Ibrahim Ozbolat, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and co-director of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Group, part of the UI Center for Computer-Aided

Design, will receive the Hamed K. Eldin Outstanding Early Career IE in Academia Award June 1 at the IIE Conference and Expo, Nashville, TN.

The award, named for the late University of Iowa engineering alumnus and former College of Engineering professor Hamed K. Eldin (PhD 1951), recognizes individuals in academia who have demonstrated outstanding characteristics in education, leadership, professionalism and potential in industrial engineering. The award recognizes engineering contributions in application, design, research or development of IE methods by early career IIE members. The award is sponsored by Integrated Systems Technology.