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Pius Egbelu is a Distinguished Professor in the Martin Tuchman School of Management at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

Education
He served as the Dean of the School of Management at NJIT and holder of Then and Clarke Chair. Prior to joining NJIT, he also served as the Dean of NSF (National Science Foundation) Academy in Washington, DC, the premier US research agency. As Dean, he was the chief learning officer and a member of the US Government Senior Executive Service, the highest grade level in the US government. He also served as the Dean of Engineering and Bert Turner Distinguished Professor at Louisiana State University, a college with a faculty size of over 150 and staff size of 90. Before he joined Louisiana State University, he also served as Professor and Chair of Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University, Assistant and Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, and Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Syracuse University. Prior to his appointments at Iowa State, he also served as an NSF Program Director for three research programs. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, a Fellow of Nigerian Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He has served on the advisory boards of many organizations, including the US Federal Aviation Administration, multiple Directorates at NSF, and Louisiana Foundation for Excellence in Science, Technology, and Education. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Louisiana.

Professor Egbelu has made notable contributions to engineering education and research. He is a renowned researcher in material handling, cross-docking, supply chain management, manufacturing systems analysis, and scheduling. He has published over 150 technical papers, with more than 80 of these in archival journals. He has supervised 15 PhD students and over 30 masters’ students. He has collaborated with researchers worldwide. He was a founding member of the Africa-USA Conference series on Manufacturing Technology.

Education
• PhD. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1982 • M.S.I.E. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1979. • B.S.I.E. Magna Cum Laude, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, 1978

Honors & Awards
• Outstanding Foreign Student Academic Award, Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama 1975/76 Academic Year • Scholarship Recipient, NORWELA Chapter of American Institute of Industrial Engineers,Shreveport, Louisiana 1977/78 • Finalist, Gilbreth Memorial Fellowship Award of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers 1980/81 • Recipient, Outstanding Young Men of America Award, 1983 • Recipient, 1989 SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award • Listed in Marquis 1996 Edition of ‘Who’s Who in Science and Engineering’ • 1996 National Science Foundation Director’s Award for Management Excellence • College of Engineering and Science Distinguished alumni, 2010, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana. Foodsmith (talk) 23:52, 12 May 2018 (UTC)