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New Mexico State University
Department of Industrial Engineering
College of Engineering

Dr. Hansuk Sohn
Assistant Professor

 

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EDUCATION | ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS | AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS | SELECTED PUBLICATIONS | COURSES TAUGHT | HONORS AND AWARDS

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D.   Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA                                         May 2004
M.S.   Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA                                            May 1995

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor:
Dept. of Industrial Engineering, New Mexico State University                             Spring 2006 - present

Post Doctorate:
Center for Computer-Aided Design, University of Iowa                                  Summer 2005 - Fall 2005

Post Doctorate:
Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa                                    Summer 2004 - Spring 2005

Adjunct Lecturer:
Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa,                                                          Spring 2001

Teaching Assistant:
Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa,                                         Fall 1999 - Spring 2004

Research Assistant:
Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa,                                                       Summer 2001

 

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Risk Management
  • Network Optimization
  • Applications of Linear, Integer, Stochastic, and Dynamic Programming
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Scheduling and Production Planning
  • Data Mining
  • Xpress-MP and APL

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Han-suk Sohn, John Lee, Dennis Bricker, and Joshua Hoffman (2008), “A Dynamic Programming Model for Scheduling of In-Vehicle Message Display,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 9, Issue 2, 226-234.
  • Han-suk Sohn and Dennis L. Bricker (2008), Utilizing the Surrogate Dual Bound in Capacity Planning with Economies of Scale, Algorithmic Operations Research, Vol. 3, 67-78 . 
  • Han-suk Sohn and Dennis L. Bricker (2007), Cross Decomposition of the Degree-Constrained Minimum Spanning Tree problem, Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Vol. 5, No. 1, 31-34.
  • Han-suk Sohn and Dennis Bricker, “A Cross-Decomposition Scheme for Two-Stage Stochastic Linear Programming with Recourse,” (in review).
  • Ming-Che Lai and Han-suk Sohn, “A Hybrid genetic/Benders’ Algorithm with Applications to Capacitated Plant Location Problems,” (in review).
  • Han-suk Sohn, “A Cross-Decomposition Scheme for Capacitated Minimum Spanning Tree,” (in review).
  • Han-suk Sohn, Dennis Bricker, and Wei-Min Liarng, “Simultaneous Capacity Requirements Planning and Material Requirements Planning in Production,” (in review).
  • Hsieh, Yi-Chih, Sohn, Han-Suk, and  Dennis Bricker (2004), “Generating (n,2) De Bruijn Sequences with Some Balance and Uniformity Properties,” Ars Combinatoria  72, 277-286.
  • Sohn, Han-Suk, Dennis Bricker, J. Richard Simon, and Yi-Chih Hsieh (1997), “Optimal Sequences of Trials for Balancing Practice and Repetition Effects,” Behavior Research Methods Instruments and Computers  29(4), 574-581.

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 At New Mexico State University

  • IE413 Engineering Operations Research I
  • IE423 Engineering Operations Research II
  • IE451 Engineering Economy
  • IE533 Linear Programming (DE)
  • IE535 Discrete Optimization (DE)
  • IE490/590 Selected Topics: Transportation and Routing in Logistics (DE)

Note: For each graduate level course, students learn about optimization solver packages such as
          LINDO, LINGO, Xpress-MP, and APL

 

Xpress-MP Suite

 

 

At the University of Iowa

  • 56:072 Engineering Economy
  • 56:161 Quality Control
  • 56:171 Operations Research
  • 56:172 Introduction to Industrial Robotics 
  • 57:022 Principles of Design II

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Best Session Paper Award: Cross Decomposition of the Degree-Constrained Minimum Spanning Tree Problem (The 2nd International Symposium on Management, Engineering and Informatics (MEI 2006), Orlando, Florida, July 16-19, 2006)
  • Distinguished member, NMSU Teaching Academy, 2007 – 2008
  • Sustaining member, NMSU Teaching Academy, 2006 – 2007
  • ITAL 2007 Recipient, NMSU ICT Training Services, 2007
  • Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2008, 2009
  • AcademicKeys Who’s Who in Higher Education Engineering, 2006
  • Nominated for Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Iowa, April 2004
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards (3), Institute of Industrial Engineers, University of Iowa Student Chapter, December 2003, June 2003, & December 2002
  • Award for Excellent Teaching (Quality Control), Center for Teaching, University of Iowa, June 2003
  • Alpha Phi Mu Honor Society for Industrial Engineers, University of Iowa, November 2000