News for alumni & friends
Commencement 2021
Greetings from Ann Arbor -

This month we are celebrating a new round of team project challenges for our first year students and the excitement of new beginnings for our graduating second year students.

We are tremendously proud of the Tauber class of 2021. They demonstrated remarkable resilience as they adapted their graduate school experience within pandemic restrictions to become exceptional operations leaders. Please join us in celebrating their accomplishments.

Always and forever, Go Blue!

Asli, Cari, Diana, Hyun-Soo, Larry, Michaele, Ray, Ruedee, Teri, and Theresa
Tauber Institute launches 2021 team projects
This year, 25 Tauber Institute business and engineering graduate student teams will devise operations solutions for 20 top global firms. The institute is excited to partner this summer with AIP, Amazon, Beyond Meat, Boeing, Brunswick, Curation Foods, Estee Lauder, Ford, General Motors, Herman Miller, Howmet, Mayo Clinic, Mott Hospital, NCMS, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Stanley Black & Decker, Stoneridge, Target, and Whirlpool.
Help us kick off the 2021 Tauber team projects | May 10-14 on LinkedIn
As Tauber student teams report for their first week of work, we'll be celebrating 28 years of team projects. Encourage our 2021 teams by sharing a throwback to your own Tauber experience! Tag old friends and colleagues to reconnect with your project teammates, sponsors, and your Tauber cohort.
IPD products help disrupted consumers regain control
For this semester's Integrated Product Development Online Trade Show, multidisciplinary student teams created brand new products to help consumers regain a sense of control amidst the major life disruptions of the past pandemic year.
Hail! to the graduates
Celebrate the many accomplishments of our newest alumni!
Please join us in congratulating them through social media and the virtual celebrations of Michigan commencement weekend.
Joe Alvillar (MBA)
Tae Ane (MBA)
Doug Ashby (MBA)
Adrien Beaufils (EGL BSE-ME/MSE-IOE)
Joe Bertha (EGL BSE-ME/MSE-IOE)
Katie Cameron (MBA)
Casey Carlson (MBA)
Haley Clafton (EGL BSE-ME/MSE-IOE)
Marcos Coppa (MBA)
Sebastian Cruz (MSE-AERO)
Marina Engstrom (EGL BSE-ME/MSE-IOE)
Claire Foley (EGL BSE-ME/MSE-IOE)
Felipe Grossi (MBA)
Sameer Kumar Reddy Gurijala (MBA)
Meitong Hu (MSE-IOE)
Murat Johnson (MBA)
Vivian Lai (MBA)
Chris Lan (MBA)
Nick Lowe (MBA)
Gonzalo Luna Jacobs (MBA)
Pablo Martinez (MBA)
Klara Mateju (EGL BSE-IOE/MSE-IOE)
Russ Mixon (MBA)
Rachana Modi (MBA)
Sangam Munsiff (EGL BSE-ME/MSE-ME)
Jordan Owens (MBA)
Cross Pagano (EGL BSE-IOE/MSE-IOE)
Jovana Paripovic (MS-INFO)
Nick Paris (EGL BSE-COMP/MSE-DATA)
Michelle Pawlow (EGL BSE-EnvE/MSE-IOE)
Ignacio Prieto (MBA)
Ben Roos (MBA)
Ariel Rose (MBA)
Morgan Sadler (MBA)
Carlos Sanchez Martinez (MBA)
Julie Sierks (MBA)
Max Smith (EGL BSE-IOE/MSE-IOE)
Jason Thompson (EGL BSE-AERO/MSE-IOE)
Hanna Vincent (MBA)
Patrick White (MBA)
Deb Xavier (MBA)
COVID-19 Modeling Symposium | May 6
Current and former Tauber team project faculty advisors will be featured at the COVID-19 Modeling Symposium. Hear from Amy Cohn, Seth Guikema, Siqian Shen and their colleagues across U-M who have developed new research and methodology in response to the pandemic.
Positive Business Conference | May 13-14
Join us at the 2021 Positive Business Conference, presented virtually May 13-14. We’ll learn from leading faculty and industry experts about how to become more engaged with our work and each other, how to become more mindful and inclusive, and how to apply this work to the greater good.
IISE Annual Conference & Expo | May 22-25
Meet Tauber Institute leadership at the premier conference for industrial and systems engineers: the IISE Annual Conference & Expo. Find us in the virtual exhibit hall or contact Marketing & Communications Manager Theresa Ceccarelli to schedule a meeting.
Team Up with Tauber!
According to sponsoring company calculations, the 2020 Tauber team projects resulted in an average of $31 million per project savings over three years. Total projected savings is over $433 million.