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A Note From the ASEM President | IAC Edition 2025


Dear Friends and Members of ASEM,

I write this final note as I finish out my term as ASEM President. It has, indeed, been an honor and privilege to serve you, our Society, and the Engineering Management discipline and profession. I look forward to serving ASEM in my role as the Immediate Past President and in other ways in the future. Before I make several announcements, please join me in welcoming Dr. Gana Natarajan, our 2025-2026 ASEM President. Gana has been a constant force in ASEM with his long-term service to the IAC committee. ASEM will reach new heights under his leadership.

It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces last week in Boise, Idaho at the annual conference, and it was a pleasure to meet new members and make new acquaintances. The conference was executed flawlessly thanks to the ASEM Operations Director, Angie Cornelius, and the on-site planning committee from University of Idaho, Dr. Larry Stauffer, Ms. Denise Englebrecht, and Dr. Suzie Long who played dual roles this year in representing both UI and ASEM for the success of the conference.

And of course, the real success of any conference is in its programming which was the responsibility of

The IAC Committee, Dr. Ean Ng, Dr. Hao Zhang, Dr. Gana Natarajan, with help from Dr. Javier Calvo-Amodio and all track chairs who processed 308 submissions. Thank you for organizing a very engaging, informative, and value-packed conference. This year’s program included:

  • 8 workshops
  • 2 panels
  • 1 keynote
  • 100 in person technical presentations
  • 35 virtual presentations
  • 1 Student case competition
  • 2 industry tours
  • Other special events such as: Welcome reception, Social Event, IAB meeting, CEMAL meeting, Business meeting, Board meeting, Fellows meeting, Awards Banquet

2026 International Annual Conference

Mark your calendar to attend

2026 ASEM IAC

Madison, Wisconsin (October 7 – 10).

Host institutions

University of Wisconsin – Madison.

University of Wisconsin – Platteville.

We look forward to solutions that will be shared at the conference in Madison in response to the new challenges facing engineering management.


Regional Events this Spring

Our Industry Advisory Board (IAB) has been working hard to organize two upcoming regional events this spring. As plans firm up, detailed information will be shared via social media, newsletters, email, and websites. For now, mark your calendars with these Save-the-Dates:

    1. March 7, 2026: Engineering Management for Cybersecurity (Bay Area, California)
    2. April 3, 2026: Engineering Management for Space and Defense (Huntsville, Alabama)

Many Thanks to our Partners

We greatly appreciate those who believe in ASEM and partnered with us to promote the 2025 conference. At this site, scroll down for a list of our partners.


     

Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, Ph. D.

ASEM President (2024 – 2025)

Professor of Practice

Director, Master of Engineering Management

University of Nebraska – Lincoln

President@ASEM.Org

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2025 ASEM Award Winners - Congratulations!


Engineering Manager of the Year

David Whitehead

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Best Dissertation Award


“Feasibility Assessment and Container Traffic Forecasting of Inland Waterway Container on Barge Transportation”


Dr. Fan Bu

University of Arkansas


Dr. Heather Nachtmann, Mentor

University of Arkansas


Eschenbach Award for Best Engineering Management Journal (EMJ) Paper

"Exploring Lean Practices’ Importance in Sustainable Supply Chain Management Trends: An Empirical Study in Canadian Construction Industry"

Phuoc Luong Le, PhD

Duy Tan Nguyen, PhD


Merl Baker Award

Best International Conference Student Paper

"Enhancing Embarkation Systems for VBSS"

Logan Dosan

Abigail Hatfield

Benjamin Lynch

United States Military Academy at Westpoint


Meritorious Service Award

Brian Merrill

Raghav Luthra

Yesim Sireli


Bernard R. Sarchet Award

Dr. Paul Componation

Frank Woodbury Special

Service Award

Mike Holman

Paul Kauffmann Professional Development Award

Dr. Ben Baliga

William Daughton World Headquarters Award

Dr. Neal Lewis


Cornelius Administrative

Service Award

Neesee Engebrecht

University of Idaho


ASEM Graduate

Student Scholarship


Vinithra Seshan

Cal Poly


ASEM’s Virtual Student Case Study

Best Analysis Competition Award (online)

  • Announcement coming soon

The People’s Choice Award

(in-person at the IAC)

  • Announcement coming soon

    2025 ASEM Fellow Class

    • Carl Ise
    • Michael O'Connor
    • Natalie Scala
    • Raymond Smith
    • Woodrow Winchester

    Merritt Williamson Award for

    Best International Annual

    Conference Paper


    "Rethinking Project Management with Multi-Agent Systems: A Framework for AI-Driven Coordination"


    Raymond L. Smith III, PhD

    East Carolina University

    ASEM Founder's Award for Undergraduate Program


    Missouri S&T University


    ASEM Founder's Award for

    Student Chapter


    United States Military Academy at

    West Point

    ASEM Founder’s Award for

    Graduate Program

    University of Nebraska - Lincoln


    Presidential Award -

    Local Section

    Peru Section

    Past President of the Society Award

    Jena Ashgarpoor


    September 24th - 27th, 2025

    The ASEM International Annual Conference is a Terrific Event!

    Hosted at The Grove Hotel, Boise, Idaho, USA

    See more pictures from the 2025 ASEM IAC in Virginia Beach HERE.

    ABET and Engineering Management

    The criteria comment period for "Engineering Management" and similarly named programs is open until June 15, 2024. This may be of interest to you, and if you want your voice heard - now is the time to make a comment.

    Link below (Scroll down to EAC area):

    https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/accreditation-changes/

    Professional Development Opportunities through UAH

    The University of Alabama in Huntsville's Office of Professional and Continuing Education is offering an online on-demand Certification Prep Course. Course registration offers 26 hours of instruction and includes:

    • Complimentary ASEM® Membership
    • Digital Course Materials
    • Exam Voucher for either the CAEM® or CPEM® Exam

    Find out more at https://www.uah.edu/opce/program-topics/ASEM


    The Engineering Management Journal (EMJ)



    FOR ASEM MEMBERS: A new edition of the Engineering Management Journal (EMJ) was issued in May 2025.

    The Engineering Management Journal is designed to provide practical, pertinent knowledge on the management of technology, technical professionals, and technical organizations. EMJ strives to provide value to the practice of engineering management and engineering managers. EMJ is an archival journal that facilitates both practitioners and university faculty in publishing useful articles. The primary focus is on articles that improve the practice of engineering management.

    Access to the EMJ is included with each ASEM Membership. View full flyer HERE.


    ASEM Proudly Recognizes Recent CAEM, CPEM and EMSSGB Certified / Recertified Individuals:

    • Michael Burlamachi
    • Hyuk Soo Son
    • Andrea Foutch
    • Bryan Wahlfield
    • Ipek Bozkurt
    • Matthew Hennings
    • Joseph Wilck
    • Sandro Serpone
    • James Brino
    • Faizan Warraich
    • Anthony Doran
    • John Bennitts
    • Gregory Estra
    • Jason Benne
    • Ashesh Saraf
    • David Faris
    • Micheal Okite
    • Larry Mallak
    • Neal Lewis
    • Chaz Weaver
    • Suzanna Long
    • Haneesh Ramisetty
    • Majid Sharifi
    • David Stephens
    • Mohammad Zahid
    • Rajeev Goel
    • Kelly Lucas
    • Idris Adelakun
    • Nabeel Aslam
    • John Via
    • Erik Crocker
    • John M. Nicholson
    • Alaa Sayed Mahmoud Ahmed
    • Tony N. Bitar
    • Mishel Garcia Vela

    • Leonel Amiel

    • Cesario B. Enciso

    • Woodrow Winchester, III

    • Joseph Sisti

    • William Smolter

    • Nathan Fletcher

    • Mohamed Omar Elhefnawy

    • Ruth Vasquez Rivas Plata

    • Ivan De Los Santos

    • Shawn Brougham

    • Samuel De la Torre

    • Travis Meyer

    • Eric Ong

    • Subrat Acharya

    • Henry Regollo Mora

    • Mohammad Samer Almasri

    • Katherine Quinlan

    • Varad Choudhari

    • Joeper Famorcan

    • Jordan Lustig

    • Yin-Chih Lin

    • Kevin Battick

    • Mario DiCino

    • Zheng Guan Tan

    • Saif Hamed G Almutairi

    • Stephen Gilliam

    • Jena Asgarpoor

    • Angela Lestat

    • Ali Jebur

    • Harold Conner, Jr.

    • Farzin Dehmeshki

    • Abhijit Santhanam

    • Christy Bozic

    • Claudia Zettner

    • Daniel Rowbotham

    • Matthew Jelavic

    • Brian Amouzegar

    • DeSheyna Perry

    • Simon Philbin

            • Reza Bahari

            • Ali Zare

            • Akhmad Yudhono

            • Aaron Ofosuhene

            • Scott Young

            • Sivakumar Natarajan

            • Joel Ludwig

            • Monib Shahzad

            • Mohamed Awwad

            • Omar Abdelkarim

            • Cristi Haygood

            • Saksham Poudel​

            • Karina D'Abruzzo

            • Paul Dinius

            • Ahmed Bin Zulfiqar

            • Rajesh Guttikonda

            • James Kinnebrew

            • David Paulus

            • Swarnim Sandeep

            • Polinpapilinho Katina

            • Carl Ise

            • Ronald Castillion

            • Brian Barnes

            • Sravanthi Pettari

            • Abdullah Ali Gabeen

            • Luis Eduardo Guerra

            • Altayeb A. M. Alasyouti

            • Diana Easton

            • Vakhid Zokhrabov

            • John "Jack" Chope

            • Abdulaziz Mohammed Alnaim

            • Daniel Struble Capeles

            • Alejo Acosta

            • Kevin Porter

            • Maxwell Tamakloe

            • Michael Holman

            • Anfal Ziad Abdel-Mughni Al-Khatib

            • Luna Magpili

            • Kristofer Kao

            • Samuel Osei

            • Pedro Patricio Sabilala

            • Sina Hojjat

            • Ayush Ghosh

            • Kurt Wurthmann

            • Sneha Gudivaka

            • Omobolaotan (Bola) Agbonile

            • Joselyn Morales Espinoza

            • Yuqing Liu

            • Shoaib Khalil

            • Inés Areizaga Esteva

            • Wolday Abrha

            • Jeffrey Ulmer

            • Quintin Potthast

            • Ahmed M. H. M. Amasha

            • Zachary Kentner

            • DeVanne Burch

            • Jason Toomer

            • Marcus Stewart

            • Mikael Hesselberg

            • Joshua Jordan

            • Adhista Chapagain

            • Mohammed Raza Kanjee

            • Jean Essila

            • Emmanuel Awolumate

            • Edgar Avalos-Gauna

            • Priyadarshan Manohar

            • Amr Gamal El-Abd Abulhaggag

            • Brian Galli

            • Tiffany Poitras

            • Christopher Coventry

            • David Ogg

                          • Marc Haddad

                          • Nicholas Hughes

                          • Robert Crowder

                          • Jonathan Sullivan

                          • Jamebel Mahan

                          • Rochelle Watson

                          • Muhammad Bilal

                          • Nicholas Underwood

                          • Raed Fatehi Hasan Ali

                          • Viomel D. Soquera

                          • Thinh Do

                          • Shubh Jignesh Vania

                          • Pravallika Kudurla

                          • Esther Forson

                          • Francisco Mathews Lopez

                          • Arif Sirinterlikci

                          • Kushal K C

                          • Kim LaScola Needy

                          • Roderick Capili

                          • Curtis Cobb II

                          • Mostafa Nasr Soliman Ashmawy

                          • Valeria Perez Vera

                          • Krishnaveni Balakrishnan

                          • Luis Monterrubio

                          • Gaylon Don Taylor, Jr.

                          • Calvin Aichele

                          • Matthew Lyons

                          • Mateen Raiyat

                          • Cody Ferguson

                          • Courtney Houtsma

                          • Nathaniel Seal

                          • Caleb Abell

                          • Christopher Maloney

                          • Matthew Paddock

                          • Baskaranathan Barath

                          • James "Beau" Wasson

                          • Chong Yao Wang

                          • Jerry Almos

                          • David Heap

                          • Kristopher Dane

                          • Anjali Paliwal

                          • Anthony Broccio

                          • Carrie Metz Drake

                          • Ahmad Issa

                          • Jameela Al-Jaroodi

                          • Susmita Sain

                          • Tomás Goldaracena

                          • Mohamed Fawzy Yasin Aly Gomaa

                          • Ahmad Mohammad Kharbat

                          • Aaron Finkey

                          • Samantha Pope

                          • Robert Cameron Houk

                          • Sudith Ashokan

                          • Renae Goik

                          • Austin Tedder

                          • Samer Al-Madhoun

                          • Nejib Masghouni

                          • Mohamed Salem

                          • Satish Boregowda

                          • Erwin Lugue

                          • Wisam Shawket

                          • Nicholas Mitchell

                          • Ahmed Maged Hassan Mohamed Amasha

                          • Joshua Gray

                          • Ted Eschenbach

                          • Envin Billings

                          • James Schreiner

                          • Charles Daniels

                          • Alvin Alejandro


                                      Loss of Dear Friend, Colleague, Mentor, and Longtime ASEM Member, Dr. David Lyth

                                      It is with deep sorrow that we share the loss of Dr. David Lyth. Dr. Lyth's obituary was crafted with such terrific detail about his life that we encourage you to visit https://betzlerlifestory.com/obituaries/dr-david-lyth.146656 to find out more about the beautiful life he lead.

                                      Our ASEM leadership team offers deepest condolences to all of David's family and friends. His warm smile, kind greetings, surprise phone calls and witty stories will be missed dearly.

                                      Dr. David Lyth


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                                      ASEM Certified Graduate Program | MEML at Rice University

                                      Congratulations to ASEM's newest Certified Graduate Program at Rice University! ASEM Certification represents excellence in program quality and distinguishes certified programs as being in the top tier in graduate engineering management related programs, worldwide.

                                      To learn more or to have your graduate program ASEM certified, visit https://asem.org/Graduate-Program-Cert/


                                      2023-2027 Master of

                                      Engineering Management and Leadership

                                      Since 2023

                                      Engineering Management Handbook, 3rd Edition

                                      ASEM is proud to now offer the 3rd edition of the Engineering Management Handbook. This EM Handbook edition focuses on the practical application of the domains thus differentiating it from the second edition.

                                      You may download this text through your ASEM membership portal as an member benefit. For non-members, the PDF is available for purchase on the ASEM Store website. Hardcopies will soon be available for purchase on the ASEM Store website as well.

                                      The 11 Domains covered in this handbook, each of which include related topics, are:


                                      1. Introduction to Engineering Management
                                      2. Leadership and Organizational Management
                                      3. Strategic Planning and Management
                                      4. Financial Resources Management
                                      5. Project Management
                                      6. Quality Management System
                                      7. Operations and Supply Chain Management
                                      8. Management of Technology, Research, and Development
                                      9. Systems Engineering
                                      10. Legal Issues in Engineering Management
                                      11. Professional Codes of Conduct and Ethics

                                      Women in Engineering Management: An Interview with Tiffani Teachey


                                      Is Your Organization on ASEM's EM Program Listing? Are You Part of CEMAL?


                                      Please visit https://www.asem.org/EM-Program-List/ to validate your EM Program Listing is up-to-date. Complete the form below to submit any changes or to join the Council of Engineering Management Academic Leaders. Need help? Contact asem-hq@asem.org.

                                      Validate Your Skill Set with Professional Certification through ASEM


                                      ASEM offers the two most important industry-recognized certification for technical managers. You can find CAEMs and CPEMs involved in managing and leading at all levels and types of engineering and technology-driven organizations in nearly every country. Over the past twenty years, ASEM has been engaged in intensive research and development to identify the education, skills, and knowledge critical for success as a technical management professional. This work has supported the development and continuous improvement of this formal method for recognizing the CAEM or CPEM engineering management professional designation.

                                      Visit https://asem.org/EM-Professional-Certifications to find out more, and to begin the process to becoming professionally certified as a technical manager, today!

                                      Opportunity to Contribute to ASEM Professional Certifications

                                      ASEM seeks knowledge volunteers as part of a team chartered to investigate validation or accreditation of ASEM’s growing portfolio of certifications. The use of a third-party standard, has long been discussed. Organizations such as ABET use international standards such as ISO 9000. The Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) and the IACET (International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training) are two examples of U.S. organizations that accredit personnel and continuing education related certifications or certificates. The major deliverable for the Accreditation Project is a actionable plan for obtaining recognized and effectual accreditation as our certification/badging products grow. If you have applicable accreditation knowledge or experience and would like to contribute to this please contact the ASEM Executive Director (ExecutiveDirector@asem.org).


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