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MAJ Will Kirschenman transitions from NC State mentee with Seb Heese to mentor, guiding a military student through operations research.

Oct 20, 2026

From Mentee to Mentor

Mentorship shaped Will Kirschenman’s military research. Now, the Bonder Scholarship winner plans to pay that support forward.
Chandler Sambets stands before a stylized map featuring MLB team logos against a baseball stadium backdrop.

Oct 15, 2026

Solving Baseball’s Realignment Puzzle

Baseball realignment takes more than a map. NC State’s Chandler Sambets studies how targeted payments could help secure owners’ votes.
An illustration of Michael Kay beside a doorstep package, with red routes connecting a warehouse, delivery truck and neighborhood homes.

Oct 13, 2026

The Hidden Engineering Behind Your Delivery

ISE’s Michael Kay earns the 2026 Reed-Apple Award for a career advancing logistics education and exploring better delivery systems.
A man presents research about coastal erosion in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, speaking into a microphone beside a projected image.

Oct 7, 2026

Graduate School Announces 2026 Three Minute Thesis Finalists

Ten NC State graduate students (Two are OR students) will take the stage on Oct. 28 as finalists in the Graduate School’s 12th annual Three Minute Thesis competition.
Three men in military uniforms help a woman, a child, and a dog evacuate from floodwaters

Sep 21, 2026

New Tool Helps Responders ID Highest-Risk Areas

The tool predicts which neighborhoods should be prioritized for search and rescue operations in the wake of a hurricane.
A tank being driven onto the back of a military transport ship

Aug 27, 2026

Cracking the Packing Code

New packing models optimize spatial usage while including item priority, location and weight distribution.
An aerial view of dozens of tractor trailers parked at a distribution center

Aug 3, 2026

A Public Health Challenge Has Led to a More Efficient Way to Allocate All Sorts of Resources

Researchers created a faster optimization modeling method to solve complex allocation problems across a wide range of applications.
Portrait of professor emeritus Henry “Hank” Nuttle smiling in his office, warmly lit by a sunset through a window framed by trees. books, certificates and vintage computer equipment in the background reflect his long academic career and mentorship legacy.

May 28, 2026

Remembering Hank Nuttle and his Kindness

Hank Nuttle is remembered for the kindness, mentorship and compassion that shaped generations of NC State ISE students.
A female Ph.D. student being hooded by her advisor on stage at graduation

May 12, 2026

Spring 2026 Graduation Ceremony

The OR Program welcomes our graduating students, along with their families and friends, to the Spring 2026 Graduation Ceremony.
A Ph.D. student standing in his graduation cap and gown in front of a large staircase in Fitts-Woolard Hall

May 7, 2026

Grad Student Profile: Will Kirschenman

Will Kirschenman came to NC State to bring together operations research, military experience and service-oriented problem-solving.