Melika Jahan Beikloo began serving as Graduate Teacher of Record
Melika Jahan Beikloo began serving as Graduate Teacher of Record for IE 3840: Engineering Economic Analysis in Fall 2026, independently teaching a class of 72undergraduate students.


Melika Jahan Beikloo began serving as Graduate Teacher of Record for IE 3840: Engineering Economic Analysis in Fall 2026, independently teaching a class of 72undergraduate students.

Melika Jahan Beikloo was selected as one of 22 participants, from a pool of 117 applicants, for the 2026 FutureBAProf workshop at the University of Iowa.
The workshop brought together participants from 21 institutions to explore academic careers in business analytics, including research, teaching, the academic job market, and faculty career development. Melika had the opportunity to learn from leading scholars in the field and connect with fellow emerging researchers.

Melika Jahan Beikloo presented “Mitigating Harm from Disruption in Illicit Fentanyl Supply Networks: A Stochastic Bilevel Optimization Approach” at the 2026 INFORMS Healthcare Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. The work, coauthored with F. Janan, Thomas C. Sharkey, and Mary E. Kurz, uses stochastic bilevel optimization to examine strategies for reducing harm associated with disruption and adaptation in illicit fentanyl supply networks.
Melika Jahan Beikloo has been selected as an IISE Future Faculty Fellow. This recognition reflects her preparation for an academic career integrating operations research scholarship, interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching, and student mentorship.
Dr. Mary E. Kurz
Associate Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering
Clemson University
mkurz@clemson.edu
