2020 IISE Global and Regional Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition Winners

Global, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners

1st place
U.S. South Central Region
Chiwetalu Odo
University of Houston
"Rare Event Classification in Multiveriate Time Series"

2nd Place
U.S. Great Lakes Region
Kara Combs
Wright State University
"Cramming Questions: Quiz Bowl Set Optimization"

3rd Place
Northeast Region
Colin Mellett
Rochester Institute of Technology
"Neural Network of Modeling of Rochester Institute of Technology Net Energy Demand"

Regional 1st Place Winners

Canadian Region
Peter Drohan
Dalhousie University
"The Application of Critical Chain Project Management with Monte Carlo Simulations for Highly Variable Aircraft Refit Programs"

Central and South America Region:
Diego Andres Viteri
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
"Using Simulation for Facility Layout Problems:  A Case Study of an Ecuadorian Handcraft Chocolate Company"

Mexican Region
Miguel Alejandro Almendarez Martines
Polytechnic University of San Luis Potosi
"Analysis and Improvement of Physical Logistics Processes in BMW"

Mid-Atlantic Region
Mary Grace Stachnik
Clemson University
"Investigating Microbial Load in the Operating Room"

North Central Region
Landon Getting
Iowa State University
"Variability of Digital Assessment for Casting Surface Characterization"