Joe Wilck, Ph.D., P.E., CPEM, F.ASEM

Associate Professor of Practice in Analytics & Operations Management, Bucknell University Course Facilitator, American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)

Contact

301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35899
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Biography

Joe Wilck has been teaching engineering, management, operations research and data science topics since 2006. His research is in applied optimization and analytics, and it has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the North Carolina Department of Transportation among others.

He is a registered professional engineer and a certified professional in engineering management. He is an active member and volunteer of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) and was elected as a fellow of ASEM in 2023. He completed his education at Pennsylvania State University (doctorate) and Virginia Tech (master's and bachelor's), all in industrial and systems engineering with an emphasis on operations research.

Education

  • Ph.D., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Pennsylvania State University
  • M.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
  • B.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

Affiliations

  • American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)

Honors & Awards

  • Fellow, American Society for Engineering Management, (2023)

Expertise

  • Applied Optimization and Analytics
  • Big Data Ethics
  • Data Science
  • Engineering Management

Recent Publications

  • Street, D., Wilck, J., (2023) Let’s Have a Chat: Applying ChatGPT and large language models to the practice of forensic accounting. Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting. 15(2), 158-191.

  • Sorochuk, C., Wilck, J., Leemis, M. L., (2023) Budget Variance Analysis for Various Numbers and Combinations of Responsibility Centers. Management Accounting Quarterly. 24(2), 22-36.

  • Pietz, J., Wilck, J., Christensen, S., Melville, M., Quinn Stank, J., Zaiser, S., (2022) Autonomous Target Search Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the Presence of Signal Noise. IEEE Communications Letters. 26(9), 2141-2145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lcomm.2022.3182657

  • Lynch, P., Hasbrouck, C., Wilck, J., Kay, M., Manogharan, G., (2020) Challenges and opportunities to integrate the oldest and newest manufacturing processes: metal casting and additive manufacturing. Rapid Prototyping Journal. 26(6), 1145-1154. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-10-2019-0277

  • Pietz, J., McCoy, S., Wilck, J., (2020) Chasing John Snow: data analytics in the COVID-19 era. European Journal of Information Systems. 29(4), 388-404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0960085x.2020.1793698

  • Ellis, P. K., Meller, D. R., Wilck, J., Parikh, J. P., Marchand, F., (2010) Effective material flow at an assembly facility. International Journal of Production Research. 48(23), 7195-7217. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540903186266