Dennis L. Bricker

Research Links:
http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/~dbricker/publications.html
http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/~dbricker/grads.html
http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/~dbricker/galaxi_1.html

Joined the College of Engineering: 1974

Education:
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, Northwestern University, 1975
M.S. Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, Northwestern University, 1972
M.S. Mathematics, University of Illinois, 1966
B.S. Mathematics, University of Illinois, 1965

Special Fields of Knowledge:
Operations Research

Present Research Interests:
Optimization: Linear, Nonlinear, Combinatorial, & Stochastic Dynamic Programming Geometric Programming Logistics

Selected Publications:
Kawatra, R. and D. L. Bricker (2000). "A Multi-Period Planning Model for the Capacitated Minimial Spanning Tree Problem." European Journal of Operational Research 121(2): 412-419.

Sankaran, J. K., D. L. Bricker, and S-H Juang (1999). "A Strong Fractional Cutting-Plane Algorithm for Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling." International Journal of Industrial Engineering 6(2): 99-111.

Hsieh, Y.-C., T.-C. Chen, and Y-H Hsieh (1998). "Genetic algorithms for reliability design problems." Microelectronics and Reliability 38(10): 1599-1605.

Bricker, D. L., K. O. Kortanek, and L. Xu (1997). "Maximum Likelihood Estimates with Order Restrictions on Probabilities and Odds Ratios: A Geometric Programming Approach." Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences 1(1): 53-65.

Choi, J. C. and D. L. Bricker (1996). "Effectiveness of Geometric Programming Algorithms for Optimization of Machining Economics Models." Computers & Operations Research 23(10): 957-961.

Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships:
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) The Mathematical Programming Society (MPS) The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)