Exploiting Special Structures in Numerical Continuation Methods
Faculty: Dr. Samuel A. Awoniyi
Numerical continuation methods are computational methods that solve numerical equations (and numerical optimization problems) by following paths containing approximate solutions, beginning with the solution of a simple version of the given equations (or problems), until an acceptable approximate solution is reached. There are two classes of numerical continuation methods, namely, the predictor-corrector methods (PC methods) and the piecewise-linear continuation methods (PL methods).
Faculty: Drs. Arda Vanli, Abhishek K. Shrivastava, Hui Wang and Samuel A. Awoniyi
The Healthcare Engineering Research Group is focused on the development and application of advanced analytical tools for improving the efficiency and efficacy of healthcare systems. Healthcare is a complex interaction of several stakeholders and components, including patients, physicians, nurses, healthcare facilities, government policies, and insurance providers. Analytical techniques, along with systems thinking, provide unique opportunities for analyzing and exploiting these interactions to bring high-impact, reliable improvements.
The team is composed of faculty members with expertise in statistical modeling, data mining, optimization, and systems engineering. Researchers and practitioners with complementary interests may contact Dr. Abhishek K. Shrivastava or individual team members.
Faculty: Drs. Dr. Richard Liang, Okenwa Okoli, Hui Wang, and Tarik Dickens
The High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) is a multidisciplinary research institute at Florida State University. HPMI strives to recruit, develop and retain top-quality faculty and staff who will develop HPMI into a center of excellence for research and education in the field of advanced materials. Leading-edge, revolutionary technology comes as the result of creativity, vision, talent, dedication, and teamwork. Currently, HPMI is involved in four primary technology areas: High-Performance Composite and Nanomaterials, Structural Health Monitoring, Multifunctional Nanomaterials Advanced Manufacturing, and Process Modeling.
Faculty: Dr. Arda Vanli
Faculty: Drs. Tarik Dickens and Subramanian Ramakrishnan
Research Facilities & Centers
The department is actively involved in basic research, which expands the frontiers of knowledge, as well as applied research designed to solve both present and future technological needs of society. Research activities span a variety of disciplines related to industrial and manufacturing engineering and are largely conducted in cooperation with other research centers (see below) and their accompanying state-of-the-art research laboratories.
Opportunities for Undergraduates
Undergraduate students in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing have a unique opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research. The department has several state-of the-art research laboratories in materials science and magnetics. The College of Engineering is also in close proximity to several major research centers including the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the High-Performance Materials Institute. Students interested in research opportunities should contact individual faculty members directly. Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering also has summer research internship opportunities (see below) and a research scholars program.
