Welcome! I am a doctoral candidate in Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University. My dissertation focuses on the economic, environmental, and societal implications of nanotechnology. Prior to attending graduate school, I received a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering from Sabanci University.
Here you'll find information on my educational background and research interests, a list of my publications and selected presentations, and a collection of my favorite photos. Please e-mail me your comments.
Education
- Northeastern University
Ph.D. Candidate in Industrial Engineering - Sabanci University
B.Sc. in Manufacturing Systems & Industrial Engineering
Research Affiliations
Research Interests
Risk management, decision making under uncertainty, trade-off analysis, multi-criteria decision making
Journal Publications
Z. D. Ok, J. C. Benneyan, and J. A. Isaacs, "Desirability Function Models to Optimize Nanomanufacturing
Production Scale-up Planning Decisions", working paper, to be submitted August 2010.
Z. D. Ok, J. C. Benneyan, and J. A. Isaacs, "A Review of the Nanotechnology Environmental, Health, Safety, and Risk Analysis Literature," working paper, to be submitted July 2010.
Z. D. Ok, J. C. Benneyan, and J. A. Isaacs, "Systems Engineering Nanomanufacturing Risk Management Models," to be submitted July 2010.
Z. D. Ok, J. C. Benneyan, and J. A. Isaacs, "Risk Analysis Modeling of Production Costs and Occupational Health Exposure of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Special Issue in Nanotechnology, vol. 12, pp. 411-434, 2008.
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Z. D. Ok, J. A. Isaacs, and J. C. Benneyan, "Desirability Functions for Optimizing Nanomanufacturing
Production Scale-Up", IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Washington, DC, May 2010.
Z. D. Ok, J. A. Isaacs, and J. C. Benneyan, "Modeling Approaches for Nanomanufacturing Risk Assessment," Proceedings of the 2009 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, pp. 1725-1730, Miami, FL, June 2009.
Z. D. Ok, J. C. Benneyan, and J. A. Isaacs, "Nanotechnology Environmental, Health, and Safety Issues: Brief Literature Review Since 2000," IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Tempe, AZ, May 2009.
Z. D. Ok, J. A. Isaacs, and J. C. Benneyan, "Probabilistic and Monte Carlo risk models for carbon nanomaterial production processes," IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, San Francisco, CA, May 2008.
Z. D. Ok, J. A. Isaacs, and J. C. Benneyan, "Risk Analysis of Carbon Nanotube Production Processes under Uncertain Occupational Health Risks and Regulatory Standards," Proceedings of the 2008 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, pp. 1712-1717, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 2008.
Z. D. Ok, J. A. Isaacs, and J. C. Benneyan, "Monte Carlo multi-criteria risk analysis of single wall carbon nanotube production processes under uncertain manufacturing costs, occupational health risks, and regulatory standards," Technical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show (NSTI-Nanotech), vol. 2, pp. 153-156, Boston, MA, June 2008.
Z. D. Ok, J. C. Benneyan, and J. A. Isaacs, "Modeling production costs for SWNT manufacturing given uncertain health and safety standards," Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment, pp. 85-90, Orlando, FL, May 2007.
G. Ertek, C. Kuruca, C. Aydin, B. F. Erel, H. Dogan, M. Duman, M. Ocal, and Z. D. Ok, "Visual and Analytical Mining of Sales Transaction Data for Production Planning and Marketing," Proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, pp. 848-859, Sakarya, Turkey, September 2004.
Selected Presentations
Z. D. Ok, J. A. Isaacs, and J. C. Benneyan, "Desirability Functions for Optimizing Nanomanufacturing
Production Scale-Up", Second Place in Poster Competition, IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Washington, DC, May 2010.
Z. D. Ok, J.C. Benneyan and J. A. Isaacs, “Desirability Modeling for Safe Nanotechnology”, INFORMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 2009.
Z. D. Ok, J. A. Isaacs, and J. C. Benneyan, “Multi Criteria Risk Models for Nanomaterial Production Processes”, International Conference on the Environmental Implications and Applications of Nanotechnology, Amherst, MA, June 2009.
Z. D. Ok, J.C. Benneyan and J. A. Isaacs, “Nanotechnology Risk Assessment Models”, Invited, Nanomanufacturing Summit 2009, Boston, MA, May 2009.
Z. D. Ok, J. C. Benneyan, and J. A. Isaacs, "Modeling Approaches for Nanomanufacturing Risk Assessment", Second Place in Poster Competition, IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Tempe, AZ, May 2009.
Z. D. Ok, J. A. Isaacs, and J. C. Benneyan, “Monte Carlo Risk Models for Carbon Nanomaterial Production Processes”, Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, December 2008.
Z. D. Ok, J. A. Isaacs, and J. C. Benneyan, “Monte Carlo Risk Analysis of HiPco SWNT Manufacturing Process under Uncertain Occupational Risk and Regulations”, Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association 2008 Annual Conference, Boston, MA, April 2008.
Z. D. Ok, J. A. Isaacs, and J. C. Benneyan, “Modeling Production Costs for Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Given Uncertain Health and Safety Standards” Research & Scholarship Expo, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, March 2007.
J. A. Isaacs and Z. D. Ok, “Life Cycle Assessment: An Environmental Management Tool”, Invited, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, February 2006.
Address:
Northeastern University
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
334 Snell Engineering Center
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
E-mail: zeynep@coe.neu.edu