HYEONG SUK NA
HYEONG SUK NA, PH.D.
("Hyeong Suk" is my first name)
Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Director of the Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Systems (SSRS) Laboratory
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
Office: E3437B Thomas & Nell Lafferre Hall | Phone: (573) 882-9185
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I am always looking for opportunities for research collaborations with both academic and industry partners. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have ideas or problems to discuss with my research group.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Missouri
2019 - 2023 Ervin Pietz Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines
2015 - 2019 Instructor / Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
2014 - 2019 Graduate Research Assistant, Laboratory for Intelligent Systems and Analytics (Director: Soundar Kumara, Ph.D.), Pennsylvania State University
2017 - 2017 Operations Research Intern, Department of Operations Research, Norfolk Southern Corporation
2012 - 2014 Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Texas A&M University
2008 - 2010 Operations Research Analyst, Department of Air Transportation and Logistics, The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Pennsylvania State University, 2019
M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2014
B.S., M.Eng. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Inha University, 2008
AWARDS & HONORS
Bloss Faculty Enhancement Professorship, University of Missouri, 2024 - 2026.
Panel Fellow, NSF CMMI's Game Changer Academies, 2024 - 2025.
Fellow, Learning and Expanding Abilities for Professoriate Cohort, University of Missouri, 2024 - 2025.
NSF Travel Award to attend the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Workshop for Early-Career Faculty, NSF, 2023 - 2024.
NSF Travel Award to attend the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Summer Institute for Early-Career Faculty, NSF, 2023.
Ervin Pietz Endowed Assistant Professorship, South Dakota School of Mines Foundation, 2019 - 2023.
Faculty Professional Development Award, South Dakota School of Mines, 2020 - 2021.
Summer Tuition Assistance Fellowship, Pennsylvania State University, 2016 - 2019.
Finalist of the Doctoral Student Poster Competition, INFORMS Annual Meeting, 2018.
Travel Award for Outstanding Students, College of Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2017 - 2018.
Best Track Paper Award, Healthcare Systems Track, IISE Annual Conference, 2012.
Merit-based (Honors) Fellowship, Inha University, 2002 - 2005.