PROFESSORS
BAUER, KENNETH W., Jr., Professor of Operations Research, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BS, Miami University (Ohio), 1976; MEA, University of Utah, 1980; MS, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1981; PhD, Purdue University, 1987. Dr. Bauer's research interests include the statistical aspects of simulation, design of experiments, neural networks, and multivariate statistics. Tel. 937-255-6565, x4328 (DSN 785-6565, x4328).
CUNNINGHAM, WILLIAM A. III, Professor of Logistics Management, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BS, Business Administration, Missouri Southern State College, 1976; MS, Economics, Oklahoma State University, 1979; PhD, Economics, University of Arkansas, 1986. Dr. Cunningham’s research interests include transportation, strategic mobility, activity-based costing, logistics management, public policy analysis, privatization, third-party logistics, international logistics, and international trade. Tel. (937) 255-6565, x4283 (DSN 785-6565, x4283).
DECKRO, RICHARD F., Professor of Operations Research, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BSIE, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1972; MBA, Kent State University, 1973; DBA in Decision Sciences, Kent State University, 1976. Dr. Deckro's research and consulting interests are in the areas of applied mathematical programming and optimization, information operations, campaign planning, scheduling, network models, project management, engineering management, technology selection and management, and multi-criteria decision making. He is the Editor of Military Operations Research and Area Editor for Service Systems for Computers & Industrial Engineering, as well as a member of the editorial board of Computers & Operations Research. Tel. 937-255-6565, x4325 (DSN 785-6565, x4325).
MOORE, JAMES T., Professor of Operations Research, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BA University of Colorado, 1974; MBA, University of Wyoming, 1978; MS, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1981; PhD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1988. Dr. Moore's research interests include optimization theory, integer programming, scheduling, heuristics, and mobility modeling. Tel. 937-255-3636, x4528 (DSN 785-3636, x4528).
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
CHRISSIS, JAMES W., Associate Professor of Operations Research, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BS, University of Pittsburgh, 1975; MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977; PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1980. Dr. Chrissis’ teaching and research interests cover a broad spectrum of applied operations research areas including optimization, engineering design, mathematical programming, stochastic systems, and simulation. Dr. Chrissis is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (InfORMS), The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), the Military Operations Research Society (MORS), the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) – where he also serves on the multidisciplinary optimization and analysis (MDOA) technical committee (TC), and Sigma Xi.. Tel. 937-255-3636, x4606 (DSN 785-3636, x4606).
JOHNSON, ALAN W., Associate Professor of Logistics Management, Dept of Operational Sciences, (AFIT/ENS); BS, Montana State University, 1982; MS, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1989; PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1996. Dr. Johnson’s research interests include stochastic processes, maintainability, reliability, heuristics, and simulation analysis. Tel. 937-255-3636, x4703 (DSN 785-3636, x4703).
KHAROUFEH, JEFFREY P., Associate Professor of Operations Research, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BS, Ohio University, 1995; MS, Ohio University, 1997; PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2001. Dr. Kharoufeh's primary research interest is applied probability and stochastic modeling with emphasis on queueing, reliability, and transportation models. He is an Associate Editor for Operations Research Letters and IEEE Transactions on Reliability. Tel. 937-255-3636, x4603 (DSN 785-3636, x4603).
MILLER, J. O., Associate Professor of Operations Research (AFIT/ENS); BS, United States Air Force Academy, 1980; MBA University of Missouri at Columbia, 1983; MS, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1987; PhD, The Ohio State University, 1997. Dr. Miller’s research interests include simulation, ranking and selection, combat modeling, complex adaptive systems, and nonparametric statistics. Tel. 937-255-6565, x4326 (DSN 785-6565, x4326).
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
ANDERSON, BRADLEY E., Maj, Assistant Professor of Logistics Management, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BS, University of Wisconsin, 1990; MS, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1996; PhD, Indiana University, 2002. Maj Anderson’s research interests include inventory management, optimization, mathematical programming, network modeling, evolutionary algorithms, metaheuristics, and scheduling. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), and the Council of Logistics Management (CLM). Tel. 937-255-3636, x4646 (DSN 785-3636, x4646).
BREWER, BARRY, Maj, Assistant Professor of Logistics Management, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BS, United States Air Force Academy, 1991; MS, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1995; PhD, Arizona State University, 2003. Maj Brewer’s research interests include supply chain management, outsourcing, acquisition logistics, procurement, new product design, logistics and supply chain integration. Tel. 937-255-3636, x7946 (DSN 785-3636, x7946).
GRIFFIS, STANLEY E., Lt Col, Assistant Professor of Logistics Management, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BA, Assumption College, 1988; MS, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1996; MA, The Ohio State University, 2000; PhD, The Ohio State University, 2001. Maj Griffis’ research interests include performance measurement, supply chain management, and reverse logistics. Tel. 937-255-3636, x4708 (DSN 785-3636, x4708).
HALL, SHANE N., Maj, Assistant Professor of Operations Research, Department of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); PhD, University of Illinois, 2006. Tel. 937-255-3636.
KNIGHTON, SHANE, Maj, Assistant Professor of Operations Research, Department of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); PhD, Arizona State University, 2005. Major Knighton's research is mathematical programming and optimization. Tel. 937-255-3636 x4575 (DSN 785-3636, x4575).
MELOUK, SHARIF H., Assistant Professor of Operations Research, Department of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BS, Oklahoma State University, 1993; MBA, Oklahoma State University, 1997; PhD, Texas A&M University, 2003. Dr. Melouk’s research interests include simulation modeling and analysis with respect to distributed simulation, manufacturing, and logistics issues. He is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). Tel. 937-255-3636, x4525 (DSN 785-3636, x4525).
PATTERSON, KIRK A., Maj, Assistant Professor of Logistics Management, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BS, Auburn University, 1985; MS, Auburn University, 1988; MS, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1997; PhD, University of Maryland (College Park), 2002. Major Patterson’s research interests include supply chain management, Air Force mobility and transportation issues, information technology adoption and organizational innovation.Tel. 937- 255-3636, x4653 (DSN 785-3636, x4653).
PERRY, MARCUS B., Assistant Professor of Operations Research, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BS, Southern Illinois University, 1998; MS, Southern Illinois University, 2000; PhD, Florida State University, 2004. Dr. Perry’s primary research interests include statistical process control, design and analysis of experiments, and response surface methodology. Tel. 937-255-3636 x4588 (DSN 785-3636 x4588).
WEIR, JEFFERY D., Lt Col, Assistant Professor of Operations Research, Dept of Operational Sciences (AFIT/ENS); BS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988; MAS, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, 1991; MS, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1995; PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002. Maj Weir’s research interests include large-scale optimization, integer programming, graph theory, and combinatorial optimization. Tel. 937-255-3636, x4538 (DSN 785-3636, x4538).