Fazleena Badurdeen, Ph.D.
Earl Parker Robinson Chair Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Director of Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing
Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Director of Graduate Certificates, Director of Graduate Studies
Research Interests
- Sustainable manufacturing
- Lean manufacturing
- Modeling and analysis of manufacturing systems and supply chains
- Sustainable product design
Education
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Ohio University
M.S., Industrial Engineering, Ohio University
M.B.A., Post Graduate Institute of Management
B.Sc., Engineering, University of Peradeniya
Appointments
2023 - Present: Earl Parker Robinson Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Kentucky
2018 – Present: Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
2013 – Present: Director of Graduate Studies, Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MFS) Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
2011 – 2018: Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
2005 – 2011: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Manufacturing, University of Kentucky, KY
Spring 2002/Winter, Fall 2003: Instructor, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Summers 2001 – 2004: Graduate Research Assistant, Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory, Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2004 – 2005: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, OH
1998-1999: Visiting Lecturer, Department of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
1997 – 2000: Lecturer, Department of Production Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka