<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>I am sharing below the SJSU ISE dept newsletter for Spring 2023.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope you enjoy learning and reading about our department's activities.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Yasser 
Dessouky<br>Professor & Chair<br>Industrial & Systems Engineering<br>San 
Jose State University</div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Editor-in-Chief Computers and Industrial Engineering.<br>One Washington Square<br>San Jose, CA 
95192-0085<br>Voice:408-924-4133<br>Fax:408-924-4040<br>email:yasser.dessouky@<a href="http://sjsu.edu" target="_blank">sjsu.edu</a><br></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">ISE</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:industrialsystems-dept@sjsu.edu">industrialsystems-dept@sjsu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 10:23 AM<br>Subject: SJSU ISE Spring 2023 Department Newsletter<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:Yasser.Dessouky@sjsu.edu">Yasser.Dessouky@sjsu.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg6014912236412683642"><u></u>






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trong><span style="color:rgb(0,85,162)"><span style="font-size:15px"> to open the newsletter in a new tab on your browser.  Then return to that tab to continue reading.</span></span></em></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:5px solid rgb(0,0,0)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(10,115,8);padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px;text-align:center"><h1><strong><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:28px">The Vy and Timothy Li Laboratory for Industrial and Systems Engineering</span></span></strong></h1><p><strong><span style="color:rgb(229,168,35)"><span style="font-size:18px">The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony </span></span></strong></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(10,115,8);padding:0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px;text-align:center"><p><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">As announced in the last ISE Department Newsletter, the Department was honored to establish its first named lab, the Vy and Timothy Li Laboratory in recognition of their generous gift to the Department.  In celebration of the gift, the College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the doors of the lab on October 13th, 2022.  The Li’s and their 4 children attended, as well as many faculty, students, and guests.  </span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(14,115,12);padding:0px" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-4251660204126002102section_5f417bff8984015d332feb4469c66b7a"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="8" width="66.66666666666666%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:12px 0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><img width="321" style="width: 321px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block;" alt="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226/images/6e2fe1e7-0c79-c6b3-38cd-39b8a0ba320a.jpg?w=321&dpr=2" role="presentation"></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="4" width="33.33333333333333%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(10,115,8);padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">The Li’s and Dr. Freund conduct the ribbon cutting ceremony with an extra large pair of scissors that the College has on hand, just for such occasions.   </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">The Li’s, who are both 2003 BSISE alums, stated that their naming gift was in honor of Dr. Freund for his “decades of service to the College of Engineering.”</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(10,115,8);padding:0px" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-4251660204126002102section_f00f55d82f5f4c1de411aa86253bb3ee"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="4" width="33.33333333333333%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(10,115,8);padding:12px 17px 0px 27px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p style="text-align:right"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, the Li</span></p><p style="text-align:right"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">children and guests enjoyed a tour of the lab, and particularly focused on the new Omron Hornet robot with its integrated vision system.  </span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr class="m_-4251660204126002102mceStandardButton"><td style="background-color:rgb(71,101,132);border-radius:50px;text-align:center" valign="top"><a href="https://sjsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226&id=17949bf938&e=3a65c44413" style="background-color:rgb(71,101,132);border-radius:50px;border:2px solid rgb(71,101,132);color:rgb(255,255,255);display:block;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px" target="_blank">See the 2023 Li Lab Update Here</a></td></tr><tr>

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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="6" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 16px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px;text-align:left"><p><span style="color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">According to Dr. Gaojian Huang, Director, the mission of the Behavior, Accessibility, and Technology (BAT) Lab is to develop next-generation human-machine systems that can assist and support humans with technology in a wide range of application domains and to enhance human performance and optimize human well-being. Collaborators and Sponsors of the lab include the National Science Foundation (NSF), Honda Research Institute USA, U.S. Department of Transportation, Mineta Transportation Institute, SJSU Research Foundation, and Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering.  Our areas of research:</span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p><span style="color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">Human-automation interaction</span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">Automated driving</span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">Aging and technology</span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">Human-machine interface</span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:black"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span><span style="font-weight:normal">Human behavior modeling</span></span></span></span></p></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:5px solid rgb(0,0,0)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 24px 12px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px;text-align:center"><h2><span style="color:rgb(0,85,162)"><span style="font-size:35px">2022-2023 Senior Design Sponsors</span></span></h2><p>Our senior design projects continue to be a highlight of our students’ learning experiences. While the COVID pandemic created challenges, our sponsors came through for us.  We are deeply grateful to all of the recent sponsors listed below. </p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><a href="https://sjsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226&id=4a8af05a9e&e=3a65c44413" style="display:block" target="_blank"><img width="467.99999999999994" style="border: 0px; width: 468px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block;" alt="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226/images/4d9e7f40-1ef8-63f7-fc8f-f7be3a3ac99d.jpg?w=468&dpr=2" role="presentation"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:2px dashed rgb(0,85,162)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px;text-align:center"><h1><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:30px">Featured Sr. Design Project Sponsor</span></span></h1></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><img width="328" style="width: 328px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block;" alt="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226/images/80981efe-e8e8-d7eb-031e-571a281495bc.jpg?w=328&dpr=2" role="presentation"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 0px 5px" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-4251660204126002102section_458bd2df30ef035384d83fa05a94a03b"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="8" width="66.66666666666666%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><img width="396" style="width: 396px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block;" alt="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226/images/5595fbbd-fe98-25aa-4761-945b60118070.jpg?w=396&dpr=2" role="presentation"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:12px">        Vinh Nguyen—Chris Nicholson—Joseph Guzman—Ali Shihab</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="4" width="33.33333333333333%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 20px 0px 0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p style="text-align:left">The Department is pleased to welcome Albertsons as a Senior Design Project host.  A 4 member student team has been working on their project at the Albertsons warehouse in Tracy, CA since last fall.   <span style="font-size:12pt"><span>The project is focused on reconfiguring Albertsons warehouse yogurt section by improving their slotting method.  As their study has progressed, the team sees an opportunity to reduce a picker's pallet build time by recommending a better picking pattern and has identified other potential improvements as well.</span></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:5px 24px 0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr class="m_-4251660204126002102mceStandardButton"><td style="background-color:rgb(71,101,132);border-radius:50px;text-align:center" valign="top"><a href="https://sjsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226&id=1dbe21a2ca&e=3a65c44413" style="background-color:rgb(71,101,132);border-radius:50px;border:2px solid rgb(71,101,132);color:rgb(255,255,255);display:block;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px" target="_blank">Read further about the Albertsons project here</a></td></tr><tr>

</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;padding:10px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:5px solid rgb(0,0,0)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(92,161,37);padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><h1 style="text-align:center">New Concentration in MS Human Factors</h1></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 24px 0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><h1 style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(14,115,12)">User Experience (UX)</span></h1></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 0px" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-4251660204126002102section_5a512f4a9351e67fb8d80577d1867c18"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="6" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p>The purpose of the UX concentration is to provide students with competency in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and UX through their course work and culminating project and to add a recognizable competency credential in UX on the MSHFE degree certificate.  </p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr class="m_-4251660204126002102mceStandardButton"><td style="background-color:rgb(71,101,132);border-radius:50px;text-align:center" valign="top"><a href="https://sjsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226&id=ad4768bde2&e=3a65c44413" style="background-color:rgb(71,101,132);border-radius:50px;border:2px solid rgb(71,101,132);color:rgb(255,255,255);display:block;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px" target="_blank">See more about the User Experience MS Degree here</a></td></tr><tr>

</tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="6" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p>MS graduate students in the field of HFE pursue competency in three different areas of knowledge:</p><ol><li><p>Human mental and physical capabilities and limitations</p></li><li><p>Measurement of human performance within hardware / software solutions</p></li><li><p>Design for usability of new products, systems and services</p></li></ol></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(0,85,162);padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:rgb(0,85,162)" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:2px dashed rgb(229,168,35)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(208,208,208);padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px;text-align:center"><h1><em>Our Faculty Spotlight is on …</em></h1></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 0px" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-4251660204126002102section_a9575535b2c41b500b313ea69c9c90fe"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="6" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:12px 24px 0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p><strong><span style="color:rgb(14,115,12)"><span style="font-size:32px">Dr. Hongrui Liu</span></span></strong></p><p>Assistant Professor</p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span>Dr. Hongrui Liu  received her MS from SJSU and PhD from University of Washington, both in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE). In 2017, after 7 years in the energy management industry, she returned to SJSU’s ISE Department as an Assistant Professor. Her primary research interests are optimization modeling, algorithms, data analytics and applications in supply chain and energy industry.</span></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="6" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:12px 0px" clas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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:6px solid rgb(0,85,162)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px;text-align:center"><h1><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:30px">2022 College Faculty and Student Awards  </span></span></h1></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 24px 12px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p style="text-align:center">Each year, the College of Engineering recognizes outstanding faculty and students for their contributions, excellence and achievements.   Two ISE faculty members and one ISE student in the MS in Human Factors/Ergonomics program were among the 2022 awardees  These three winners and their awards are recognized below.  </p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><img width="437" style="width: 437px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block;" alt="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226/images/dde0faca-ae7c-be1a-f01a-4dcdbadfede1.jpg?w=437&dpr=2" role="presentation"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:6px 0px 0px" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-4251660204126002102section_33265b5cf247e5b0aca2e81e4d4430f9"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="4" width="33.33333333333333%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 19px 0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p style="text-align:right"><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Dr. Yasser Dessouky</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:right"><em><span style="color:rgb(0,85,162)"><span style="font-size:18px">The Newnan Brothers Award for Faculty Excellence</span></span></em></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="4" width="33.33333333333333%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 12px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-size:18px">Ms. Kimberly Martinez</span></span></strong></p><p style="text-align:center"><em><span style="color:rgb(224,41,28)"><span style="font-size:18px">The Donald Beall Student Award for Engineering Accomplishment</span></span></em></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:6px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr class="m_-4251660204126002102mceStandardButton"><td style="background-color:rgb(71,101,132);border-radius:41px;text-align:center" valign="top"><a href="https://sjsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226&id=d2d3e063c5&e=3a65c44413" style="background-color:rgb(71,101,132);border-radius:41px;border:2px solid rgb(71,101,132);color:rgb(255,255,255);display:block;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px" target="_blank">See Kimberly’s ISE Gold Page Here</a></td></tr><tr>

</tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="4" width="33.33333333333333%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Dr. Anil Kumar</span></strong></p><p><em><span style="color:rgb(0,85,162)"><span style="font-size:18px">The COE Faculty Award for Excellence in Service</span></span></em></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;padding:0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:6px solid rgb(0,0,0)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 0px" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-4251660204126002102section_526c65bcb646f0436c9a7583cb9bb0e3"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="3" width="25%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><img width="102" style="width: 102px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block;" alt="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226/images/626aec04-6d58-a7cc-a154-411d3efffc15.jpg?w=102&dpr=2" role="presentation"></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="9" width="75%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:32px">Dr. Tony Andre named a “Titan of HF/E” </span></strong></p><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18px">by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-4251660204126002102section_2ef71a8679e8155b74524ba17cb1ab97"><tbody><tr><td styl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</tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:5px solid rgb(0,0,0)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 24px 0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px;text-align:left"><h1><span style="font-size:28px">Spring/Fall 2022 Graduation Recognitions</span></h1><p>The Department was proud to learn of the outstanding academic achievements of the following May, 2021 BSISE graduates:</p><p><strong>Summa Cum Laude (</strong>Above 3.85 GPA)<strong>:</strong> —Jose Luis Alvarez Arreola       </p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;padding:5px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:2px dashed rgb(0,0,0)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p><strong>Magna Cum Laude (</strong>Above 3.70 GPA)<strong>:</strong>—Juan Nicolas Herrera Pena  —Alec Jaculina —Cam Nhuan Trung Tran   </p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;padding:5px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:2px dashed rgb(0,0,0)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p><strong>Cum Laude (</strong>Above 3.5 GPA):—Jeremy Chao  — Gary J. Zhang</p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;padding:5px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:5px solid rgb(0,0,0)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:8px" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-4251660204126002102section_396fe7c87d6320dfa85fbe3b48149666"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="72" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:72px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="center" colspan="6" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 16px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px;text-align:left"><h3>A quick look at the numbers:</h3><p>ISE registrations in all programs remain strong.  Overall enrollment is up over the year by 20 students, with BSISE growing by 24 students from its 2021 level, and grad programs remaining relatively steady.</p></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:transparent" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:20px solid transparent" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="center" colspan="6" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 16px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="full" valign="top"><img width="660" style="width: 660px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block;" alt="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226/images/79efda41-4db1-89b7-8acb-cdd4b31b0074.jpg?w=443&dpr=2" role="presentation"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><img width="489" style="width: 489px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block;" alt="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226/images/3ccd35cd-1551-2d55-165c-9f6ea8b290a1.jpg?w=489&dpr=2" role="presentation"></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(0,85,162);padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="background-color:rgb(0,85,162)" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:100%;border-top:2px dashed rgb(229,168,35)" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(208,208,208);padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px;text-align:center"><h1><em>Alumni Spotlights</em></h1></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 0px" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-4251660204126002102section_c93b5ccaee972e155e3c5cde5f21e6d5"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="4" width="33.33333333333333%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:12px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p>The 2022 Alumni Social was held on the patio at the Mosaic Restaurant and Lounge in San Jose.  Over 100 alums of the ISE BS and MS programs attended.  <em><span style="font-size:8px">Photos courtesy of  Mr. Derrick Meyer, College of Engineering Communications Specialist</span></em></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><img width="192" style="width: 192px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block;" alt="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226/images/c20569c6-e71f-2676-04ee-4874436fd34f.jpg?w=192&dpr=2" role="pre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px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><h1>Mr. Chris Constantin</h1></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 24px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" valign="top"><div class="m_-4251660204126002102mceText" style="width:100%;font-size:17px"><p style="text-align:center">Chris is a 1995 graduate of the ISE BS program, and has pursued a career in city management.  <span style="font-size:12pt"><span>He has demonstrated a deep commitment to public service and brought a unique perspective in the application of systems engineering principles to local government organizations.  </span></span>He serves on the ISE Department Advisory Committee because he wants to ensure that the program has greater impact to areas not normally associated with Industrial Engineering – government operations and education.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="6" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><img width="178" style="width: 178px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block;" alt="" src="https://dim.mcusercontent.com/cs/349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226/images/4b02e2e7-87a9-5816-298b-7f791a0215ec.jpg?w=178&dpr=2" role="presentation"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:5px 24px 0px" class="m_-4251660204126002102mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody><tr class="m_-4251660204126002102mceStandardButton"><td style="background-color:rgb(71,101,132);border-radius:50px;text-align:center" valign="top"><a href="https://sjsu.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=349d7fb96c53b47ec1f7d5226&id=8acd7cd729&e=3a65c44413" style="background-color:rgb(71,101,132);border-radius:50px;border:2px solid rgb(71,101,132);color:rgb(255,255,255);display:block;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px" target="_blank">See Chris’ Gold Pages here</a></td></tr><tr>

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