Brett A. Peters is an American industrial engineer and the current

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of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the

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. He has held this position since September 1, 2012. Prior to his appointment at UW-Milwaukee, Peters chaired the

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and

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department at

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Background

Peters received a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from the

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in 1987. He completed a masters of science degree in industrial engineering at the

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in 1988, followed by a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering at Georgia Tech in 1992. He was a professor of industrial and systems engineering at Texas A&M University from 1992 through 2011, serving as the department chair from 2002 through 2011. His appointment as dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at UW-Milwaukee by chancellor

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in 2012 filled the position vacated when Lovell was appointed chancellor in April 2011. Peters' research interests include manufacturing systems, facilities logistics and planning, and sustainability in manufacturing. He is a Fellow of the

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University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee

References

External links

Profile at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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