We had fun at our last STEM Café with our discussion on board game renaissance and family fun ideas for the upcoming holidays, Board Game Renaissance: Leveraging Virtual Connections in a Time of Physical Distancing. I hope you were able to join us, but if not the event is recorded and can be found at https://www.niu.edu/niusteam/programs/stem-cafes.shtml
I am reaching out to tell you about our next STEM Cafés. On Wednesday, December 16, we will welcome Dr. Christine Nguyen, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering who will lead us in discussion about supply chain. Register at go.niu.edu/supplychain See more information below.
Supply Chain Puzzle – How will holiday gifts get to your door?
Dec. 16
6 p.m.
Speaker: Christine Nguyen, Ph.D., NIU Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering
As the holidays approach, what factors affect how quickly or slowly a product can make its way to your local store or front door?
Join Dr. Christine Nguyen, NIU Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, for a closer look at the supply chain. Learn how, in our global economic system, components of a single product can come from thousands of miles apart. A drought, snowstorm or factory closure halfway around the world can affect what’s available at your local store – and all of these uncertainties are compounded by the current pandemic.
Dr. Nguyen researches optimization, operations, warehousing, supply chain, logistics and data analytics. She focuses on developing algorithms and methods to find the most cost-effective ways to ship products through the supply chain, particularly time-sensitive items and perishable products. She’ll discuss how COVID-19 has affected – and will continue to affect – the supply chain in a variety of industries and product groups, and she’ll help us gain a better understanding of the complex processes that influence the products we purchase.
On January 13, 2021, we will welcome Dr. Venumadhav Korampally, who will speak on Into the Nanoworld: Enabling technologies of the future.
Please share the attached flyers about our next STEM Café and also the general flyer about our STEM Cafés. Our STEM Cafés are a FREE service to the community. It is with your generosity that we can continue to provide engaging STEM Café programs for you. Consider making a donation at go.niu.edu/GiveNIUSTEAM
