Faculty Profile for Robert L Wright

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Robert L Wright
Assoc Professor of Instruction — Dept of Information Systems & Analytics
MCOY 404F
phone: (512) 245-2291
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 More than twenty years in the semiconductor industry engaged in research and analysis / static cost modeling and discrete event simulation along with semiconductor supply chain planning. Several years of manufacturing in production control. Fourteen years as adjunct instructor at Texas State School of Engineering teaching Quality Control, Facility Planning and Engineering Economic Analysis. Full time instructor for McCoy School of Business; teaching Business Statistics.

Teaching Interests

 Statistics, Simulation, Supply Chain, Optimization, Six Sigma, Quality

Research Interests

 Factory Operations, Cycle time improvements, 3D viewing-image transfer, Optimization

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Rothe, O., Van Eck, B., Fandel, D., & Wright, R. L. (2008). A Vision for a Next-Generation 300mm Factory. Solid State Technology, 51(10), 24.
  • Fandel, D., & Wright, R. L. (2008). 300mm Productivity Detractors-Mitigation Cost Analysis (pp. 222–227). Cambridge, MA: 2008 IEEE/SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference.
  • Wright, R. L., Zarifoglu, E., Bubela, C., & Preece, J. (2008). Modeling Semiconductor Factories for Equipment and Cycle Time Reduction Opportunities; Part II. Future Fab International, 25, 54–59.
  • Wright, R. L., & Bass, E. (2008). Modeling Semiconductor Factories for Equipment and Cycle Time Reduction. Future Fab International, (24), 50–55.
  • Ghatalia, A., Adusimilli, K., Dyer, D., Worth, W., Wright, R. L., Naughton, P., … Burnett, S. (2005). Impact of Single-Wafer Clean on Manufacturing Efficiency - Semiconductor Fab Perspective. FabTech. Retrieved from www.fabtech.org/lib/printable/576/

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. April 19, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor Award, Alfred H. Nolle Chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. February 22, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Service Award, Dean. August 2017 - May 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. April 29, 2016

Selected Grants

  • Jimenez, Jesus, Mendez, Francis A, Perez, Eduardo, Wright, Robert L (Supporting). Exploratory Analysis and Quality Assurance to Support Texas State Use Program Administration, Texas Workforce Commission, State, $197752. (Submitted: November 2019, Funded: September 28, 2020 - August 31, 2021). Grant.
  • Jimenez, Jesus (Principal), Mendez, Francis A (Co-Principal), Perez Roman, Eduardo (Co-Principal), Emami, Anahita (Co-Principal), Wright, Robert L (Co-Principal). Phase 3 - Quality Assurance of New and Existing Products to Support Texas State Workforce Commission, Texas State Workforce Commission, State, $825189. (Funded: September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Wright, Robert L (Co-Principal). Funding of Tx State Engineering CHiPs lab, International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $300000. (Funded: January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2009). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Program Coordinator Minor in Analytics
ISAN
August 1, 2023-Present
Member
Faculty Handbook Committee
August 23, 2021-May 31, 2024
Member
Suspensions Appeal Committee
August 25, 2020-December 31, 2021
Member
ISAN Department
February 1, 2024-Present
Participant
STAR Park, CIEDAR, and Data Analytics Club
January 22, 2024-Present