Dr. Austin Buchanan, graduate of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been selected for the second place Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award by the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineering. The Pritsker Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes outstanding research in industrial engineering.
During his time at Texas A&M, Buchanan published five articles, one of which was selected as the May 2015 Presidents Pick article. He is now an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at Oklahoma State University.
Buchanan will be honored at the IISE Annual Conference and Expo in May.