J. WESLEY BARNES
Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professor in Engineering
Graduate Advisor - Program in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
Associate Director for Academic Programs, Advanced Manufacturing Center

Education
Ph.D. - Operations Research, University of Arkansas, 1971
M.S. - Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas, 1969
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1967

Current And Previous Academic Positions:
Adjunct Professor of Operations Research in the Department of Operational Sciences,
Graduate School of Engineering and Management, The Air Force Institute of Technology,
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: 2000 - present
University of Texas at Austin: Professor 1984 – present; Assoc. Prof. 1979 – 84;Assistant Prof. 1974 - 79
Bell Telephone Laboratories -- In-Hours Curriculum -- 1971 - 74
University of Arkansas, Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1967-71

Other Professional Experience:
Tracor, Inc., Technical Staff, 1967; Bell Telephone Laboratories, Technical Staff, 1970-74

Selected Consulting Clients:
City of Indianapolis, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Dow Chemical Company,
Motorola, Inc, EG&G Automotive Research, Center for Research into Teaching Effectiveness,
IBM, Tennessee Valley Authority, Art Carved Class Rings,
Fisher Controls, Innova Technologies, U.S. Department of Justice,
Texas Education Service Center XIII, Engineering Diagnostics, Inc.
The Institute for Advanced Technology

Honors and Awards:
Department of Mechanical Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni, Mechanical Engineering Hall of Fame - 2006
Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professor in Engineering - 1991 to Present
Halliburton Foundation Award of Excellence - 1991
Engineering Foundation Faculty Excellence Award - 1991
Engineering Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow - 1990 to 1991
Charlotte Maer Patton Centennial Fellow 1985 - 1990
Cockrell Centennial Engineering Teaching Fellow - 1984
Institute of Industrial Engineers Book of the Year Award - 1981

Other Professional Highlights:
Reviewer for a great number of Archival journals over the last 31 years
Graduate Advisor, Program in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, 1995-present
Co-Director – Manufacturing and Decision Systems Engineering Program, 2001-2004
Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, Program in ORIE, 2000 - 2007

Professional and Honorary Societies:
The Institute for Operations Research and Management Science; The Institute of Industrial Engineering;
Tau Beta Pi; Alpha Pi Mu; Registered Professional Engineer, Texas; Faculty Advisor, University of Texas Chapter of Omega Rho; Senior Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at the University of Texas at Austin

Journal Editorships and Editorial Boards:
Associate Editor of the IIE Transactions 1971-1983
Editorial Board, The International Journal of Applied Intelligence 1994 - Present
Editorial Board, The Journal of Production and Operations Management 1995-2005
Department Editor, IIE Transactions on Operations Engineering 1997-Present