Mechanical & Industrial Engineering @Umass Amherst

UMass alumni are driving recycling innovation! I visited CEO Ian Goodine ’21 ‘22MS and CTO Ethan Walko ’21 ’22MS, founders of rStream, as they brought their computer vision- and data science-powered prototype to campus as part of collaboration with UMass Dining. From an idea developed as undergrads and supported by UMass I-Corps, they are taking the guesswork out of separating recyclables from trash and driving high-tech waste management forward with state-of-the-art AI and robotics technology. Their ingenuity is a powerful example of how UMass alumni are driving real-world change. I look forward to seeing what's next for them.

?? Celebrating Healthcare Innovation! ?? Exciting news from the University of Massachusetts Amherst! A groundbreaking team of nurse-engineers has been honored with an ANA Innovation Award for their work in improving patient safety and nursing workflows. The team, led by Karen K. Giuliano, PhD, RN, MBA, FAAN (Nursing Co-Director, Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation), Jeannine Blake, PhD RN (Assistant Professor of Nursing), and @Juan Jiménez (Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering), has developed a revolutionary IV pole designed to improve the safety and ease of administering IV medications at the hospital bedside. This innovative design addresses a critical issue: preventable medication errors caused by improper IV smart pump setup. ?? In the U.S., approximately 500,000 hospitalized patients are affected by preventable medication errors each year, many of which occur with IV smart pumps. By creating an adjustable crossbar that automatically maintains the optimal height differential between the IV pump and medication container, this IV pole reduces manual adjustments, simplifies setup, and improves fluid flow accuracy – ultimately reducing medication errors. ?? Kudos to the team for their visionary approach, which merges engineering expertise with clinical knowledge, making a direct impact on patient safety. Their collaboration is a perfect example of how nursing and engineering can work hand in hand to solve real-world healthcare challenges. ???? This achievement also highlights the importance of interdisciplinary innovation in healthcare, as supported by the ANA Foundation's Team Innovation Award. ?? “By bringing together expertise from both nursing and engineering, we are breaking barriers and reimagining how technology can support nurses and improve patient care,” said Karen Giuliano. ??“The work of Drs. Giuliano, Blake and Jiménez, along with the Elaine Marieb Center, represents the future of healthcare innovation,” said?Frank Sup,?engineering co-director of the Elaine Marieb Center. We look forward to seeing more impactful innovations from the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation in the future! #Innovation #Healthcare #PatientSafety #Nursing #Engineering #HealthcareInnovation #UMassAmherst #ANA #IVMedication #MedicationSafety #Nurses #Engineers #Collaboration #MIE

Congrats to our very own, Frank Sup!!

?? MIE Seminar Series: “Ranking & Contextual Selection for Real-time Decision-making using Simulation” ?? ?? Date: Friday, March 14th ?? Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ?? Location: Gunness Student Center ?? Speaker: @Barry L. Nelson ?? Walter P. Murphy Professor Emeritus Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, Northwestern University Host: Mengfan Xu ?? Abstract: Simulation optimization (SO) addresses stochastic optimization problems where the objective function can only be estimated through computer simulations. While SO has been widely used for system design decisions, it has significant potential for real-time decision-making when timely context or covariate information is available. In this seminar, Professor Barry L. Nelson will introduce an innovative paradigm—Ranking & Contextual Selection—that offers both theoretical and computational advantages over traditional metamodeling approaches. This approach can be applied to various real-time decision-making problems, illustrated with an assortment optimization problem based on Yahoo! data. ?? Supporting paper: Keslin, Nelson, Pagnoncelli, Plumlee & Rahimian (2025). Ranking and Contextual Selection. Operations Research, Articles in Advance. ?? Learn more about Professor Barry L. Nelson’s work here: https://lnkd.in/eZBtzsn7 Don’t miss this opportunity to dive deep into cutting-edge research on real-time decision-making and simulation optimization! See you there! #MIESeminarSeries #SimulationOptimization #RealTimeDecisionMaking #StochasticOptimization #AcademicResearch #IndustrialEngineering #UMass #MIE #CollegeofEngineering Feel free to tweak any part of this to suit your tone or add additional info!

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It is with deep sadness that we honor the passing of Professor Karl Jakus. His contributions to our department and the lives of his students will never be forgotten. #MIE #UMass

Interesting article about our lab’s paper that combined #machinelearning with #operationsresearch to quantify some of the social determinants of HIV and develop a decision analytic model for intervention analysis. With Amir Khosheghbal and Peter Haas published in healthcare management science

?? Celebrate Spring with MIE! ?? To kick off the Spring semester and stay connected with everyone in MIE, the #MIEGraduateCouncil is excited to invite you to the MIE Board Game Night! ??? Join them for an evening filled with fun, friendly competition, and free pizza! ?? Various board game options will be available, but feel free to bring your own games to enjoy with friends. ?? ? ?? Date: Friday, March 7 ? Time: 5pm-7pm ?? Location: Room 804, Student Center RSVP here: bit.ly/miegamenight to secure your spot! We can’t wait to see you there for a night of games and good times! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out at [email protected]. ?? #MIE #UMass #Amherst #BoardGameNight #SpringSemester #Community #GameOn #MIEGradCouncil #FreePizza

Happy to have won this award and to be featured on the official website of the College of Engineering, UMass Amherst. Huge thanks to Professor Donghyun Kim and the DARoS lab for the invaluable resources. Check out the full article at https://lnkd.in/gHmprk8s.

Interesting article about our lab’s paper that combined #machinelearning with #operationsresearch to quantify some of the social determinants of HIV and develop a decision analytic model for intervention analysis. With Amir Khosheghbal and Peter Haas published in healthcare management science