{"66535":{"#nid":"66535","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Keskinocak Named Joseph C. Mello Professor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPinar Keskinocak has been named the Joseph C. Mello Professor, effective July 1, 2011.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am honored to be named the Joseph C. Mello Professor,\u201d said Professor Keskinocak.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe opportunities to make a difference in world health and humanitarian response are vast. \u0026nbsp;Through this support, I, my colleagues, and our students, will be able to expand our reach and impact by pushing the boundaries of our research and education in this field.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Joseph C. Mello Professorship was created through an endowment established by Mello (B IE 1980) to support the work of an outstanding Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) faculty member whose work focuses on health care delivery operations.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0022I\ncouldn\u0027t be more pleased with the selection of Dr. Keskinocak as the Mello\nProfessor,\u201d said Mello.\u0026nbsp; \u201cHer work in\nhumanitarian logistics, applying industrial engineering know-how to global\nhealth care concerns, integrates perfectly with those issues that my wife,\nGinny, and I are so committed to.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EPinar Keskinocak, along with Health and Humanitarian Logistic Center co-directors \u00d6zlem Ergun and Julie Swann, have a passion for applying industrial engineering and operations research tools, techniques, and \u0026nbsp;expertise with the goal of having a positive global impact. They have developed an astute awareness of the issues associated in health systems, humanitarian response, and education in these fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor\nKeskinocak\u2019s research focuses on supply chain management, with an emphasis on\nresource allocation, and she is actively engaged in research and applications\nin health care and humanitarian logistics. She received B.S. and M.S. degrees\nin industrial engineering from Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, in 1991\nand 1992, and a Ph.D. in operations research from Carnegie Mellon University in\n1997. Before joining Georgia Tech, she was with IBM\u0027s T.J. Watson Research\nCenter in Yorktown Heights, New York.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJoseph Mello (B IE 1980), who recently\nretired from his position as chief operating officer for DaVita, the largest\nindependent provider of dialysis services in the United States, has been a\nleader in the health care industry throughout his career. While a student at\nGeorgia Tech, Mello worked as a paramedic at nearby Grady Hospital to help\ncover the costs of his education. Since then, he has gone on to an illustrious\ncareer. In addition to DaVita, Mello has served in key management positions\nwith MedPartners Inc. and Vivra Asthma \u0026amp; Allergy Inc. Understanding the\nneed for increased research and intellectual scholarship concerning the\nsystems-based approach to health care delivery, the Mello\u2019s have generously\nsupported initiatives at Georgia Tech, including the establishment of the Mello\nProfessorship.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EA member of the College of Engineering\u2019s Academy of Distinguished\nEngineering Alumni, Mello also provides volunteer leadership and service to the\nInstitute through his involvement with the ISyE advisory board. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Hill Society, a prestigious association of\nalumni, corporations, foundations, and friends who are principal benefactors of\nGeorgia Tech, awarded Mello and his wife, Virginia C. Mello the Hill Society\nAward for their leadership in the health care industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPinar Keskinocak has been named the Joseph C. Mello Professor, effective July 1, 2011.\u0026nbsp; The Joseph C. Mello Professorship was created through an endowment \nestablished by Mello (B IE 1980) to support the work of an outstanding \nStewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) faculty \nmember whose work focuses on health care delivery operations.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27279","created_gmt":"2011-06-15 15:52:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:53","author":"Barbara Christopher","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65264":{"id":"65264","type":"image","title":"Dr. Pinar Keskinocak","body":null,"created":"1449176801","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:06:41","changed":"1475894577","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:57","alt":"Dr. Pinar Keskinocak","file":{"fid":"192206","name":"11C3008-P1-115.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/11C3008-P1-115_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/11C3008-P1-115_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":225883,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/11C3008-P1-115_0.jpg?itok=ytxguBnq"}},"66541":{"id":"66541","type":"image","title":"Joseph C. 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