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About Sarah M. Ryan

Dr. Sarah M. Ryan’s research examines the planning and operation of manufacturing and service systems under uncertainty. Currently, she is focusing on electric power systems and closed loop supply chains with remanufacturing. Issues under study by her research group include long term expansion planning of bulk power systems, short term power system scheduling to accommodate renewable generation, and design of closed loop supply chains for uncertain environmental regulations. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, including a CAREER award, an AT&T Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship, the Department of Energy, and electric power systems consortia.

Positions

Present C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. Therkildsen Department Chair, Iowa State University ‐ Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
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Research Interests

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Honors and Awards

  • Fellow, Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2013
  • AT&T Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellow, 2007
  • NSF Career Award, 1997

Courses

  • IE 305 Engineering Economic Analysis
  • IE 413 Stochastic Modeling, Analysis and Simulation
  • IE 510 Network Analysis
  • IE 513 Analysis of Stochastic Systems
  • IE 633 Stochastic Programmin

Education

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1984 - 1988 PhD, The University of Michigan ‐ Industrial and Operations Engineering
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1983 - 1984 MSE, The University of Michigan ‐ Industrial and Operations Engineering
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1979 - 1983 BS, The University of Virginia ‐ Systems Engineering
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Contact Information

Office: 3004 Black Engineering
Phone: 515-294-4347
Fax: 515-294-3524

Email:

ORCID

Optimization under Uncertainty (14)

Power System Operation (16)