Professor Ellis Johnson, Coca-Cola Chaired Professor in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering of Georgia Institute of Technology, has recently been appointed Temasek Professor. The position is jointly hosted by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) and the Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific (TLI-AP). Together with faculty members and research staff from the ISE Department and the TLI-AP, Professor Johnson will be involved in Logistics and Supply Chain Management projects and will lead a group working on Air Transport and Logistics. During the course of his Professorship, he will also organize and deliver special lectures and seminars, and co-supervise and train research students in logistics from the ISE Department and TLI-AP.


The Temasek Professorship Scheme was initiated by the National Science and Technology Board to attract world famous scientists to engage in cutting edge research projects in Singapore and to provide opportunity for information and technology transfer. The appointment of each Temasek Professor is for three years, during which time, the appointee will work with members of a university staff team on a strategic research project.


Professor Ellis Johnson's homepage:

http://www.isye.gatech.edu/people/profile.php?id=1337