Rachel Wood-Ponce

Rachel Wood-Ponce is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, within the Tickle College of Engineering. She is actively involved in undergraduate engineering education, teaching core courses in operations research, statistics, reliability, and information systems.

Education:

• PhD in Industrial Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville
• MS in Industrial Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville
• BS in Mathematics with Pre-Engineering Emphasis, Lee University

Her academic focus includes engineering education, with formal training through an Engineering Education Certificate program covering pedagogy and teaching methodology. Her teaching portfolio reflects a strong foundation in deterministic modeling, statistical methods, and systems analysis in engineering.

Rachel has taught the following courses: Operations Research I: Deterministic Models, Engineering Statistics, Introduction to Reliability Engineering, Financial Management for Engineering Managers, and Information Systems Analysis and Design.

She has no listed scientific awards, research publications, or student advisees in the available information.

Her professional service is centered on curriculum delivery and instruction within the ISE department, contributing to the educational mission of the college.