Our Team
Students in the Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) program learn directly from world-class faculty and industry experts. Instructors come from both UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the Warrington College of Business, bringing together technical depth and strategic business insight.
Administrative Team
Shantih M Spanton, PhD
Associate Director of Jax Graduate Programs
Dr. Spanton spent over a decade working as a leader in optimization research in the transportation and logistics industry before joining the University of Florida ISE’s Jacksonville admin team. She also has years of teaching experience in higher education, and has a doctoral degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering from UF.
Professor Serdar Kirli
Lecturer & Undergraduate Coordinator
Serdar Kırlı serves as Instructional Professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Florida. His teaching and research interests include software engineering; internet technologies, real-time control and industrial applications of microcontrollers.