<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear colleagues,<div><br></div><div>We are excited to share the opportunity of student travel award for the IISE annual conference this year. </div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">This award will partially support students interested in industrial engineering research and careers to participate in the 2025 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Annual Conference and Expo to be held May 31 - June 3, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. This award will support students' conference registration fees and partially support travel/lodging costs to promote student participation at the conference, especially among students from groups often underrepresented in engineering. The selection process of the awardees will prioritize students who do not otherwise have sufficient funds from other sources (e.g., academic advisor/research advisor, department, other travel awards) to attend the conference. Through this award, a special professional development plan will be developed for students to ensure they benefit from participating in the conference. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">The main objectives of this plan are to: 1) involve more students as future workforce for Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2) support researchers to learn more about funding opportunities in this field, 3) support students as future faculty through networking and facilitating new collaborations, 4) expand participation and promote diversity and inclusion in IISE to include a broader audience. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">The travel award is sponsored by the National Science Foundation - <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fnew.nsf.gov%2Ffunding%2Fopportunities%2Fmanufacturing-systems-integration-msi__%3B!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dDNOrOdcmgSMVbu4u3jTePpuX-h4OKvH42LUzpAWIF0-L8lvHQbIvBR8Rr4d5vBsWGcssbhuB2d3X9u-VJ1r9WvyqyI%24&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailhost.ces.clemson.edu%7Cf7ae1ffc269d4745b6d008dd3b787428%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638732110732356427%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TIastCAMIi1zDI19Yv9vT0KOnP0AgNEXKtZ2hslDslQ%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/manufacturing-systems-integration-msi__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dDNOrOdcmgSMVbu4u3jTePpuX-h4OKvH42LUzpAWIF0-L8lvHQbIvBR8Rr4d5vBsWGcssbhuB2d3X9u-VJ1r9WvyqyI$" shash="s8pRpBW0WCSMUZvH9eSKNNe6HRs0IaUN7uHJGi+ynvbJSegqKxmXCmvnHVuQ8z3pAImagQGOt2VfOhxYcndA/yuLd/8obKKV4cMq5pS7jF/Zxxl7DKx3MkesohMeyIgmCwXLPH6/nDwhQ9nwg7rTdE37maHFb7R9y9NqYSe6T2A="><span style="text-decoration: none;">Manufacturing Systems Intregration (MSI) program</span></a> and <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fnew.nsf.gov%2Ffunding%2Fopportunities%2Fam-advanced-manufacturing__%3B!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dDNOrOdcmgSMVbu4u3jTePpuX-h4OKvH42LUzpAWIF0-L8lvHQbIvBR8Rr4d5vBsWGcssbhuB2d3X9u-VJ1rRnHGbX0%24&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailhost.ces.clemson.edu%7Cf7ae1ffc269d4745b6d008dd3b787428%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638732110732370433%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KCzG%2FfaBaJmi57kG2oTUuED02m3tdA8%2BoHbROcOnU7M%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/am-advanced-manufacturing__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dDNOrOdcmgSMVbu4u3jTePpuX-h4OKvH42LUzpAWIF0-L8lvHQbIvBR8Rr4d5vBsWGcssbhuB2d3X9u-VJ1rRnHGbX0$" shash="seWJH3UtloRJBEDVKS3qKvP7kpB1x3lkvf/Qo5+Ng39y25vYTf8zm4mw0gQkudGquuP4Qanrh7J0rjDQbo9H3JOsOToTe95Ov58Kmg1p7w8IfRb4Pt7ALCvD9HJ+JgzyF9HN6ImFMXbXP6jDTbOQgrPKVdY0jx43AE6pzSk0+PQ="><span style="text-decoration: none;">Advanced Manufacturing (AM) program</span></a> with NSF Award ID CMMI-2511912. The support from NSF is appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">To qualify for the award, you must (no exceptions): <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">1) Reside and be enrolled in a university in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">2) Have strong research and education interests in industrial engineering research and careers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">3) Attend the three-day conference and participate in the technical sessions and other events set by the award organizing committee (those events will be shared with awardees in the award notification). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; background: white;"><font face="Fira Sans, sans-serif">The application website is as follows: </font><font color="#467886" face="Aptos, sans-serif"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasu.questionpro.com%2Fiise2025travel&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailhost.ces.clemson.edu%7Cf7ae1ffc269d4745b6d008dd3b787428%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638732110732380296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0VBpeE2kim0ITSHuhyH8UrCWvs0%2BqbjsXWy4Kn%2Bz6Ho%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://asu.questionpro.com/iise2025travel" shash="T8Qh6Zx4XPz/GikTksqU58M+En9qjZb6GMrQ75rUrN5G6H2bXhIJftsmXPXok5UGV0PPMuCzUzpx6CI5hJw+YqblvinOSv+6foUlWHr7+kp8aEmdIqBrZ7ZuhR1WDbbP0xbpuFSZe38QvrU7wkos8cXSAUiVRi7OOwpVW7Hy2/Q=">https://asu.questionpro.com/iise2025travel</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; background: white;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">Before you complete this application form, you and a faculty member at your university must complete and sign the required Signature Form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">1) Download the file "<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1iC9uhMdcxQbxni99kGmsVBpl1YgxkydP%2Fview%3Fusp%3Dsharing__%3B!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dDNOrOdcmgSMVbu4u3jTePpuX-h4OKvH42LUzpAWIF0-L8lvHQbIvBR8Rr4d5vBsWGcssbhuB2d3X9u-VJ1r_ArjVfg%24&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailhost.ces.clemson.edu%7Cf7ae1ffc269d4745b6d008dd3b787428%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638732110732390342%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=N%2BuONqafc6lHFybGUb%2FIjBuXSlBl0wMXqbGmmci1A%2Bo%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iC9uhMdcxQbxni99kGmsVBpl1YgxkydP/view?usp=sharing__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dDNOrOdcmgSMVbu4u3jTePpuX-h4OKvH42LUzpAWIF0-L8lvHQbIvBR8Rr4d5vBsWGcssbhuB2d3X9u-VJ1r_ArjVfg$" shash="EovESvnnNSgwo5hGXanS+vOjkaVuI4aDVyznSef5MYP3Sa8UTluCFtOFZZCfZR5NijQCwOhwDCi+GpXs9+M/PKdOL8DoEO+GqG5Zj8UQvjXKDU3ozIDVaSZmeAat1XWXGH0bVQ91CpPdBxV8yNGw9g2/bDBzMHMjUXl6b9Q6//o="><span style="text-decoration: none;">IISE 2025 Student Travel Award Application.pdf</span></a>". <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">2) Complete and sign the Signature Form. Scan or save the Signature Form as a PDF with a file size of not more than 2 MB. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">3) Rename to the required PDF filename format: Travel2025_yourlastname_yourfirstname.pdf.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">4) Have the signed form ready to upload when completing your application.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">5) Provide a statement (300 words max) on how attending the conference will benefit your academic and professional goals<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">6) Provide a letter of support from a faculty member at your university.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">All applications must be submitted by <b>5 PM US Pacific Time, Feb. 7th, 2025. </b>Please reach out to the email address </span><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fiise2024studenttravelaward%40gmail.com%2F__%3B!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dDNOrOdcmgSMVbu4u3jTePpuX-h4OKvH42LUzpAWIF0-L8lvHQbIvBR8Rr4d5vBsWGcssbhuB2d3X9u-VJ1rg9acV_M%24&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailhost.ces.clemson.edu%7Cf7ae1ffc269d4745b6d008dd3b787428%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638732110732400312%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=O4%2F8wV82CbuHOXdZxsprIBICecspUZAc1Da5WaoGf%2Bg%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://iise2024studenttravelaward@gmail.com/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!dDNOrOdcmgSMVbu4u3jTePpuX-h4OKvH42LUzpAWIF0-L8lvHQbIvBR8Rr4d5vBsWGcssbhuB2d3X9u-VJ1rg9acV_M$" shash="cf971YZQGYQa8jMQpxtNFrGy24U8Ts2HRiVZCRAJKiV2mzmvOOfptFS9KSFevULxU1UM6CPsJa2zCzagP+EKyfKIGqE/waflUPBXivqNe1DveC7royKU13LdhMKjn/V+EoBy4EnBdcI6R8z0YL9WSLBuc6jLwbE+t5OrnMUFH74=" style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">iise2025travelaward@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;"> if you have any question. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">Travel Award Organizing Committee: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">Dr. Hannah Budinoff, Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering, The University of Arizona.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">Dr. Lacy Greening, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Arizona State University.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">Dr. Feng Ju, School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, Arizona State University.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Fira Sans", sans-serif;">Dr. Xiao Liu, H. 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