Dr. Mohammad "M. Affan" Badar
Education
- Ph.D. - Industrial Engineering, University of Oklahoma - 2002
- M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, K.F. Univ. of Petrol. & Minerals - 1993
- M.S. - Industrial Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University - 1990
- B.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University - 1988
Professional Webpage
http://www.indstate.edu/faculty-staff/mohammad-m-affan-badarAwards and Honors
- Theodore Dreiser Distinguished Research/Creativity Award - 2023
- Fellow Award - 2022
- Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award - 2017
- Teaching Excellence Award - 2020
- Highly commended paper - 2017
Licensures and Certifications
- Certified Professional in Engineering Management (CPEM) - ASEM - 2020
Teaching Interests
- Quality, Reliability, Engineering Economy, Statics, Strength of Materials, GD&T, Senior Project, Statistics, Design of Experiments.
Intellectual Contributions
- Impact of ISO 9001 certification on firms financial operating performance - Emerald Int. J. of Quality & Reliability Mgmt - 2016
- Impact of condition monitoring on reciprocating compressor efficiency - J. of Quality in Maintenance Engineering/Emerald, Bingley - 2018
- A study of the balancing of lean thinking and stakeholder salience in decision-making - The TQM Journal/Emerald - 2020
- Entropy-based Lean, Energy and Six Sigma Approach to Achieve Sustainability in Manufacturing System - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering/Springer - 2021
- A framework for implementing Sustainable Supply Chain Management - Int. Journal of Advanced Operations Management - 2022
Presentations
- Improving Productivity Using DMAIC in a UAE Caravan Manufacturing Company. IISE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2019.
- Centralized Versus Decentralized Sewage Treatment Plant in a Metropolitan City. 10th Int. Conf. on Industrial Engr and Operations Mgmt, 2020.
- Curriculum revision of a Ph.D. program in Technology Management to keep it relevant and manageable. 6th American Conf. on Industrial Engr and Operations Mgmt, Nov 3-5, 2021, 2021.
- COVID-19 Surge Planning in Response to Global Pandemic in a Healthcare Setting: A Lean Six Sigma Approach. 11th Int. Conf. on Industrial Engr and Operations Mgmt, 2021.
- Impact of COVID-19 on Engineering and Technology Course Outcomes. 2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2021.
Contract, Fellowship, Grant or Sponsored Research
- Grant: STARS: Sycamore Technology Academics and Recruitment Scholarships - NSF 2010 - 2016. Funded - $487,269
Research Interests
- Quality, Lean Six Sigma, Reliability, Engineering Economy, Coordinate Metrology, Failure Analysis, Healthcare, and Supply Chain.
University Service
- Role: Member - Faculty Senate 2019 - 2023
- Role: Member - Faculty Senate Executive Committee 2021 - 2022
- Role: Chair - Graduate Council Program Review Subcommittee 2022 - 2022
- Role: Member - Faculty Senate, Faculty Economic Benefits Committee 2020 - 2021
Professional Service
- Role: Member - ABET/ETAC Commission 2020
- Role: Track Organizer - 7th North American Conf. on Industr. Engr & Operations Mgt (IEOM) 2022 - 2022
- Role: Editor, Journal Editor for Peer-Reviewed Journal - InderScience: Int. J. of Forensic Engr & Mgt 2018 - 2024
- Role: Officer, Vice President - ATMAE Manufacturing Division 2012 - 2017
Public/Community Service
- Role: Officer, President/Elect/Past - Assoc. of Muslim Scientists, Engineers and Technology Professionals (AMSET) 2016 - 2017
<p><strong>M. Affan Badar, PhD</strong> has been employed with Indiana State University (ISU) since 2002 and currently he is a tenured professor in the Department of Applied Engineering & Technology Management (AETM). He was interim associate dean - curriculum, accreditation and outreach for the College of Technology in 2014-15. He was chair of the AETM dept for 2010-2014 and Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program coordinator, 2007-10. He has been an ABET program evaluator since 2010. Dr. Badar is a recipient of the Epsilon Pi Tau 2015 Warner Professional Practice Award. He is serving on the operations management committee of Jahangirabad Inst of Technology (India). He is an editor of SAGE journal: Advances in Mechanical Engineering, associate editor of Amer J of Engr & Applied Sciences, and ediotrial board member of International J of Quality & Reliability Mgmt and NED Univ J or Research. He was Vice President of the ATMAE Manufacturing Division, 2012-16 and Director of the IISE Engineering Economy Division, 2005-07. At ISU, Dr. Badar teaches in the BS in MET and MS/PhD in Technology Management programs. He also taught as an associate faculty during 2006-2009 in ME and Logistics Systems Mgmt & Engr at Purdue School of E&T – IUPUI. Prior to joining ISU, he had taught at U of Oklahoma as a PhD candidate in IE and at KFUPM as a lecturer in ME, and had worked in US industry as a mechanical design engineer and manufacturing engineering intern.</p>
<p>Dr. Badar earned a PhD degree in Industrial Engineering (IE) from U of Oklahoma (USA) in 2002, MS in Mechanical Engineering (ME) from King Fahd U of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM, Saudi Arabia) in 1993, and MSc in IE in 1990 and BSc (Hons) in ME in 1988 from Aligarh Muslim U (India).</p>
<p>Dr. Badar has published over 50 articles in refereed journals and proceedings in the areas of coordinate metrology, lean manufacturing, design, reliability, quality, healthcare, and supply chain cost analysis. He has received funding from National Science Foundation, Small Business Administration, ISU (Lilly Foundation), NATO, Union Hospital, Columbia House, Tredegar Film Products, etc.</p>