Dr. R. Logen Logendran is a Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
in the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State
University, Corvallis, Oregon. He earned his PhD degree in IEM from Oklahoma State
University in 1984. He has authored or coauthored more than 140 publications in archival
journals, book chapters, and refereed conference proceedings. His research has been
supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and industry. Most recently, Dr.
Logendran received the 2017 Award for Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering
from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). Dr. Logendran received
the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award in Academics and Research Excellence from the
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. He received the Best Paper Award twice (in
2009 and 2012) for papers presented at international conferences and published in
the conference proceedings. Dr. Logendran is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial
and Systems Engineers.