Industrial Engineer and Operations Researcher • Assistant Professor at Clemson • Christian • Improving Access to Social Good in Systems Under Strainhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lsfgb6l2d22xY’all science is so cool. (A) I’m at a quantum workshop in Chattanooga, cool in itself, and the reception is at the aquarium. (B) These two fish are arapaima! They are massive. Gretch (lead of my fish paper) lived on a boat in the Amazon tracking them for nearly a year for her MS thesis. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2025 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsfgb6l2d22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3ls24vcrqjk2wSide bar for bluesky - I love that we were able to use dancing people as the icons in the final version. This captures some of the underlying joy I have in getting to model :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls24vcrqjk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3ls24au2nxc2wNew paper: “Developing Optimization Models with Cognitive Systems Engineering” This is the result of Tyler O’Brien’s MS thesis, co-advised with Sudeep Hedge and in collaboration with Steven Foster. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01605682.2025.2499716 #orms https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01605682.2025.2499716?src=exp-la20 Jun 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls24au2nxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lrqug7vyes2vFourth Annual Clemson IE Research Group Olympics! Congrats to the combined BEST and PHASE lab team for taking home the trophy. My group got 2nd place!16 Jun 2025 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqug7vyes2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lqdsay5eok2gI was at Western Carolina U today chatting about quantum computing. I had a great visit, and I love getting to drive through the mountains.29 May 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdsay5eok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lqacureum223New paper in EJOR led by Martha Sabogal De La Pava: "Effects of geopolitical strain on global pharmaceutical supply chain design and drug shortages" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037722172500358328 May 2025 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqacureum223https://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lojdg5jb7k2zI love older papers. Lenstra and Kan, 1979 "Computational Complexity of Discrete Optimization Problems" Annals of Discrete Mathematics #orms06 May 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojdg5jb7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lktodb33hc2sClemson 😅😅😅 Ended up losing by two. It’s March!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktodb33hc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3ljieexr5hs2fDo you talk about #orms with the media, policymakers, public educators, or other stakeholders? Consider applying for the Public Engagement Award from INFORMS AGC. Deadline May 1, 2025. https://www.informs.org/Recognizing-Excellence/Community-Prizes/Advocacy-Governance-Committee/Advocacy-Governance-Committee-Public-Engagement-Award03 Mar 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljieexr5hs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3ljan6grqw22iThis article gives some more information on the REU cancellations this summer. It sounds like the current cancellations are coming from programs that were expecting to be renewed but weren't this cycle. More might be coming with the general budget volatility. Tbd. https://www.science.org/content/article/nsf-downsizes-summer-research-program-undergraduates28 Feb 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljan6grqw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lixomz4zdk2yFor transparency: At this point, Clemson IE's REU is still on for this summer. We haven't heard anything to the contrary, thankfully. I'll keep y'all posted if that changes. cecas.clemson.edu/hcore/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2025 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lixomz4zdk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lhmsym4mi22pMore NIH news: [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Feb 2025 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmsym4mi22phttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lhm7gllsss2fI've started organizing my to do list with purpose-driven headings, and it's been a nice lift.07 Feb 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhm7gllsss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lh2ru3bgqk2nThe Australian Society of Operations Research (ASOR) just uploaded recordings of most of their seminars over the past 5 years. Because of time zones, I haven't gotten to watch any live, but I'm looking forward to watching a few now that they're available: https://asor.org.au/index.php/events/seminars #orms31 Jan 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2ru3bgqk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lgedhqy7fs2gUpdate to US health agency external communications being paused: These directives also appear to include grant-funding mechanisms (e.g., NIH study sections and councils) as well. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2025 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgedhqy7fs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lgcdpbfbuc2oIt's a big deal for US health agencies to pause external communications. I hope this is resolved immediately. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2025 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgcdpbfbuc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3ldfa4kcyds2zGreat news: Clemson IE is hosting an NSF REU site this coming summer. The theme is H-CORE: Human-Centered Operations Research and Engineering. If you know an undergrad who may like research related to humans, systems, and analytics, this could be a great program for them. #orms #ml #mathsky16 Dec 2024 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldfa4kcyds2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3ldf7rgsdmc2zI understand many things. But how to consistently get the formatting correct on INFORMS open forum posts is not one of them. Alas.16 Dec 2024 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldf7rgsdmc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lcy7ickhn223Context behind this one: Gretchen (fish scientist!) is one of my best friends, and one night she mentioned doing AHP to rank threats for this paper. I offered to help, and here we are 🐟 It's really cool to me how concepts of resilience and mitigation show up across disciplines. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2024 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcy7ickhn223https://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lcy74h3dkk23New applied paper: Adaptive capacities of inland fisheries facing anthropogenic pressures Led by Gretchen Stokes in collaboration with colleagues at the UN and USGS. Big question: what does resilience and vulnerability look like for global inland fisheries? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095937802400153510 Dec 2024 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcy74h3dkk23https://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lbirsfimtc2qI had a great day visiting NC A&T’s ISE Department. It was fun to talk about our research on global pharma supply chains with grad students and faculty, an REU program Clemson is hosting (more info to come!) with undergrads, and how to get involved in research with the IISE chapter. #orms22 Nov 2024 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbirsfimtc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lbhwunyr7k2wGreat idea! Anybody want to make a BlueSky list for #orms? (I do not know how 😅 and won’t have the time for a hot minute to figure it out) [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhwunyr7k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3lb3hxyy3uk2aResisting the urge to add him to the #orms group 😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2024 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3hxyy3uk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/emilyltucker.bsky.social/post/3launti2l4k2jIf you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a searchable list of 9000+ starter packs if you’d like find other folks: https://blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs/all14 Nov 2024 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:3fbsjmrtbvatfaee5mheedjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3launti2l4k2j