Kim LaScola Needy is the head of the industrial engineering department and Twenty-First Century Professor in Engineering at the University of Arkansas. After receiving her bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Needy worked in the field of information technology at PPG Industries and Boeing, earning a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and then a Ph.D. from Wichita State.
Dr. Needy's research interests include engineering management, sustainability and supply chain optimization.?Her research has led to 95 refereed publications and recognition by societies such as the Institute of Industrial Engineers, which has named her a Fellow.
Kellie Grasman is a Lecturer at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She reieved her MS, ME, and MBA at the University of Michigan Missouri Science and Technology.