ORwE

Operations Research with Engineering

An Interdisciplinary Graduate Program

Operations Research with Engineering

ORwE program ranked first for all-time Applied Operations Research contributions

Overview

Operations Research involves mathematically modeling physical systems (both naturally occurring and man-made) with a view to determining a course of action for the system to either improve or optimize its functionality. Examples of such systems include: manufacturing systems, chemical processes, socioeconomic systems, mechanical systems (e.g., those that produce and utilize energy and materials), and mining systems.

The ORwE Program allows students to complete an interdisciplinary master’s (non-thesis) or doctoral-level degree by taking courses and conducting research in the following departments and divisions: Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Economics and Business, Mining Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Metallurgical & Materials Engineering. Currently, eleven faculty in the departments listed above serve as core faculty in this program.

The past decade has seen an increase in Mines faculty in engineering departments and divisions who use OR techniques in their research and in students with engineering backgrounds with research interests in OR. Specifically, interdisciplinary activity in OR can be found in the Mechanical Engineering Department, the Mining Engineering Department, in the Petroleum Engineering Department, and in the Division of Economics and Business, among others. The OR presence at Mines is ubiquitous, especially in Mines’ focus areas of earth, energy and the environment.

Student Highlights

Kilb,Justin_PhotoCurrent PhD student Justin Kilb wins Society of Petroleum Engineers, international, “The Way Ahead” award, which recognizes “a selection of outstanding young professionals in the oil and gas industry whose work positively influences and inspires others”.

He was selected as one of 11 winners, and the only one in the United States, for his contributions in industry and his expected contributions to the operations research field in alternative energy systems.

 

Dr. Baker makes a generous donation to the ORwE program

We thank him for his support!

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