Director

Sayanti Mukherjee, Ph.D.

I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. My research is highly multidisciplinary and focuses on quantitative modeling of various types of systemic impacts on the critical infrastructure systems and communities, conduct risk-informed decision analysis, and propose sustainable adaptation strategies to foster sustainability and resilience improvement of our built environment and communities.

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  • Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

  PhD, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering                              Aug 2017

  • Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

  MS, Economics                                                                                             May 2016

  • Iowa State University, Ames, IA

  MS, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering                               Dec 2011

  • Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

  B.E., Construction Engineering and Management                                         Dec 2008

  • Assistant Professor (2018-present)
  1. Industrial and Systems Engineering
  2. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo NY
  • Visiting Assistant Professor (2017-2018)
  1. Civil Engineering (Division: Construction Engineering and Management)
  2. Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate(2017-2018)
  1. Civil Engineering (Division: Construction Engineering and Management)
  2. Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
  • Visiting Scholar  (2017-2018)
  1. Industrial and Systems Engineering
  2. Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
  • Graduate Research Assistant (2012-2017)
  1. Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
  • Graduate Research Assistant(2010-2012)
  1. Iowa State University, Ames IA
  1. 2021: SUNY Individual Development Award
  2. 2021: Energy Systems (ES) Division Outstanding Young Investigator Award [Link]
  3. 2019: Risk Analysis Journal’s Best Paper 2019 Award for the paper “A data-driven approach to assess supply inadequacy risks related to climate-sensitive electricity demand” https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/sfra-sfr121019.php
  4. 2019: NSF Travel Grant to participate in Engineering Sustainability 2019 Conference, Pittsburg PA
  5. 2018: Postdoc Travel Grant to participate in Construction Research Congress Conference, New Orleans LA
  6. 2017: Jury Award for Best Paper, PMI Project Management Research & Academic Conference, India
  7. 2017: College of Engineering Graduate Travel Grant to attend PMI Project Management Research & Academic Conference, India
  8. 2016: Travel Grant by Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC) to attend IEEE General Meeting Conference, Chicago, IL
  9. 2008: University Gold Medal awarded for securing 1st position in B.E. Construction Engineering and Management, Jadavpur University, India University Gold Medal awarded for securing the 1st position
  10. 2008: Memorial Gold Medal awarded for holding 1st position in the Construction Engineering and Management Department, Jadavpur University, India
  11. 2008: P.K. Memorial Scholarship for outstanding performance in undergraduate studies
  12. 2008: Certificate and Scholarship awarded for securing 1st position in the National Level Technical Paper Presentation
  • 1. Consulting for Versar Inc.: Served as an external peer reviewer for the Climate Change Indicators Report, published by the U.S. EPA’s Climate Change Division (CCD) in the Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP) in the U.S. [2020].
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  • 2. Consulting for Customer Care Network, Inc. and New York Power Authority: Providing expert advice on energy demand forecasting models, assess issues of the existing models used for energy pricing and energy management decision making, and conduct focus group meetings sharing the findings and recommendations [2018-2019].
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  • 3. Project Engineer at M.N. Dastur and Company Consulting Firm: Worked on several civil engineering projects as a planning and scheduling engineer [2008-2010]

Professional Committees

  • Guest Editor of Special Issue “Data-driven Approaches in Modeling Climate Risk, Resilience and Sustainability of Food, Energy, Water and Health (FEWH) Systems”: Socio-economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier journal
  • Review Committee Member for the IISE Energy Systems Division Outstanding Young Investigator Award, 2022
  • Track Chair of the Data Analytics & Information Systems (DAIS) Track at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2022
  • Chair of the Risk Science Committee, International Society for Risk Analysis: Term 2021-Present
  • Chair of the Engineering and Infrastructure Specialty Group, Society for Risk Analysis: Term 2019 – 2020
  • Reviewer Board Member of Climate Journal; Term June 2020 – till date
  • Editorial Board of Sustainable Infrastructures as Review Editor for Frontiers in Sustainable Cities; Term 2020 June – till date
  • Global Leadership Forum Member for Construction Engineering and Management Programs (GLF-CEM) Executive Committee: Term 2020 June – till date.
  • Vice Chair of the Engineering and Infrastructure Specialty Group, Society for Risk Analysis: Term 2019 – 2020 https://www.sra.org/eisg/executive-committee

 

Conference Session Chairs

  • 2021 Society of Risk Analysis General Meeting, December 5-9, 2021
  • 2020 Society for Risk Analysis General Meeting, December 13-17, 2020
  • 2019 Society for Risk Analysis General Meeting, Arlington, VA, December 8-12
  • 2019 INFORMS General Meeting, Sustainable and Resilient Energy Systems, Seattle, WA, October 20-23
  • 2019 INFORMS Healthcare Conference, Cambridge, MA, July 27-29
  • 2018 Construction Research Congress Conference, New Orleans LA, April 2-4
  • 2018 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Environmental Decision Analytics Session, Phoenix AZ, November 4-7
  • 2018 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Risk and Decision Analytics Session, Phoenix AZ, November 4-7

 

NSF Proposal Reviewer / Panelist

  • 2021 Served as a panelist for the NSF-NIST Disaster Resilience Research Grants 
  • 2019 Served as a reviewer for the NSF Decision, Risk, and Management Science Program

 

Journal Reviewer

Total papers reviewed: n=45

  1. • American Journal of Health Promotion
    • Applied Energy
    • Built Environment Project and Asset Management
    • Climate Risk Management
    • Energies
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Energy Systems
    • Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
    • IEEE Access
    • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Journal of Risk and Uncertainties in Engineering Systems
    • Nature Communications
    • OMEGA: The International Journal of Management Science
    • Risk Analysis
    • Safety Science
    • Science of Total Environment
    • Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
    • Sustainable Cities and Society
    • The Energy Journal

University at Buffalo (SUNY)

  • 2020-2021: Student Retention Task Force – Member of the Data & Assessment Subcommittee and the Predictive Analytics Team
  • 2020-2021: Serving on the Committee of the ISE 75th Anniversary Celebration
  • 2019, 2020, 2021: Delivered guest lectures to new incoming ISE undergraduates on “How climate change impacts our communities”.
  • 2019: Led INFORMS Student Chapter Discussion Session on “The Transition from PhD Student to Assistant Professor”, December 2019
  • 2019:  Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Club Co-Advisor
  • 2019: Served on Faculty Search Committee for hiring Assistant Professor for Teaching, ISE Department, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
  • 2019: Faculty Representative from the ISE department at the Accepted Graduate Student Reception, April 2nd, 2019
  • 2019: Panelist for New Faculty Brownbag Panel Workshop – Surviving the First Year and Beyond, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
  • 2018-2019: ISE Department Seminar Coordinator
  • 2018: Junior Faculty Panelist for “Global Dexterity: Tips for Working in a Global Environment” Workshop, School of Applied Engineering and Sciences

 

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Society for Risk Analysis 
  • Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
  • Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (AM, ASCE)

  1. 2019: Workshop session chair at TechSavvy Leadership Workshop: Science and math workshop for girls in 6th-12thgrades organized by American Association of University Women University at Buffalo (SUNY)
  2. 2017: Invited speaker – middle school students’ research engagement; Workshop organized by Women in Engineering Program (WEP)’s I2R and the EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service), Purdue University
  3. 2015: Mentoring new graduate students; Program conducted by the Purdue University’s Graduate School
  4. 2013: American Red Cross (ARC) Member actively participating in post disaster relief operation & interviewed affected people in the community after an intensive tornado (DR 616 Indiana Tornadoes) hit Indiana
  • Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • University at Buffalo – The State University of New York
  • 411 Bell Hall
  • Buffalo NY, 14260
  • Phone: (716) 645-4699
  • sayantim@buffalo.edu