Dr. C. Patrick Koelling

Associate Professor

235 Durham Hall
Phone: 540-231-8755
Fax: 540-231-3322
Email: koelling@vt.edu

Biographical Information

Education

• Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1982
• MBA, University of Missouri, 1978
• M.S., University of Missouri, 1977
• B.S., University of Missouri, 1976

Major Responsibilities

Graduate Program Director
Coordinator, Management Systems Engineering

Selected Recent Publications

• Midkiff, S., G. Morgan, C. Koelling, S. Ball, I. Burbey, M. Zukoski, D. Maldonado, “Catlyzing Multidisciplinary Research through Innovative Multidisciplinary Graduate Education,” Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Engineering Education, July 2006, San Juan, PR.
• Raymond, D., I. Burbey, Y. Zhao, S. Midkiff, and C.P. Koelling. “Impact of Mobility Models on Simulated Ad Hoc Network Performance,” Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC), Sept. 2006, San Diego, CA.
• Koelling P. and M. Schwandt, “Industrial Engineering and Healthcare,” Proceedings of the 2006 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 20-24, 2006, Orlando, FL.
• Patvivatsiri, L., B. Fraticelli, and P. Koelling “A Simulation-Based Approach for Optimal Nurse Scheduling in an Emergency Department,” Proceedings of the 2006 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, May 20-24, 2006, Orlando, FL.
• Schwandt, M.J. and C.P. Koelling “Health Systems: A Dynamic System: Benefits from System Dynamics,” Proceedings of the 2005 Winter Simulation Conference, Dec. 4-7, 2005, Orlando, FL.
• Mahapatra, S., C. Koelling, D. Eitel, L. Patvivatsiri, and B. Fraticelli, “Pairing Emergency Severity Index 5-level Triage Data with Computer-Aided System to Improve Emergency Department Access and Throughput,” Proceedings of the 2003 Winter Simulation Conference, Dec. 7-10, 2003, New Orleans, LA.
• Koelling, C.P., S. Mahapatra, D. Eitel and L. Grove, “Flow Management in the Hospital Emergency Department,” Proceedings of the 2003 Industrial Engineering Research Conference

Key Professional Service Activities

• Fellow, Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
• American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)