Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering
Purdue University
M.S., Industrial Engineering
Purdue University
B.S., Industrial Engineering
Purdue University
Ph.D. Grant joined the faculty at the University of Oklahoma in December of 1993 as Director of the School of Industrial Engineering and Southwestern Bell Professor. Since his arrival, he has been actively involved in all aspects of the growth of School as well as in the startup of the Center for the Study of Wireless Electromagnetic Compatibility. He is currently Director of the Center and Dugan Professor of Industrial Engineering and was recently the S. R. Noble Presidential Professor.
Prior to joining the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Grant was with the National Science Foundation in Washington, DC, where he directed programs in Production Systems, Engineering Design, and Operations Research. While at the NSF, he also worked on the design and implementation of a new science station at the South Pole. Before that, he was Director of the Measurement and Manufacturing Systems Laboratory with Hewlett-Packard in HP Labs. In that capacity, he was responsible for developing the five to ten year vision of HP's manufacturing requirements as well as a new instrument system architecture for the company. Before joining HP, Dr. Grant was involved in the startup and development of two Industrial Engineering software companies: Pritsker Corporation and FACTROL. Dr. Grant received the 1988 Entrepreneur of the Year in High Technology Award from the Institute of American Entrepreneurs (Arthur Young/Venture) for his role in starting FACTROL, which provided factory floor scheduling tools to Fortune 500 companies throughout the US and also in Europe.
Dr. Grant is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and is a member of the following societies: INFORMS, the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Tau Beta Pi and The Institute of American Entrepreneurs. Dr. Grant received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in Industrial Engineering in 1980.
