A. Wayne Wymore
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| Born | 1927, USA |
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| Field | Systems Engineering, Mathematics |
| Institution | The University of Arizona, Professor Emeritus |
| Known for | Mathematical Tehory of Systems Engg., Founder and first Chairman of the SIE Department |
| Notable prizes | INCOSE Pioneers award, 2003 |
A. Wayne Wymore gained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. both from the Iowa State University, and his PhD in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He is a Professor Emeritus, as well as founder and first Chairman of Systems and Industrial Engineering (SIE) Department at the University of Arizona.
Professor Wymore is one of the first Fellows of International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
On his INCOSE's Pioneer Award is written: "Dr. A. Wayne Wymore founded the first academic department of Systems Engineering in the the world at the University of Arizona in 1960. He pioneered Mathematical-based Systems Engineering and later led Model-based Systems Engineering. He was an early and ardent supporter of the fomenting of INCOSE. He has led self-evaluation of Systems Engineering education, and continues to be one of the most prominent theoreticians of the Systems Engineering community. In addition to his teaching, writing, and consulting, he has participated in pro bono projects to bring a Systems Engineering approach to social service organizations." (the paragraph is quated from Professor Wymore's web page, maintained by Professor Terry Bahill, which is cited below)
[edit] Areas of interest
Systems Engineering,
Mathematical system theory and its applications to system design methodology,
Application of system design methodology to the design of large-scale, complex, man/machine/software systems in several areas: social service systems, communication systems, transportation systems, weapons systems, industrial systems, agricultural production systems and information systems
[edit] Selected publications
Systems Engineering Methodology for Interdisciplinary Teams, Wiley, New York, 1976.
A Mathematical Theory of Systems Engineering: The Elements, Krieger, Huntington, NY, 1967.
Engineering Modeling and Design, (with Bill Chapman and A. Terry Bahill), CRC Press Inc., 1992.
Model-Based Systems Engineering, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1993.
Subsystem Optimization Implies System Suboptimization: Not!, World Wide Web, www.sie.arizona, 1997.
A System Theoretical Fable, World Wide Web, www.sie.arizona, 1998.
[edit] Sources
A. Wayne Wymore's page, SIE Department, University of Arizona: http://www.sie.arizona.edu/faculty/wymore.html
The page maintained by Professor A. Terry Bahill for Professor Wymore: http://www.sie.arizona.edu/sysengr/INCOSE/wayne.html
Read more in:
A Wayne Wymore's Autobiography: http://www.sie.arizona.edu/sysengr/wymore/WWAutobiography.htm
George Klir review on his book "Model-Based Systems Engineering, 1993": http://www.sie.arizona.edu/sysengr/wymore/bookreview.html
