Tarun Gupta

Professor

Location:

E-220 Floyd Hall, Mail Stop 5336

Mailing address:

Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5336 USA

Education:

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1988.
M.S., Industrial Engineering, National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Bombay, 1981.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology Banares Hindu University, 1979.

Research Interests:

Computer-Aided Process Planning (CAPP) and Cellular Manufacturing (CM).
Simulation methodology in manufacturing system design and analysis.
Mechatronics applications in reverse engineering.

Bio:

Grants and Awards:

Recipient of "President's Award for Leadership & Service" 1998, SME Chapter 116, Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Recognition from Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Center, Dayton, Ohio for the contribution to National Center of Excellence/Advanced Manufacturing Education (NCE/AME) Project, 1998.
Recipient of " Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching " 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997 from Western Michigan University.
Recipient of " Dean's Award for Excellence in Research " 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997 from Western Michigan University.
Listed in Marquis Who's Who in America for Finance and Industry , 1992, 1995.
CIM in Higher Education Recognition Award from IBM, 1995.
Recipient of " Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship " 1985-1988, University of Wisconsin.
Recipient of "National Science Talent Search Competition" 1974, conducted by NCERT Council of India.

Professional Membership:

Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)