Technical Managers, Globalization of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Management , Applied Operations Research.
Dr. Ratna Babu Chinnam
Associate Professor (313) 577-4846
r_chinnam@wayne.edu Intelligent Engineering Systems, Intelligent Manufacturing, Advanced Quality and Reliability Engineering, and Supply Chain Management.
Dr. R. Darin Ellis
Associate Professor (313) 577-3296
rdellis@wayne.edu Human Factors Engineering, Human Performance and Aging.
Dr. Donald Falkenburg
Professor
dfalken@wayne.edu Management of Technology, Concurrent Engineering, Global Engineering Management.
Dr. Julia C. Gluesing
Assistant Professor
j.gluesing@wayne.edu Global Virtual Teams, Product Development, Collaboration Networks, and Diffusion of Innovations, Management of Technology Change
Dr. Kyoung-Yun Kim
Assistant Professor 313-577-4396
kykim at eng.wayne.edu or kyoungykim at gmail.com Collaborative Product Development, CAD/CAM, and Telerehabilitation
Robert Luscomb
Executive Faculty
luscomb@sbcglobal.net Quality Management, Product Development, Engineering Management.
Dr. Olugbenga Mejabi
Associate Professor (313) 577-3134
omejabi@eng.wayne.edu Flexible Manufacturing, Simulation, Factory Control, Lean Manufacturing, Process Management.
Dr. Leslie A. Monplaisir
Associate Professor (313) 577-1645
ad5365@wayne.edu Collaborative Product Development, Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Supply Chain Optimization.
Dr. Namkyu Park
Associate Professor (313) 577-0862
namkyu@wayne.edu Agile Enterprise Computing, Supply Chain Management, Design Informatics and Bio-inspired Systems, Knowledge Management, Manufacturing Innovation Strategy, Global Engineering Management.
Dr. Francis E. Plonka
Professor (313) 577-9665
fplonka@eng.wayne.edu Agile Enterprise Systems, Technology Management, Architecture for Production Control.
Dr. Kenneth Riopelle
Visiting Assistant Professor
riopelle@teamcci.com Diffusion of Innovations, Virtual Teams, Text Mining, Social Network Analysis, Computational Linguistics and Customer Satisfaction.
Shamel Rushwin
Executive Faculty
srushwin@wayne.edu
Dr. Nanua Singh
Professor (313) 577-7586
nsingh@wayne.edu Cellular Manufacturing, Concurrent Engineering, Computer-Integrated Manufacturing.
Dr. Gary S. Wasserman
Associate Professor (313) 577-3301
gwasserm@eng.wayne.edu Reliability and Robust Design, SPC, Leading Edge Computer-Intensive Applications in Applied Statistics.
Dr. Kai Yang
Professor (313) 577-3858
ac4505@wayne.edu Robust Engineering, Quality Engineering, Reliability Engineering.

Faculty
Dr. Kenneth R. Chelst Department Chair	(313) 577-3857 kchelst@wayne.edu	Decision and Risk Analysis for Technical Managers, Globalization of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Management , Applied Operations Research.
Dr. Ratna Babu Chinnam Associate Professor	(313) 577-4846 r_chinnam@wayne.edu	Intelligent Engineering Systems, Intelligent Manufacturing, Advanced Quality and Reliability Engineering, and Supply Chain Management.
Dr. R. Darin Ellis Associate Professor	(313) 577-3296 rdellis@wayne.edu	Human Factors Engineering, Human Performance and Aging.
Dr. Donald Falkenburg Professor	dfalken@wayne.edu	Management of Technology, Concurrent Engineering, Global Engineering Management.
Dr. Julia C. Gluesing Assistant Professor	j.gluesing@wayne.edu	Global Virtual Teams, Product Development, Collaboration Networks, and Diffusion of Innovations, Management of Technology Change
Dr. Kyoung-Yun Kim Assistant Professor	313-577-4396 kykim at eng.wayne.edu or kyoungykim at gmail.com	Collaborative Product Development, CAD/CAM, and Telerehabilitation
Robert Luscomb Executive Faculty	luscomb@sbcglobal.net	Quality Management, Product Development, Engineering Management.
Dr. Olugbenga Mejabi Associate Professor	(313) 577-3134 omejabi@eng.wayne.edu	Flexible Manufacturing, Simulation, Factory Control, Lean Manufacturing, Process Management.
Dr. Leslie A. Monplaisir Associate Professor	(313) 577-1645 ad5365@wayne.edu	Collaborative Product Development, Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Supply Chain Optimization.
Dr. Namkyu Park Associate Professor	(313) 577-0862 namkyu@wayne.edu	Agile Enterprise Computing, Supply Chain Management, Design Informatics and Bio-inspired Systems, Knowledge Management, Manufacturing Innovation Strategy, Global Engineering Management.
Dr. Francis E. Plonka Professor	(313) 577-9665 fplonka@eng.wayne.edu	Agile Enterprise Systems, Technology Management, Architecture for Production Control.
Dr. Kenneth Riopelle Visiting Assistant Professor	riopelle@teamcci.com	Diffusion of Innovations, Virtual Teams, Text Mining, Social Network Analysis, Computational Linguistics and Customer Satisfaction.
Shamel Rushwin Executive Faculty	srushwin@wayne.edu
Dr. Nanua Singh Professor	(313) 577-7586 nsingh@wayne.edu	Cellular Manufacturing, Concurrent Engineering, Computer-Integrated Manufacturing.
Dr. Gary S. Wasserman Associate Professor	(313) 577-3301 gwasserm@eng.wayne.edu	Reliability and Robust Design, SPC, Leading Edge Computer-Intensive Applications in Applied Statistics.
Dr. Kai Yang Professor	(313) 577-3858 ac4505@wayne.edu	Robust Engineering, Quality Engineering, Reliability Engineering.