Sunderesh Heragu

Sunderesh Heragu is a Regents Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management at Oklahoma State University, where he also serves as the Head and Donald and Cathey Humphreys Chair of the School of Industrial Engineering and Management. Prior to this role, he held the Mary Lee and George F. Duthie Chair in Engineering Logistics at the University of Louisville, where he directed the Logistics and Distribution Institute, and served as Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has also taught at the State University of New York and held visiting appointments at SUNY Buffalo, the Technical University of Eindhoven, the University of Twente, and IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center.

Dr. Heragu specializes in designing deterministic and stochastic models for solving critical problems in manufacturing, logistics, materials handling, warehousing, and healthcare systems. His work has led to over 250 scholarly articles and the publication of the fourth edition of his book Facilities Design.

• David F Baker Distinguished Research Award
• Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
• IIE Award for Technical Innovation
• IIE Transactions on Design and Manufacturing Award
• IIE Transactions Award for Best Paper published in 'Feature Applications'
• Gold Award of Excellence for leadership in Facilities Planning and Design
• New York State and United University Professions New Faculty Development Award

His research has been instrumental in advancing industrial engineering applications in logistics and healthcare. He has contributed extensively to academic literature and has held leadership roles in research institutions, including directing the Logistics and Distribution Institute at the University of Louisville.