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IIE Regional Conference
From February 5th through the 7th TTU industrial engineering students attended the IIE regional conference at Clemson University. Other industrial engineering programs represented were North Carolina State University, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, North Carolina A&T, Virginia Tech, and the University of West Virginia. Universities competed in IE Trivia, Billiards, optimizing a Straw Tower, and IE Bingo. Conference participants also heard from several speakers on a variety of IE topics and learned that the only difference between Superman and an IE is statistics. Superman problems are easier because of the absence of randomness. Those attending the conference had an opportunity for a plant tour at either Walgreens distribution, Thomas Creek Brewery, or Taylor Made.
TTU Seniors Daniel Hochstein and Jessica Braun placed second in the technical paper competition and TTU was presented with the Best Chapter in the Region Award for participation in the conference. Other students who represented the department are seniors Ayanava Bhattacharjee, Daniel Hochstein, Michael Normansell, Ravi Patel, Ben Riley; juniors Brandi Bradley, Jessica Braun, Lauren Collett, Megan Deising, Andrew Hancock, Dominique West; and international students Tomas Hernandez, Andres Gracia, and Nicolas Alvarellos. Everyone had a wonderful weekend of learning, networking, and good old IE fun.
In addition to departmental support, the IIE Senior Chapter and the Student Monies Allocation Committee (SMAC) helped defray expenses for the trip. Students were accompanied by Drs. Smith and Elizandro.
