Neslihan Alp,Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Department Head of Engineering Management &Technology, Director of Graduate Programs, and Chattanooga Manufacturers’ Association (CMA) Professor.
ADMINISTRATIVE & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
· Associate Dean of Academic Affairs,Department Head of Engineering Management & Technology, Director of Graduate Programs, andChattanooga Manufacturers’ Association (CMA) Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2016-Present
· Program Evaluator (PEV), Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Engineering Accreditation Committee (EAC), 2016-Present
· Interim Dean
College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2014-2016
· UC Foundation Full Professor, Tenured
College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2008-Present
EDUCATION
· Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering Management, December 1996
University of Missouri-Rolla, (Missouri University of Science and Technology)
Graduated with the Alpha Iota Delta Honor
· Master of Science (M.S.), Industrial Engineering, June 1994
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
· Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering Management, June 1989
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Professional Engineer (P.E.), Tennessee, No. 107445, 2004-Present
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2016 – Present
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs;
Department Head of Engineering Management & Technology; Director of Graduate Programs;
Chattanooga Manufacturers’ Association (CMA) Professor; and UC Foundation Professor;
College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC)
2014 – 2016
Interim Dean and UC Foundation Professor
College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS)
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer (TN 107445) , 2004-Present
Faculty Advisor of the Society of Women Engineers Student Chapter
Founding Member of the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program
Member of Chattanooga Engineers Club
Member of Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
HONORS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (2018)
The editorial board member
Quality Matters (QM) Certification (2017)
To teach and develop online courses that will be QM certified
Chattanooga Manufacturers’ Association (CMA) Professorship (2016)
Recipient of the 2016 UnBought and UnBossed Awards by Girls Inc.
The award honors local women who through their career achievement and/or community involvement, have made a significant impact on the lives of women and girls.
Lean & Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (2016)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Neslihan Alp, Ph.D., P.E.and Anthony Schmidt, M.S.,“Improving Patient Care Through Earlier Discharge Times by Using Six-Sigma Tools,” 37thAmerican Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) International Conference, Huntsville, AL on October 18-21, 2017.
Neslihan Alp, Ph.D., P.E.and Xavier Morales, M.S.,“Managing a Corrective Action Program,” 36thAmerican Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) International Conference, Charlotte, NC on October 26-29, 2016.
Neslihan Alp, Ph.D., P.E.,“Quality through Design: A Six Sigma Approach,” Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET) 2016 International Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 4-8, 2016.
Neslihan Alp, Ph.D., P.E.and Connie Tsai, M.S.,“Using Industry-Sponsored Projects to Improve Outcomes,” 34thAmerican Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) International Conference, Virginia Beach, VA on October 15-18, 2014.
Neslihan Alp, Ph.D., P.E.and Chase Manning, M.S.,“Creating a Plan for Building Information Modeling”, Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET) 2014 International Conference Proceedings, Kanazawa, Japan, July 27-31, 2014
RESEARCH PROJECTS AND GRANTS
· National Science Foundation (NSF) ($561,669) – March 2018
Collaborative Research: SFS Program: Strengthening the National Cyber Security Workforce (Co-PI)
· Engineering Information Foundation (EIF) ($14,586) – May 2017
UTC Girls to Engineers Network (GEN) (PI)
· Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners (TBAEE) ($20,000) – March 2017
Low-Income Community Design Studio (PI)
· Tennessee Higher Education-Improving Teaching Quality Grant ($73,991) – November 2016
EXCEL: Exploring Clean Energy through hands-on Learning (PI)
· National Science Foundation (NSF) ($1,540,766) – September 2016
Collaborative Research: SFS Program: Strengthening the National Cyber Security Workforce (Co-PI)
· Gift-in-kind from KordSA to support Engineering Labs ($353,560) – September 2016
· Tennessee Higher Education Commission ($755,577) – July 2015
To support UTC’s Center of Excellence in Applied Computational Engineering (PI)
· Electric Power Board (EPB) ($125,000) – May 2015
To support projects and research activities for 5 years.
· Volkswagen Group of America ($70,000 ) – January 2015
To support the diversity scholarship to increase the diverse student population in the College, To support the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Mini Baja student competition and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Southeast Student Conference.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
· Computer Science Faculty Search Committee Chair (2018)
· Council of Academic Department Heads (CADH), (2009-14, 2016-Present)
· Graduate Council, (2002-2012, 2016-Present)
· College of Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Coordinators Committee
o Chair, (2006-Present)
· College of Engineering and Computer Science Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
o Chair, (2016-Present)
· Diversity Advisory Council (2014-2016)
· Strategic Planning Committee (2014-2016)
· Chancellor’s Roundtable Member (2014-2016)
· Deans’ Council (2014-2016)
· Provost’s Council (2014-2016)
· University Planning and Resources Advisory Council (UPRAC) (2014-2016)
