SUSAN L. ALBIN PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Education:

DESc (1981) Columbia University, Department of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.

MS (1973) New York University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

BS (1971) New York University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research.

Academic Appointments:

Rutgers University, Department of Industrial Engineering Professor (1994 -) Associate Professor (1987-1994) Assistant Professor (1981-1987) Member of the Graduate Faculty (1984-present) Member of RUTCOR, Rutgers Center for Operations Research Fellow of Douglass College

Peninsula Technikon, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Visiting Professor (January-June 2001)

Tel Aviv University, Department of Industrial Engineering, Visitor (May-June 1990).

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Departments of Neuroscience and Community Health, Research Associate (1974-1977); Research Assistant (1971-1974).

Other Employment:

Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ (1977-1981) Operations Research Department, Member of Technical Staff. Research in applied queueing theory and simulation.

General Cable, Inc., NJ (1990-1992) Consultant for Total Quality Control Program. New Brunswick Plant and Headquarters.

Kennedy Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY (1974-1977) Research Coordinator. Designed experiments and performed statistical analysis for the Cooperative Study of Neuro-Behavioral Development. Initiated on-line data base system.

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., NY (summer 1976) Operations Research Analyst. Studied sales territory assignment policy.

National Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program, NY (1973) Systems Analyst. Organized the screening of 15,000 households to identify program participants.

Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, NY (1971-1972) Project Coordinator for the Emergency Room Triage Evaluation Project.

SCHOLARSHIP

Refereed Journal Articles:

Hang Zhang, S. L. Albin (2007) “Detecting the Number of Operational Modes in Baseline Multivariate SPC Data,” IIE Transaction on Quality and Reliability Engineering, accepted.

Il-Gyo Chong, S. L. Albin, and Chi-Hyuck Jun (2006) “Process Optimization Through Data Mining Eliminates Need For Explicit Quality Function,” IIE Transaction on Quality and Reliability Engineering, accepted.

D. Xu and S. L. Albin (2006) “Optimizing Batch Settings by Accounting for Uncontrollable Material and Environmental Variables,” IIE Transaction on Quality and Reliability Engineering, vol. 38, (12), pp. 1085-1092.

D. Xu and S. L. Albin (2003) “Robust Optimization of Experimentally Derived Objective Functions,” IIE Transactions, vol 35 (9), pp. 793-802.

F. S. Fogliatto and S. L. Albin (2003) “An AHP-Based Procedure For Sensory Data Collection And Analysis In Quality And Reliability Applications,” Food Quality and Preference, December, vol 14/5-6, pp. 375-385.

R. C..Wurl, S. L. Albin, and I. J. Shiffer (2001), “Multivariate Monitoring of Batch Process Startup,” Quality and Reliability Engineering International, vol 17, pp. 269-278.

D. Xu and S. L. Albin (2002) “Manufacturing Startup problems Solved by Mixed-Integer Quadratic Programming and Multivariate Statistical Modelling,” International Journal of Production Research, vol. 40, no 3, pp. 625-640, Februrary.

F. S. Fogliatto and S. L. Albin (2001) “A Hierarchical Method for Evaluating Products with Quantitative and Sensory Characteristics,” IIE Transactions on Quality and Reliability Engineering, December, vol 33 (12), pp. 1081-1092.

L. Kang and S. L. Albin (2000) "On-line Monitoring When the Process Yields a Linear Profile" Journal of Quality Technology, October, vol 32 (4), pp. 418-426.

F. S. Fogliatto, S. L. Albin (2000) “Variance of Predicted Response as an Optimization Criterion in Multiresponse Experiments,” Quality Engineering, vol. 12(4), pp. 523-533.

F. S. Fogliatto, S. L. Albin, B. J. Tepper (1999) “A Hierarchical Approach to Optimizing Descriptive Analysis Multiresponse Experiments,” Journal of Sensory Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 443-465.

R. C. Wurl and S. L. Albin (1999) “A Comparison of Multiresponse Optimization: Sensitivity to Parameter Selection,” Quality Engineering, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 405-416.

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S. L. Albin, L. Kang, G. Shea (1997) "A Recommendation for Individual Observations: X & EWMA Chart." Journal of Quality Technology, vol. 29, pp.41-48.

S. L. Albin and P. J. Crefeld (1994) "Getting Started: Concurrent Engineering for a Medium-Sized Manufacturer," Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 13, pp. 48-58.

S. L. Albin and D. J. Friedman (1992) "Off-line Quality Control in Electronics Assembly: Selecting the Critical Problem," IIE Transactions, vol. 24, pp. 58-65.

S. L. Albin and S. Chao (1992) "Preventive Replacement in Systems with Dependent Components," IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 41, pp. 230-238.

D. J. Friedman and S. L. Albin and (1991) "Clustered Defects in IC Fabrication: Impact on Process Control Charts," IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, vol. 4, pp. 36-42.

S. L. Albin, J. Barrett, D. Ito, J. E. Mueller (1990) "A Queueing Network Analysis of a Health Center," Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications, vol. 7, pp. 51-61.

S. L. Albin (1990) "The Lognormal Distribution for Modeling Quality Data When the Mean is Near Zero," Journal of Quality Technology, vol. 22, pp. 105-110.

S. L. Albin and D. J. Friedman (1989) "The Impact of Clustered Defect Distributions in IC Fabrication," Management Science, vol. 35, pp. 1066-1078.

S. L. Albin and K. A. Woolston (1988) "Design of Centralized Communications Networks with Reliability Constraints," Computers and Operations Research, vol. 15, pp. 207-217.

S. L. Albin, D. Y. Burman and S. Sathaye (1986) "Analysis of a Service Center in a Multi-Line Factory," Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 5, pp. 217-222.

S. L. Albin and S. R. Kai (1986) "Approximation for the Departure Process of a Queue in a Network," Naval Research Logistics Quarterly, vol. 33, pp. 129-143.

S. L. Albin (1986) "Delays for Customers from Different Arrival Streams to a Queue," Management Science, vol. 32, pp. 329-340.

S. L. Albin (1984) "Simulation to Develop and Test Queue Approximations: A Case Study," Simulation, vol. 43, pp. 279-285.

S. L. Albin (1984) "Approximating a Point Process by a Renewal Process, II: Superposition Arrival Processes to Queues," Operations Research, vol. 32, 1133-1161.

S. L. Albin (1982) "Analyzing M/M/1 Queues with Perturbations in the Arrival Process," Journal of Operational Research, vol. 35, pp. 303-309.

S. L. Albin (1982) "On Poisson Approximations for Superposition Arrival Processes in Queues," Management Science, vol. 28, pp. 126-137.

D. Kurtzberg, H. Vaughan, Jr., C. Daum, B. Grellong, S. L. Albin, L. Rotkin (1979) "Neurobehavioral Performance of Low-Birthweight Infants at 40 weeks Conceptual Age: Comparison with Normal Fullterm Infants," Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 21, pp. 590-607.

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S. R. Kandall, S. L. Albin, J. Lowinson, B. Berle, A. Eidelman, L. Gartner (1976) "Differential Effects of Maternal Heroin and Methadone Use on Birth Weight," Pediatrics, vol. 58, pp. 681-685.

S. Wassertheil, C. Arnold, R. C. Lerner, S. L. Albin-Heimrath (1973) "Women Obstetricians in New York and the State Abortion Law," HSMHA Health Services Reports, vol. 87, pp. 328-395.

S. Wassertheil, R. C. Lerner, C. B. Arnold, S. L. Albin-Heimrath (1973) "New York State Physicians and the Social Context of Abortion," American Journal of Public Health, vol. 117, pp. 141-149.

S. Wassertheil, C. B. Arnold, R. C. Lerner, S. L. Albin-Heimrath (1973) "Contraceptive Practices of Wives of Obstetricians," Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 117, pp. 709-715.

Refereed Journal Articles Under Review or In progress:

H. Zhang and S. L. Albin (2004) “Detecting Shifts in the Correlation of Process Variables,” in progress.

H. Zhang and S. L. Albin (2006) “Detecting the Number of Operational Modes in Baseline Multivariate SPC Data,” IIE Transaction on Quality and Reliability Engineering , under revision.

H. Zhang and S. L. Albin (2006) “Detecting Outlier Profiles” Journal of Quality Technology, under review.

Dissertation:

S. L. Albin (1981) "Approximating Queues with Superposition Arrival Processes," doctoral dissertation, Department of Operations Research, Columbia University. Thesis Advisors: Dr. Ward Whitt, Bell Laboratories and Prof. Edward J. Ignall, Columbia University.

Books and Chapters in Books:

S. L. Albin and Di Xu (2006) “Robust Optimization in Quality Engineering” chapter in Handbook of Engineering Statistics, edited by Hoang Pham, Springer-Verlag London Limited, pp. 213-228.

S. L. Albin (1996) "Little's Law," section in the Encyclopedia of Operations Research & Management Science, Saul I Gass and Carl M. Harris, editors, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

S. L. Albin and E. A. Elsayed (1992) "On-Line Quality Control," Maynard's Industrial Engineering Handbook, fourth edition, W. K. Hodson editor, McGraw Hill, Inc., pp. 11.37-11.61.

S. L. Albin and Carl M. Harris, editors (1987) "Statistical and Computational Issues in Probability Modeling," Vols. 8 and 9 of The Annals of Operations Research, 635 pages.

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E. A. Elsayed and S. L. Albin (1983) "FAA Quality Assurance Technology Course with Instructor's Manual," 450 pages. Written under contract with the FAA.

Published Conference Proceedings:

Lan Kang and Susan Albin "On-Line Monitoring When Measurements Yield a Profile: Mass Flow Controllers in Semiconductor Manufacturing," Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Integrated Manufacturing in the Process Industries, Eindhoven, Holland, June 1996, pp. 1-4.

Susan L. Albin, Peter J. Crefeld, and Thomas J. Dover "Concurrent Engineering in the Cable Industry," Proceedings of the 1992 NSF Design and Manufacturing Systems Conference, published by SME press, pp. 245-249.

"Conference Report: Queueing Networks and Their Applications," (1987) Co-Chairs Susan L. Albin and David Y. Burman, Performance Evaluation, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 243-258.

I. Greenberg, S. L. Albin-Heimrath (1971) "Simulation of Waiting Line Systems with Queue Length Dependent Parameters," Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, NYC.

Book Reviews:

S. L. Albin (1982) "Book Review: Regenerative Simulation in Networks of Queues by Iglehart and Shedler," Networks, vol. 12, pp. 210-211.

Technical Reports:

S. L. Albin and H. Zhang (June 2006) “Cluster Methodology to Identify Periods of Superior Quality in Premelt Process for Manufacture of Advanced Displays.” Corning international teleconference.

S. L. Albin and H. Zhang (April 2006) “Premelt Process Adjustment Models for Manufacture of Advanced Displays.” Corning international teleconference.

S. L. Albin and H. Zhang (March 2006) “Power to Glass Flow Ratio Critical in Monitoring and Adjustment of Variables in Premelt Process for Manufacture of Advanced Displays.” Corning international teleconference.

S. L. Albin and H. Zhang (February 2006) “Principle Components Analysis for Monitoring Premelt Process for Manufacture of Advanced Displays.” Corning international teleconference.

S. L. Albin and H. Zhang (November 2005) “Critical Variables in Premelt Process for Manufacture of Advanced Displays.” Corning international teleconference.

S. L. Albin and D. Xu (October 2000) “Sampling & Process Control in a Multistage Production System,” NSF/IURC Research Center on Quality and Reliability Engineering, Rutgers University, Department of Industrial Engineering, final report.

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S. L. Albin and Di Xu (1999) “Multivariate Control of Batch Process Startup,” Quality and Reliability Engineering Center, NSF/IURC Research Center on Quality and Reliability Engineering, Rutgers University, Department of Industrial Engineering.

S. L. Albin and Robin Wurl (1998) “Multivariate Montiroing and Control of Batch Process Startup,” Quality and Reliability Engineering Center, NSF/IURC Research Center on Quality and Reliability Engineering, Rutgers University, Department of Industrial Engineering.

Hugo Tawata and S. L. Albin (1997) "A Computer Controlled Filling Machine for Training Students in Process Control: Process Improvements," Rutgers University, Department of Industrial Engineering.

Thomas Mood and S. L. Albin (1994) "An Automatic Fill Machine for Training in Quality Engineering," Rutgers University, Department of Industrial Engineering.

Jose Luis Ribeiro and S. L. Albin (1994) “A Loss Function for Performance Optimization Experiments with Multiple Quality Characteristics,” Rutgers University, Department of Industrial Engineering.

S. L. Albin, E. A. Elsayed, A. Chen, S. Chao, S. Arsad, A. Veleber (1992) "Statistical Process Control for the Production of Combat Rations," CRAMTD (Combat Ration Advanced Military Technology Demonstration) project, DOD/DLA.

S. L. Albin, T. O. Boucher, J. T. Luxhoj (1988) "Industrial Engineering Methods in Analysis of Construction Maintenance," Rutgers University, Department of Industrial Engineering.

S. L. Albin (1987) "Sample Sizes Needed to Assess Impurities in Recycled Plastic," Rutgers University, Department of Industrial Engineering.

Conference Presentations:

“IIE Tranactions: Objectives and Operations,” Quality, Statistics and Reliability Section, INFORMS Conference, San Francisco, November 2005, invited talk.

“Multivariate Process Control: Correlation Shift Detection and Diagnosis,” Quality, Statistics and Reliability Section, INFORMS Conference, Denver, November 2004, with Hang Zhang, invited talk.

“Clustering Methods In Statistical Quality Control,” Data Mining Section, INFORMS Conference, Denver, November 2004, with Hang Zhang, invited talk.

“A Comparitive Study of Optimizing Process Settings Using PLS Model versus Multiple Regression Model,” Quality, Statistics and Reliability Section, INFORMS Conferencs, Denver, November 2004, with Di Xu, invited talk.

“Research in Multistage Process Control,” Quality, Statistics and Reliability Section, INFORMS Conferences, Atlanta, November 2003, invited member of distinguished panel.

"Robust Optimization of Experimentally Derived Objective Functions,” 2003 Quality & Productivity Research Conference, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, May 2003. (Di Xu) invited.

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Symposium on Africa-America Collaborative Graduate Programs (April 2001) “Development of the B.Tech and M.Tech Programs in Quality Engineering for South Africa,” Nairobi, Kenya. Invited talk. (with Patrick Mclaren)

"An Algorithm to Decrease Batch Startup Time that Combines Multivariate Statistical Modeling and Mathematical Optimization,” Fall Technical Conference of the ASA/ASQ, Minneapolis, October 2000.

“Resistant Optimization for Engineering Design Problem,” the 17th International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Atlanta, August, 2000. (student Di Xu).

"SPC for Multivariate Batch Processes with Mid-Batch Intervention," INFORMS National Meeting, San Antonio, TX. May 2000. (Robin Wurl).

"Multivariate Monitoring and Control of Batch Process Startup,” Fall Technical Conference of the ASA/ASQ, Houston, October 1999 (student Robin Wurl).

“Real-time Multivariate Process Monitoring and Adjustment,” INFORMS National Conference, Philadelphia, Oct 1999. (student Di Xu).

“Monitoring of Mulitvariate Batch Processes,” INFORMS National Conference, Cincinatti, May 1999. (student Robin Wurl).

A Comparison of Multiresponse Optimization: Sensitivity to Parameter Selection,” INFORMS National Conference, Seattle, October 1998. (student Robin Wurl)

"The Hierarchical Multiresponse Optimization Method,” Fall Technical Conference of the ASA/ASQ, Corning, October 1998 (student Flavio Fogliatto).

"The Hierarchical Multiresponse Optimization Method, “Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Banff, May 1998.

“A Comparison of Multiresponse Optimization: Sensitivity to Parameter Selection,” Picatinny Quality Day, November 1997. Keynote.

"Process Control On-Line Monitoring When Measurements Yield a Profile: Mass Flow Controllers in Semiconductor Manufacturing," Fall Technical Conference of the ASQC, Phoenix, October 1996.

"Process Control On-Line Monitoring When Measurements Yield a Profile: Mass Flow Controllers in Semiconductor Manufacturing," CIMPRO 96, Eindhoven, Holland, June 1996.

"A Recommendation for Individual Observations: X & EWMA Chart. "Fall Technical Conference of the ASQC, St. Louis, October 1995 - alternate paper accepted for presentation.

"How Other Professional Societies Organize Technical Subdivisions, "INFORMS National Conference, Los Angeles, May 1995 - invited.

"A Loss Function for Performance Optimization Experiments with Multiple Characteristics," Fall Technical Conference of the ASQC, Birmingham, October 1994 - paper accepted for presentation.

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"Concurrent Engineering in a Medium Sized Manufacturing Company," ORSA-TIMS Joint National Conference, Chicago, May 1993 - invited.

"Quality and Just-in-Time Delivery," ORSA-TIMS Joint National Conference, San Francisco, Nov 1992 - invited.

"Concurrent Engineering in a Medium Sized Manufacturing Company," International IEMC Conference, New Jersey, November 1992 - invited.

"Concurrent Engineering in the Cable Industry," NSF Grantees Conference on Manufacturing, Atlanta, January 1992 - invited.

"Quality Thresholds for JIT Production," Production and Operations Management Society National Meeting, New York City, November 1991.

"Approximations for Queues with Dependent Arrivals," ORSA-TIMS Conference, Nashville, May 1991.

"Clustered Defect Distributions in IC Fabrication and Electronics Assembly," IIE Rarity Valley Chapter Meeting, New Brunswick, NJ, 1990 - invited.

"Clustered Defects in IC Fabrication: Is the Process Out-of-Control or Inherently Variable?" ORSA-TIMS Conference, Vancouver, May 1989.

"On Defect Distributions and Yield in IC Fabrication and Electronics Assembly," ORSA-TIMS Conference, New York City, November 1989 - invited.

"Acceptance Sampling Using the Neyman Distribution in IC Fabrication," ORSA-TIMS Conference, Washington, DC, April 1988 - invited.

"Quality Control for Impurities in Recycled Plastic," ORSA-TIMS Conference, Washington, DC, April 1988 - invited.

"Approximations for the Probability of Loss in Single-server Queues with Finite Buffers," ORSA-TIMS Conference, Los Angeles, April 1986 - invited.

"Queueing Analysis of a Service Facility in a Manufacturing Line," ORSA-TIMS Conference, Boston, May 1985.

"Design of Computer Networks with Reliability Constraints, "ORSA-TIMS Conference, Boston, May 1985 - invited.

"Departure Processes from Queues," ORSA-TIMS Conference, San Francisco, May 1984 - invited.

"Delays for Customers from Different Arrival Streams to a Queue," ORSA-TIMS Conference, Orlando, October 1983 - invited.

"Using Simulation to Develop and Evaluate Queueing Approximations: A Case Study," ORSA-TIMS Conference, San Diego, October 1982.

"Approximating Queues with Superposition Arrival Processes and General Service Times," ORSA-TIMS Conference, Toronto, May 1981.

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"Approximating Superposition Arrival Processes of Queues," ORSA-TIMS Conference, Washington, DC, May 1980.

"On Poisson Approximations for Superposition Arrival Processes in Queues," ORSA-TIMS Conference, Colorado Springs, November 1980.

Invited Lectures at Universities and in Industry:

Keynote Speaker ICIEOM (October 2006) “The Power of Multivariate Statistical Process Control,” Fortaleza, Brazil.

Brazil Workshop on Quality Engineering - Brazil (October 2006) “Research Directions in Quality and Reliability Engineering,” Catholic University, Rio De Janiero

Brazil Workshop on Quality Engineering - Brazil (October 2006) “Detecting Outlier Profiles,” Catholic University, Rio De Janiero

ASQ Princeton Section (Sept 2005) “Multivariate Process Control – Concepts and Applications,” New Jersey.

Corning Technologies (Jan 2005) “Multivariate Process Control in High Temperature Glass Manufacturing,” Harrodsberg, KY.

Corning Technologies (Jan 2005) “An Introduction to Multivariate Process Control,” Corning, NY.

Kraft Industries (May 2004) “An Introduction to Multivariate Process Control and Plan for Feasibility Study,” Philadelphia.

Rutgers University (October 2003) Graduate School-New Brunswick, “Women in Academe,” New Brunwick. Invited panelist.

University of Michigan (February 2003) “Batch Startups Using Multivariate Statistics and Optimization,” Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering. (Di Xu)IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center (March 2003) “Batch Startups Using Multivariate Statistics and Optimization.” (Di Xu)Smith College, (April 2002) “Engineering Opportunities” by teleconference.

Stellenbosch University, (March 2001) “Manufacturing Startup Problem Solved By Mixed Interger Programming and Multivariate Statistical Modeling, ” Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Invited.

Peninsula Technikon (April 2001) “Process Control Using Mixed Interger Programming and Multivariate Statistical Modeling,” Department of Electrical Engineering, Bellville, South Africa. Invited.

University of Cape Town, (May 2001) “PLS Statistical Analysis Descreases Startup Time in a Manufacturing Process,” Department of Statistical Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa. Invited.

South African Society for Quality (June 2001) “Quality Engineering Methodology To Improve Production in Medical Device Manufacturing,” SASQ Western Cape Branch, Cape Town, South Africa. Invited.

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3M Company, (October 2000), “Multivariate Process Control”

Texas A & M University, (February 2000) “Manufacturing Startup Problem Solved By Mixed-Integer Quadratic Programming And Multivariate Statistical Modeling”

Northwestern University, (May 1998) " A Comparison of Multiresponse Optimization Techniques for Process and Product Design"

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School (Novermber 1996) "Process Control in Semiconductor Manufacturing."

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (March 1995) "Teaching Technical Material Through Team Projects."

Rutgers University (February 1995) "Oral Presentations of Scientific Studies," Project SUPER, the Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science and Engineering.

University of Michigan (October 1994) "Careers in Academia and Industry," ORSA Doctoral Colloquium.

Penn State University (October 1993). "Tolerancing Methods that are Robust to Manufacturing Variation."

Lehigh University (March 1993) "Concurrent Engineering in a Medium Sized Manufacturing Company."

Rutgers University (February 1992) "Clustered Defect Distributions in IC Fabrication and Electronics Assembly"

Stanford University (October 1992) "Operations Research Careers in Academia and Industry," ORSA Doctoral Colloquium.

Columbia University (February 1992) "Clustered Defect Distributions in IC Fabrication and Electronics Assembly"

University of Michigan (March 1991) "Clustered Defect Distributions in IC Fabrication and Electronics Assembly."

Tel Aviv University (May 1990) "Clustered Defect Distributions in IC Fabrication and Electronics Assembly."

Ben Gurion University (May 1990) "Clustered Defect Distributions in IC Fabrication and Electronics Assembly."

Technion University (April 1990) "Clustered Defect Distributions in IC Fabrication and Electronics Assembly."

Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science and Engineering.(December 1990) "Pathways to Careers in Academia"

Rutgers Joint Operations Research Colloquium (December 1981) "Approximating a Point Process by a Renewal Process: Superposition Arrival Processes to Queues."

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Grants:

Corning Inc, “Multivariate Process Control in Display Glass Manufacturing,” $96,000. Principal Investigator, Sept 1, 2006 – August 30, 2007

GAANN: Graduate Assistance in Areas of Nation Need “Quality and Reliability Engineering Education and Research" Department of Education, 3 year grant, (2006-2009) $877,158 (DOE share $627,330, Rutgers Share $249,828), Co-principal investigator, pending

Corning Inc, “Multivariate Process Control in Display Glass Manufacturing,” $76,000. Principal Investigator, Sept 1, 2005 – August 30, 2006

“Robust Optimization of Multivariate Statistical Models,” NSF sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Quality and Reliability Engineering, $33,500. Principal Investigator (10/2000-10/2001)

“Product Testing and Process Control In a Multistage Production System,” NSF sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Quality and Reliability Engineering, $33,500. Principal Investigator (10/99-10/00)

“Multivariate Control of Batch Processes,” NSF sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Quality and Reliability Engineering, $33,500. Principal Investigator (10/98-10/99)

“Multivariate Monitoring of Batch Processes,” NSF sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Quality and Reliability Engineering, $33,500. Principal Investigator (10/97-10/98)

"The Relationship Between Process Control and Production Quality," Exxon Education Foundation, $30,000. Principle Investigator. (1993-1996).

"Advanced Adaptive Control and Monitoring in Manufacturing," Army Research Office, $104,000. Principal Investigator (1994-1998)

"Quality Engineering Laboratory," Rutgers University Teaching Excellence Center, Principle Investigator, (1994); $3600.

"Quality Engineering Laboratory," Rutgers University Teaching Excellence Center, Principle Investigator, (1993); $4600. With E. A. Elsayed.

"System of Sensors and Detectors for Process and Quality Control for a Combat Ration Manufacturing Facility," STP 12, Department of Defense, Co-Investigator, (1993): $899,600. With E. A. Elsayed, R. Bruins, J. Luxhoj, and D. Shafner.

"Combat Ration Quality Enhancement," Department of Defense, Investigator, (1992): $708,242.

"Concurrent Engineering in the Wire and Cable Industry," National Science Foundation and General Cable Company, Principal Investigator, (1991): $30,000.

"Automated Sortation of Post-Consumer Plastic Waste," Council for Solid Waste Solutions, Principle Investigator, (1990): $43,800.

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"Generic Inspection - Statistical Process Control System for a Combat Ration Manufacturing Facility," Department of Defense-Defense Logistics Agency, Investigator (6/1989-6/1991): $180,805.

"Utilization of Commingled Plastics Diverted from Municipal Solid Wastes and Experiments to Design Products and Optimize the Processing," Plastics Recycling Foundation, Co-Investigator, (1989): $200,000.

"New Models for Defect Distributions in IC Fabrication," Rutgers Research Council, Principal Investigator, (1988): $1500.

"Utilization of Commingled Plastics Diverted from Municipal Solid Wastes and Experiments to Design Products and Optimize the Processing," Plastics Recycling Foundation, Co-Investigator, (1988): $100,000.

"Analysis of Operations," Hackensack Water Company, Co-principal Investigator, (1988): $45,000.

"Reliability of Devices with Dependent Components," Rutgers Research Council, Principal Investigator, (1987): $1425.

"Quality Assurance for Plastics Recycling," Plastics Recycling Foundation, Co-Investigator, (1987): $78,000.

"Queueing Networks and Their Applications," National Science Foundation, Co-principal Investigator, (1986): $7000.

"Preventive Replacement for Unreliable Equipment," Rutgers Research Council, Principal Investigator, (1986): $1200.

"A Quality Assurance Program for Plastics Recycling," Plastics Recycling Institute, Co-principal Investigator, (1986): $78,000.

"Quality Assurance: Life Testing of Series Systems," National Science Foundation, Principal Investigator, (1985): $20,000 (Supercomputer time.)

"Optimal Ordering of Queues in Series," Rutgers Research Council, Principal Investigator, (1984): $1300.

"Computer Simulation for Developing Queueing Network Approximations," Principal Investigator, Rutgers Research Council, (1983): $2000.

"Quality Assurance Technology Course," Federal Aviation Administration, Co-principal Investigator, (1983): $20,000.

"Hybrid Approximations for Queueing Networks," National Science Foundation Initiation Grant, Principal Investigator, (1982-1984): $44,000.

"SIMPL, A Simulation Programming Language," National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Grant, Principal Investigator, (1970-1971): $5000.

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TEACHING

Courses Taught:

Undergraduate: Engineering Probability; Engineering Statistics; Statistical Quality Control; Quality Engineering; Quality Engineering Laboratory; Introduction to Engineering

Graduate Deterministic Methods; Stochastic Processes; Applied Queueing Theory; Integration of Quality and Production Engineering, Statistical Quality Control

Ph.D. Research Supervision:

The Industrial and Systems Engineering program was approved to award the Ph.D. degree in 1992.

Ph.D. students:

Hang Zhang, “Analyzing Baseline Multivariate Process Data: Clustering and Data Mining,” (in progress)

Rodrigo Duran, “Monitoring Performance of the Tax Assessment System” (in progress)

Michel Anzanello, “Identifying Important Variables in Multivariate Process Control,” (in progress)

Seng Chao, "Integration of Production and Quality Control" (1992)

Flavio Fogliatto, "The Hierarchical Multiresponse Optimization Method," (1997)

Robin Wurl, "Multivariate Batch Process Monitoring and Startup," (2000)

Di Xu, “Multivariate Statistics and Optimization to Improve Products and Control Processes,” (2001)

Committee Member: A. Bastani (1986) Interdisciplinary degree; Samuel Ruan (1994); Argon Chen (1995), Esra Dogan (1995), Hongzhou Wang (1997), Zeynip Muge Avsar (1998), Andrew Cheng (1998), Hussein Eghbali (1999) , Xuemei Jiang (1999), Tong Fang (2000), Cigdem Gurgur (2002), Baris Balcioglu (2003), Jun Bai (2004) Hesham Fahmy (2005), Wei Xiong (2006), Heidi Taboada (in progress)

MS Research Supervision:

S. R. Kai, "The Departure Processes of Queues with Superposition Arrival Processes." (1983)

K. A. Woolsten, "The Design of Minimum Cost Centralized Networks with Reliability Constraints." (1984)

R. V. Sandt, "Approximations for Queues with Finite Capacities." (1986)

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S. Chao, "Preventive Maintenance Policies for Devices with Dependent Components." (1988)

M. Evans-Stevens, "Approximations for Queues with Time Dependent Arrivals." (1990)

A. Sevinc, "Approximations for Non-Markovian Queues with Time Dependent Arrivals." (1992).

P. Crefeld, "Quality Control and the Design of New Products." (1993).

Committee Member: J. Sawaya (1981); A. Bastani (1982); C. C. Hwang (1983); J. Norton (1984); H. Feng (1988); S. Altschuler (1989); A. Chen (1992); Huang Danhong (1992); A. Veliber, J. Winkler (1993), S. Kazunas (1994), T. Nugent (1996), M. Gultekin (1996), L. Ritson (1998), Lauren Martin (2003), Denise Andres (2005), Fatema Baheranwala (2005), Theresa Brewer (2005), Christina Schoepfer (2005), Kathlene Lechner (in progress) .

Undergraduate Research Supervision:

Keith Amelotte, “Analysis of Suture Product” (1996) Winner of second prize for IIE Regional Student Paper Competition.

David Geyer and William Klentzeris, "Optimizing the Performance of an On-Line Packaging Inspection Device Through Design of Experiments." With Professor Kit Yam. (1993)

Sue Jean Park, Laura Rossi, Bhavin Trivedi, Hemanshu Pandya, "Chanel: Optimizing Operations of a Lipstick Molding Process Through Design of Experiments," (1993)

John Yacka, "Designing Simulation Experiments," (1993)

Aaron Saxton and Earl Bream, "Identification of the Underlying Model Using Design of Experiments," (1993)

David Geyer and William Klentzeris, "Process Control with Computer Controlled Data Acquisition," (1993)

S. Green, M. Dessouky, G. Meredith, "In Process Quality Control for Chocolate Truffle Shell Production." First Prize in IIE Student Paper Competition Area I & II. (1989)

J. Mueller, J. Barrett, D. Ito, "Queueing Network Analysis of the Hurtado Health Center." published in Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications, vol. 7, pp. 51-61. (1986)

B. Oakes, "Cost Benefit Analysis of Alternative Computer Network Systems for the Research Division of Merck, Inc." (1985)

S. Blasi, "Simulation of Multiserver Queues." (1984)

D. Lonski, "Efficient Policies for Parallel Queues with Switching." Third Prize in AIIE Student Paper Competition. (1983)

D. A. Jablow, "Comparison of Heuristic Algorithms for Picking Orders in a Warehouse." Honorable Mention in AIIE Student Paper Competition. (1983)

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Academic Advising

Graduate Director for Industrial and Systems Engineering Program (July 1992-). Advise all new graduate students and MS students in the non-thesis program .

Faculty Advisor to Alpha Pi Mu, Industrial Engineering Honor Society: (1986-2006); supervise activities; arrange for applications for Alpha Pi Mu scholarships .

Committee for Professionalism and Integrity for Industrial Engineers (Spring 1997 – Fall 1998 ) Established a committee of undergraduate students to describe guidelines for professional behavior, give talks to incoming IE students, and publish a brochure.

Executive Officer of Undergraduate Industrial Engineering Program (1987-1990) Oversee the advising and registration for all undergraduate students. Advise all transfer and 5-year undergraduate students.

Undergraduate Faculty Advisor: Each year responsible for registration of approximately 50 undergraduate students (1981-1987)

Society of Women Engineers: Faculty Advisor (1986).

Curriculum Development:

MS option in Information Technology: Led new MS program through approval process; program started in Fall 2002.

B.Tech and M.Tech Degree Programs in Quality Engineering at Peninsula Technikon, Bellville South Africa: Served as consultant and facilitator to developing advanced level Quality Engineering programs, obtaining government approvals, organizing introductory workshops, arranging for an industrial advisory board and industrial advisors for student projects and theses. Programs officially offered for the first time – June 2001 with a class of 23 students from various industries including textiles and spinning, food processing, printing, automotive assembly, health care, and tourism.

MS option in Quality and Reliability Engineering: Developed option in cooperation with the Statistics Department, AT&T Bell Laboratories, and Bell Communications Research RCA; program started in Fall 1987.

Total Revision of Undergraduate I.E. Curriculum: (1982-1985) Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Organized revision of the undergraduate curriculum. Introduced four new courses; revised and renamed nine courses; resequenced the curriculum; took program through the approval process.

Introduced Graduate Seminar Course: Integration of Quality and Production Engineering. Introduced in 1989.

Development of Quality Engineering Laboratory: Received approval for new 1 credit undergraduate laboratory course in Spring 1992. This is a co-requisite for the required undergraduate course Quality Engineering

Mathematics course for IE Doctoral students: Worked with Prof. Terry Butler of Mathematics department to design course; course was taught in Fall 1996 and 1997 under special problems. Course will be approved in Spring 1998 under it’s own number.

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Instructional Development

Invited to National Science Foundation Workshop, "Teaching Quality Engineering," Tucson, AZ, January 1993.

Programs for Women and Minorities

RISE Program, undergraduate summer research program to advance diversity in science, math, and engineering, guest lecturer, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Graduate School – New Brunswick, panel on Women in Academe, November 2003

Equal Opportunity Fund program, Professors Panel Member, July 1994, 1995

Douglass Project for Rutgers Womean in Math, Science, and Engineering, advisory board (1987- ). Mentor (1998)

Project Super, Intensive Program for Women in the Physical Sciences and Engineering, Introduction to Industrial Engineering and Laboratory Tour July 1995; 2000, 2002. Workshop on Industrial Engineering for 60 middle school girls.

SERVICE

International Activities:

Selected to attend “Symposium on Africa-America Collaborative Graduate Programs,” Cape Town, South Africa, February 2000. Received mini-grant with Peninsula Technikon to create M.Tech. program in Quality Engineering.

Professional Society Activities - INFORMS:

INFORMS, the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, is a professional society with 14,000 members. It publishes 11 highly prestigious journals and conducts two national meetings per year each with attendance of about 2000 researchers. The Board is the governing body of the institute.

Elected Secretary of INFORMS (2004-2007)

Elected Secretary of INFORMS (1996-1997)

Elected to Board of Directors of INFORMS (1993-1996):

Dantzig Dissertation Prize Committee, (1999-2001)

Chair of First Advisory Board, INFORMS Technical Subdivision – Quality, Statistics, and Reliability Section. (1998-)

Meetings Committee - appointed member (May 1995 - Dec 1996) subcommittee on Meetings within a meeting.

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Publications Committee - appointed member (August 1990-1995) Subcommittee on Double Blind reviewing; Search Committee for Editor of INFORMS On-Line; Search Committee for Editor of new journal on Operations Management; Search Committee for Editor of ORSA Journal on Computing; Search Committee for Editor of Interactive Journal of INFORMS.

Committee on Technical Divisions - appointed member (August 1994-present) Subcommittee on Division Representation; Subcommittee on Society Definition.

Women in ORSA - Member of Ad Hoc Committee; Member of Board of Directors

Doctoral Colloquium: invited participant at Stanford University, Nov 1992; University of Michigan, Oct. 1994.

Elected to council of ORSA Technical Section on Applied Probability: (May 1983-May 1985);

ORSA/TIMS Cluster Chair on Quality: Organized the track on Quality Engineering for the Joint National Meeting (Spring 1988) and (Fall 1991).

ORSA/TIMS - Sessions Organized and Chaired: "Probability Models in Manufacturing," Third Biennial Conference of the Applied Probability Group of ORSA/TIMS, January 1985; "Queueing," ORSA/TIMS National Meeting, Spring 1987; "Maintainable Systems," ORSA/TIMS National Meeting, Spring 1988; "Fabrication of IC's," ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Spring 1989; "Quality - Design to Production," ORSA/TIMS National Meeting Fall 1992.

Conference Organization and Programming:

Member of Program Committee, session chiar, and tutorial session chair “2003 Quality and Productivity Conference,” Sponsored by ASA, IBM, and Rutgers University, May 2003, Yorktown Heights, NY.

Member of Program Committee "International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design," sponsored by ISSAT (International Society of Science and Applied Technologies) and US FAA Technical Center., August 12-14, 1998, Seattle; August 11-13, 1999, Las Vegas.

Co-Chair of Program Committee representing ASQC Statistics Division "42nd Annual Fall Technical Conference," sponsored by ASQC and ASA, October 16-17, 1997.

Moderator, "Annual Fall Technical Conference," sponsored by ASQC and ASA, October 1997, 1998, 1999.

Member of Program Committee "International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design," sponsored by ISSAT (International Society of Science and Applied Technologies) and MicroSystem Products, Inc., March 12-14, 1997, Anaheim.

Member of Program Committee "Computer Integrated Manufacturing in the Process Industries," sponsored by NSF and DLA; AIChE, IEEE SMC, IEEE Robotics and Automation, IIE, and SME, June 4-5, 1996, Eindhoven, Holland.

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Member of Program Committee "Computer Integrated Manufacturing in the Process Industries," sponsored by NSF and DLA; AIChE, IEEE SMC, IEEE Robotics and Automation, IIE, and SME, April 25-26, 1994, New Brunswick.

Member of Program Committee "International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design," sponsored by ISSAT (International Society of Science and Applied Technologies) and MicroSystem Products, Inc., March 16-18, 1994, Seattle.

Member of Program Committee "Industrial Engineering Research Conference," sponsored by IIE, April 1994, Atlanta.

Co-chair of International Conference: "Queueing Networks and Their Applications;" Fourth Biennial Applied Probability Conference sponsored by ORSA, TIMS, and SIAM and supported by NSF, AT&T, IBM, and Bellcore; New Brunswick, NJ, January 1987.

Other Professional Organization Activities:

Member of IIE, Institute of Industrial Engineers: Quality Control and Reliability Division, External Publications Chair (Sept 1989-1992).

Senior member of ASQ, American Society for Quality

Governing Board of the Ellis R. Ott Scholarship (1997 - )

Honorary Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society; Charter Member of Omega Rho, Operations Research Honor Society; Member of Alpha Pi Mu, Industrial Engineering Honor Society; Member of Sigma Xi.

Editorial Activities

Focus Issue Editor Quality and Reliability Engineering, IIE Transactions (2005 - )

Department Editor, IIE Transactions on Quality and Reliability Engineering: Engineering Statistics and Applied Probability (1996 - 2004)

Member of Brumbaugh Award Committee (2000 - ) Selects paper with greatest contribution to the development of industrial applications of quality control from Journal of Quality Technology, Quality Engineering, Quality Progress, Quality Management Journal, Software Quality Professional.

Chair of Best Paper Committee, IIE Transactions on Quality and Reliability Engineering, (2000, 2003)

Department Editor, IIE Transactions on Quality and Reliability Engineering: Engineering Statistics and Applied Probability (1996 - )

Associate Editor, IIE Transactions: Quality and Reliability Engineering (1991- 1993)

Associate Editor, IIE Transactions: Probability and Statistics (1993-1996)

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Associate Editor, Management Science: Division of Applied Stochastic Models (1987-1995) This journal publishes 12 volumes per year. The Applied Stochastic Models division handles approximately 30 submissions per year.

Guest Co-editor for Annals of Operations Research: vols. 8 and 9, 1987. "Statistical and Computational Problems in Probability Modeling."

Referee for Journal of Quality Engineering, IIE Transactions, Management Science, Operations Research, Journal of the ACM, Journal of Large Scale Systems, International Journal of FMS, Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Stochastic Models, European Journal of Operations Research, Stochastic Models, Computers and Operations Research.

Service to the Industrial Engineering Community

External review committee member for Georgia Tech's School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, the number one ranked department in the US. (January 2007)

National Science Foundation Activities

Member of Advisory Committee, Transformation to Quality Organization program, 1997-.

NSF Panel Member, Program in Operations Research and Production Systems, 1989, 1990, 1992; 1995; 1996; 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2003.

Dinner Speaker: NSF Manufacturing Conference. Described NSF Faculty internship program.

Workshop on Quality Engineering Education: Selected to attend workshop, Tucson, Jan 1993.

Service to the University

Marshall, Rutgers University Commencement (2004)

Information Literacy Committee (2004) develop plan for fulfilling Middle States accreditation requirements.

Rutgers University Libraries Advisory Committee: (2002-) develop priorities in view of new technologies for scholarly communication.

50th Aniversary of the Graduate School Committee (2002-)

Graduate Admissions Faculty Advisory Committee: (2003-) advise graduate admissions on new technology and procedures

Executive Council of the Graduate School - NB (1993-1994; 2002-2004)

Committee to Select Winner of Teaching Award in Science and Math (1994, 1996, 1999)

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Strategic Planning Committee for the College of Engineering (1996 -)

SROA Committee for the College of Engineering (1996-)

SROA Committee for Women’s Scholarship and Leadership (1999-)

Bunting-Cobb Graduate Fellowship Selection Committee (1998 - )

Physical Science Area Advisory Committee (1987-1989); (1996-1998)

Elected to the Committee of Rules of Procedure (9/90-9/93);

Teaching Excellence Center Advisory Council (1993)

Federal Aviation Administration Fellowship Program Advisory Committee (1988-90); Library Committee (1991-1992).

Service to the College of Engineering

Appointments and Promotions Committee: member (2001-2002); Chair (2002-2003), Chair (2003-2004)

School of Engineering Target Program for Middle School Girls: Presented 3 Workshops (approximately 60 girls) to introduce middle school girls to Industrial Engineering (summer 2000, 2002).

Faculty Advisory to Corporate Advisory Board of MEET, Minority Engineering Education Task, 1997-1998.

Grievance Pool (1993-1994): Served as Chair of one Grievance Committee; Served as member of another grievance committee; (1998) Served as Chair of a Grievance Committee

Student Services Committee (1993-1997) College Planning Committee (1991-1993) Chair of Planning Committee(1994) Student Services (1991-1997); Scholastic Standing Committee (1987-1989) Hearing Panel (1987 - 1989); Student Services Committee (1987-1993) Rules of Procedure Committee (1981-1988) Committee on Committees (1982-1984) Commencement Committee (1982) Admissions and Recruitment Committee (1981-1984) Honors Committee (1981-1987) Advisory Resource Pool (1984-1987).

MITE (Minority Introduction to Engineering lecturer) 1982

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Service to the Department of Industrial Engineering

Graduate Director for Industrial and Systems Engineering Program (July 1992-). Doctoral Seminar Program Responsible for MS and Ph.D. admission Advising of all graduate students Updating of Graduate Handbook Recruiting of Minority Students Tracking progress on theses

Chair of Committee to develop research brochure for IE developed preliminary detailed brochure developed text for professional brochure working with University publications to develop design projected completion: November 2000

Executive Officer of Undergraduate Industrial Engineering Program (1987-1990) Prepared all documents for ABET accreditation review. Wrote I.E. Undergraduate Handbook Responsible for scheduling courses, revising curriculum, advising students, and ABET accreditation documents.

Chair of I.E. Faculty Search Committee: (1995-1996; 1992-1993; 1988-89, 2002-2003). Member (1982-1983, 1987-1988; 1998, 2000, 2001 )

Prizes and Awards:

Fellow IIE (2006)

Exxon Education Foundation Award, $10,000 (1993); $10,000 (1994), $10,000 (1995).

Listed in American Men and Women of Science, R. R. Bowker, 1992, 1994; Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis, 1998.

Merit Awards for Scholarship, Teaching and Service, Rutgers University, 1982, 1985, 1986 1991,1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001

Best Paper Award, IIE Transactions on Quality and Reliability Engineering 2002-2003

Professor Susan L. Albin Department of Industrial Engineering Rutgers University 96 Frelinghuysen Road Piscataway, NJ 08854-8018 email: salbin@rci.rutgers.edu fax: 732-445-5467 tel: 732-445-2238

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