Eugene Wickett

Ph.D. researcher with experience in humanitarian response

Excerpt from the Spring 2022 edition of Northwestern Engineering magazine.

Welcome!

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Engineering studying with Profs. Karen Smilowitz and Matthew Plumlee at Northwestern University. My dissertation research develops methods for using supply-chain information to improve detection of substandard and falsified medical products. My broader interests include humanitarian logistics and operations research applications in low-data and low-resource settings.

Please see my Research page for more information on my work, and my Teaching/Collaboration page for an overview of my interests in education and professional development.

Education

PhD (December 2023 anticipated): Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

MS (2019): Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

MS (2012): Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

BS (2009): Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

News & Updates

Mar. 24, 2023: "Inferring sources of substandard and falsified products in pharmaceutical supply chains" (my first dissertation chapter) was published in the IISE Transactions Special Issue on Analytical Methods for Detecting, Disrupting, and Dismantling Illicit Operations.

Dec. 2, 2022: "Using Supply-Chain Information to Improve Regulatory Actions in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance" won Best Student Poster during the 11th annual Global Health Symposium, hosted by The Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health. I was honored to have my work recognized by the award panel.

GHD_Eugene Wickett.pdf

Oct. 17, 2022: I presented ongoing work on sampling plans in post-market surveillance at the annual INFORMS meeting in Indianapolis. Thanks to INFORMS for hosting a great event.

Sep. 21, 2022: Featured in "Practical Solutions for a Healthier World" in Northwestern Engineering, along with advisors Karen Smilowitz and Matthew Plumlee (by Brian Sandalow)

Sep. 12, 2022: Congrats to Karen Smilowitz for being named a 2022 INFORMS Fellow!

Last updated: July 19, 2023