Cem Karacal, Ph.D.

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Cem Karacal is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Dean of the School of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He obtained his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University in 1991 and 1986, respectively. He received his B.S. degree from Orta Dogu Technical University, Ankara, Turkey in 1982. He has a wide range of experiences in industry and academia. His main research and teaching interest areas are simulation modeling, quality control and operations research. Before joining SIUE, he worked at Rochester Institute of Technology as a faculty member and Computer Integrated Manufacturing System project coordinator for their integrated circuit factory. He is a senior member of IIE and SME, and a member of ASEE, Alpha Pi Mu and Tau Beta Pi.