Jianjun "Jan" Shi () is a Chinese-born American engineer and the Carolyn J. Stewart Chair and Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. He also works at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the

Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...

. He was elected as a member into the

National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy ...

in 2018 for the "development of data fusion-based quality methods and their implementation in multistage manufacturing systems"."NAE Website: NAE member Jianjun Shi; Election citation: For development of data fusion-based quality methods and their implementation in multistage manufacturing systems," NAE, accessed September 1, 201

retrieved 2019-09.01."INFORMS News: Three INFORMS members are elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2018," INFORMS, accessed May 1, 2019

retrieved 2019-05.01.

Biography

Shi was born in

Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang (; ; Mandarin: ), formerly known as Shimen and romanized as Shihkiachwang, is the capital and most populous city of China’s North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about southwest of Beijin ...

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, an ...

, China."Famous Alumni of Shijiazhuang NO.1 High School," accessed September 1, 2019

retrieved 2019-09.01. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from

Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Institute of Technology (abbreviated BIT; Simplified Chinese characters, Simplified Chinese: 北京理工大学; Traditional Chinese characters, Traditional Chinese: 北京理工大學; pinyin: Běijīng Lǐgōng Dàxué), is a National u ...

in 1984 and 1987, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in 1992 under the supervision of Shien-Ming (Sam) Wu. Prior to joining

in 2008, he was the G. Lawton and Louise G. Johnson Professor of Engineering at the

."University of Michigan Faculty History Project: Jianjun Shi," University of Michigan, accessed December 12, 2018

retrieved 2018-12.12.

Research and education

Dr. Shi is a pioneer in the development and application of data fusion for quality improvements. His methodologies integrate system informatics, advanced statistics, and control theory for the design and operational improvements of manufacturing and service systems by fusing engineering systems models with data science methods. Shi has advised 38 Ph.D. graduates, 26 of whom have joined an academic industrial engineering department as a faculty member."Academic Tree of Dr. Jianjun Shi", AcademicTree, accessed May 10, 2022

retrieved 2022-5.10. Among them, seven received National Science Foundation Career Awards and one received the National Science PECASE Award."Jianjun Shi biography", Georgia Institute of Technology, accessed December 12, 2019

retrieved 2019-12.30. Shi has published one book “''Stream of Variation Modeling and Analysis for Multistage Manufacturing Processes''”,"Stream of Variation Modeling and Analysis for Multistage Manufacturing," by J. Shi, CRC Press, , accessed April 19, 201

retrieved 2019-09.01. and more than 180 papers."Jianjun Shi publications," Google Scholar, accessed May 10, 2022

retrieved 2022-5.10. Shi has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the ''IISE Transactions'' (2017-2020), the flagship journal of the

Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers The Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), formerly the Institute of Industrial Engineers, is a professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving q ...

Awards and honors

George Box Medal The George Box Medal is an insignia of an award named after the statistician George Box. It is awarded annually by the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics (ENBIS) in recognition of outstanding work in the development and the ap ...

(2022) "ISyE Professor Shi Earns ENBIS George Box Medal," GT, accessed May 10, 2022

retrieved 2022-5.10. * Fellow of

Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME (previously the Society of Manufacturing Engineers) is a non-profit student and professional association for educating and advancing the manufacturing industry in North America. History SME was founded in January 1932 at the height of the G ...

(SME) (2021) "2021 SME College of Fellows," SME, accessed November 15, 2021

retrieved 2021-11.15. * S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award (2021) "S.M. Wu Research Implementation Award Winners," SME, accessed May 10, 2022

retrieved 2022-5.10. * ASQ Walter

Shewhart Medal The Shewhart Medal, named in honour of Walter A. Shewhart, is awarded annually by the American Society for Quality The American Society for Quality (ASQ), formerly the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), is a society of quality prof ...

from the

American Society for Quality The American Society for Quality (ASQ), formerly the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), is a society of quality professionals, with nearly 80,000 members. History ASQC was established on 16 February 1946 by 253 members in Milwaukee, ...

(2021) "Jan Shi Awarded ASQ Shewhart Medal," GT, accessed April 8, 2021

retrieved 2021-4.8. * ASQ Brumbaugh Award from the

(2019) "Brumbaugh Award Winners" ASQ, accessed December 30, 2019

retrieved 2019-12.30. * Member of

(NAE) (2018) * The Horace Pops Medal Award (2018)
retrieved 2019-12.30. * IISE David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award (2016) "IISE Award Winners," IISE, accessed December 30, 2019

retrieved 2019-12.30. * Academician of the International Academy for Quality
retrieved 2019-12.30. * IISE Albert G. Holzman Distinguished Educator Award (2011) * Fellow of

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) is an international society for practitioners in the fields of operations research (O.R.), management science, and analytics. It was established in 1995 with the merger of ...

(INFORMS) (2008) * Fellow of the

(IISE) (2007) * Fellow of

American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing ...

(ASME) (2007) * Monroe-Brown Foundation Research Excellence Award (2007)
retrieved 2019-12.30. *

National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ...

Career Award (1996) "CAREER: In-process Quality Improvement Methodologies and Implementation in Manufacturing",NSF, accessed December 1, 2018

retrieved 2018-12.1.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shi, Jianjun 1963 births Living people Georgia Tech faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Engineers from Hebei People from Shijiazhuang Beijing Institute of Technology alumni University of Michigan alumni University of Michigan faculty Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Chinese emigrants to the United States American industrial engineers