Faculty Profile for Dr. Jesus Jimenez

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Dr. Jesus Jimenez
School Director - Professor — Ingram School of Engineering
IGRM 2203C
phone: (512) 245-1826
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Jesus A. Jimenez is the Director of the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State University – a Hispanic-serving institution. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso and his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University. Dr. Jimenez conducts multi-disciplinary research in digital twins and simulation applied to manufacturing systems. His email address is jesus.jimenez@txstate.edu.

Teaching Interests

 Simulation; Design of Experiments; Engineering Statistics; IE Design

Research Interests

 Industrial Engineering; Simulation; Digital Twins; Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Marolt, J., Sgarbossa, F., Jimenez, J., Sharotry, A., & Lerher, T. (2024). Analytical Model and Swapping Policies Assessment of Vertical Lift Module - Buffer Integrated Storage System. International Journal of Production Research, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2024.2396513
  • Tavira, N., Sharotry, A., Jimenez, J., Marlot, J., & Lerher, T. (n.d.). Multi-method Modeling and Simulation of A Vertical Lift Module with an Integrated Buffer System Using Anylogic.
  • Sharotry, A., Jimenez, J. A., & Mendez Mediavilla, F. A. (2023). Forklift Operator Safety & Productivity: A Review of Current Research and Future Directions. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/pmhr_2023/17/
  • Sharotry, A., Jimenez, J. A., Mendez, F. A., Wierschem, D. C., Koldenhoven, R. M., & Valles Molina, D. (2022). Manufacturing operator ergonomics: A conceptual digital twin approach to detect biomechanical fatigue. IEEE Access, (10), 12774–12791. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3145984
  • Sharotry, A., Jimenez, J., Wierschem, D. C., Mendez, F. A., Koutitas, G., Valles Molina, D., … Rolfe, R. M. (2021). A Digital Twin Framework for Real-Time Analysis and Feedback of Repetitive Work in the Manual Material Handling Industry (pp. 2637–2648). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC48552.2020.9384043

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professors for 2018! April 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2023-2024 ASEE Gulf Southwest Section Campus Representative Member Recruitment Award, American Society for Engineering Education. June 23, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Academic Contribution Merit Award, WITNESS. August 2011
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) and the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE), Material Handling Teachers Institute. July 2009
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Systems Management Paper Finalist, International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems Management. May 2009

Selected Grants

  • Asiabanpour, Bahram (Principal), Aslan, Semih (Co-Principal), Ortiz, Araceli Martinez (Co-Principal), Jimenez, Jesus (Co-Principal), Kim, Yoo-Jae (Co-Principal), Salamy, H (Co-Principal). Designing green-engineering summer camp, Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)-Engineering Summer Program, State, $12500. (Funded: June 2014). Grant.
  • Wang, Feng (Principal), Jimenez, Jesus (Co-Principal), Luo, Xiaohua (Co-Principal), Das, Subasish (Supporting), Hong, Feng (Supporting). Administration of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Local Competition at Texas State University, Federal Highway Administration, Federal, $25500. (Funded: December 2022 - August 31, 2023). Grant.
  • Wang, Feng (Principal), Jimenez, Jesus (Co-Principal), Luo, Xiaohua (Co-Principal). Administration of the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Local Competition at Texas State University, Federal Highway Administration, Federal, $25500. (Funded: December 2021 - August 31, 2022). Grant.
  • Ameri, Farhad, Khaleghian, Seyedmeysam (Co-Principal), Tate, Jitendra S (Supporting), Trueba, Luis (Supporting), You, Byoung Hee (Supporting), Song, In-Hyouk (Supporting), Jimenez, Jesus (Supporting), Chen, Heping (Supporting), Emami, Anahita (Supporting). REU Site: Multidisciplinary Research Experience in Advance Manufacturing for Undergraduates, National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal, $396737. (Funded: May 1, 2021 - August 1, 2024). Grant.
  • 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.

Selected Service Activities

Editorial Review Board Member
Applied Operations Research
June 18, 2024-Present
Chair
Ingram School of Engineering Personnel Committee
September 2019-August 2020
Reviewer / Referee
Annals of Operations Research
November 2020-Present
Member
International Education Fee Scholarship (IEFS) Committee
September 24, 2020-Present
Member
Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso
August 2012-Present