LEADERSHIP

Jay Goldman, DSc, PE

SCIB Associate Director and Co-Principal Investigator
ICRC Associate Director for Research and Scientific Oversight
Distinguished Service Professor and Dean Emeritus, UAB School of Engineering
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor of Health Services Administration

Dr. Jay Goldman, Distinguished Service Professor and Dean Emeritus of the UAB School of Engineering, is ICRC’s acting associate director for research and scientific oversight. He is also Co-Principal Investigator of SCIB.

Dr. Goldman is a graduate of Duke University, Michigan State University, and Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. A professor at UAB since 1984, Dr. Goldman previously served as chairman of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Missouri at Columbia in addition to being a professor of both industrial and bioengineering. His research and teaching interests have focused on administrative organization and system design for productivity and quality enhancement in the manufacturing and service industries, the design of man-machine work systems, measuring human performance, and exploring human factors in engineering. He has authored or coauthored 75 technical publications, presented some 100 technical presentations, and contributed to numerous textbooks during his career. His comprehensive knowledge and experience has caused him to be a widely sought after consultant to more than 35 local and national organizations as well as to many federal agencies.

Dr. Goldman is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and a life member and Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers and other professional organizations. In addition, Dr. Goldman is presently or has been a member of more than 36 federal, state, and university-based advisory panels and scientific study sections.