Jae-Dong Hong
Jae-Dong Hongia is a professor teaching industrial engineering and academic program coordinator of the Industrial Engineering Program.
Education
- Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1988
- M.S.Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1985
- B.S. Industrial Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, 1979
Background
Dr. Hong has been teaching industrial engineering at SC State since 1988. He has published more than 100 papers in various international journals and proceedings. He has received more $3M in research funding.
Honors
(1) Outstanding Achievement as President of the South Carolina Chapter of the Korean Association of Scientists and Engineers in America (KSEA), 1992.
(2) Teacher of the Year Award for School of Engineering Technology at South Carolina State University, 1992.
(3) South Carolina State University's Teacher of the Year Award, the University's highest award for excellence in teaching, research, and service, 1993.
(4) South Carolina Governor's Distinguished Professor Award for exceptional teaching performance in a public or private institution of higher learning in South Carolina, 1994.
(5) Outstanding Professor Award from the 1996 Industrial Engineering Technology graduates in recognition of excellence in teaching and service to South Carolina State University, 1996.
(6) Cited in the International Journal of Operations Management (JOM) as One of the Top Research Professors in the Field of Production and Operations Management (POM) in the United States, Vol. 14, pp. 41-53, 1996.
(7) Listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in American Education, Marquis Who’s Who, New Providence, NJ, 1998-2008.
(8) Dean’s Award for Excellence for outstanding contributions in attracting externally funded grants for the College of Science, Mathematics, Engineering & Technology at South Carolina State University, 2013.
(9) Provost’s Award for Excellence in Grantsmanship & Teaching Excellence for outstanding contributions in attracting externally funded grants for SCSU and excellence in teaching, 2016.
(10) Best Paper Award in Application of Theory at the 2016 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Conference, Alexandria, VA, March 31-April 2, 2016.
(11) Nominated for the Best Paper Award in Application of Theory at the 2017 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Conference, Springfield, MA, March 22-25, 2017.
(12) Student Paper Award at 2017 Annual Meeting of SEINFORMS, Myrtle Beach, SC, October 5-6, 2017.
(13) Second Place Award in the Research Symposium of the Association of 1890 Research Directors, Jacksonville, FL, March 29-April 3, 2019.
(14) Nominated for the Best Paper Award at the 2019 Southeastern INFORMS (SEINFORMS) Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, October 3-4, 2019.
(15) Nominated for the Best Paper Award at the 2019 Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Conference, New Orleans, LA, November 23-25, 2019.
(16) Nominated for the Best Research Award for NESIN Research Awards, An International Research Awards ScienceFather, October 30, 2020.
(17) Best Overall Conference Paper Award at the 2021 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Virtual Conference, March 25-27, 2021.
(18) Provost’s Award for Excellence in Funded Research and Scholarly Publishing for outstanding contributions in attracting externally funded grants for SCSU and excellence in scholarly publishing, 2021.
(19) Regional Best Paper Award Finalist at the 2021 Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Regional Best Paper Presentation Award Competition, DSI 52nd Virtual Annual Conference, November 17-20, 2021.
Research Interests
- Modeling various logistics network systems.
- Designing efficient supply chain systems.
Courses
Industrial O.R.-1, Quality Improvement Method, Logistics Network Design, Transportation Logistics.