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María Irizarry, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor

Office: II-215
Tel. No.: 787-832-4040
Ext. No.: 3220

Home Page:
EMail: mariai@ece.uprm.edu
Curriculum Vitae: N/A

María de los A. Irizarry is a professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Her research interest are in the areas of simulation and response surface analysis, human factors, and ergonomic work design. She is a member of CIAPR, IIE, ASEE, ISPI, HFES, AΔK. She is a registered professional engineer. María received a Ph.D. degree from North Carolina State University and a Master’s degree from Texas A&M University, both in industrial engineering.

Research interest:
Active in the following areas
Work Measurement
Experience in the following areas
Optimization
Simulation
Design of Experiments
Interested in the following areas
Work Physiology
Biomechanics

Grants and Contracts
1. Funded Consulting Contracts (intramural practice)
  - PRIDCO, PR ($97,791.58)
    "Mejoras en productividad en el sector manufacturero de P.R" ()
Scholarly and Creative Activities
1. Completed Graduate Thesis as major professor
  - Ana González Garcés (2006) "Development of a Methodology to Solve the Line Balancing Problem with Parallel"
  - Heidy P. Mejía Ávila (2005) "Minimización de los Costos Totales en el Problema de Balanceo de Línea con Ciclo Variable y Estaciones en Paralelo"
2. Completed Graduate Projects as major professor
  - Yaleidy Cesari López (2005) "Modeling for the Estimation of Work Duration and Management of Labor Resources for the Facilities Department at UPRM."
  - Dalmaris González Figueroa (2002) "Determinación y estudio de riesgos ergonómicos asumidos debido al uso prolongado de computadoras portátiles."
3. Completed Graduate Thesis as committee member
  - Roberto L. Seijo Vidal (2004) "Generalized Reduced Gradient Algorithm for a Local Optimum of a Cost Function Built Through Simulation"
  - Martha Liliana García Díaz (2004) "A Methodology to Facilitate Continuous Improvement in the Services Provided by the Facilities Department at Uprm"
4. Completed Graduate Projects as committee member
  - Benjamín Salomón (2004) "Capillary Underfill Manufacturing Development and Characterization for 2nd Level Electronic Interconnect Processess"
5. Other Completed Graduate work as committee member (Graduate school representative and others)
  - Héctor R. Sandino Neira (2000 ) "Project Management and Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling using an Integer Programming Approach"
  - Lourdes Annette Del Valle Casanova (1999 ) "Estudio Ergonómico Para La Obtención De La Probabilidad De Ocurrencia De Traumas Acumulativos Relacionados Al Trabajo De Oficina "

Phone: (787) 832-4040, Extension: 3819, 3204
Fax: (787) 265-3820
E-mail: inin@uprm.edu
Office hours : Monday - Friday from 7:45 to12:00M and 1:00 to 5:00PM

Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Call Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

María Irizarry, Ph.D., P.E. Professor

María Irizarry, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor