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Frank Noonan

Associate Professor

Department: Fire Protection Engineering
Office: Washburn Shops, 223
Phone: +1-508-831-5290
Fax: +1-508-831-5720
fnoonan@wpi.edu

Operations management; decision/risk analysis; environmental management

Principle Investigator, University of Michigan. Survey of Regional Power Generation Methodology. Funded by the U.S. Dept. of Energy through the University of Oklahoma, 1978.
Co-Principle Investigator (w. A. Gerstenfeld), Worcester Polytechnic Institute. An Industry/ University Center for Research on the Management of Science and Technological Development. Funded by National Science Foundation, 1980-1983.
Co-Principal Investigator (w. R. Custer), Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Risk Management Model for Submarine Fire Damage Control. Funded by General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division, 1986-1987.
Principal Investigator, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Risk Management Decision Support System. Funded by Hartford Steam Boiler and Insurance Company, 1988.
Principal Investigator, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Risk Assessment of Computers in Chemical Manufacturing. Funded by Digital Equipment Corporation, 1989.
Principal Investigator, U.S.C.G. R&D Center. A Statistical Analysis of the Port State Control Targeting Matrix. Funded by U.S.C.G., 2000.

Noonan. F. (2003). "Stay or Switch Suppliers: A Decision Analysis Application in Supply Chain Management" IAMOT 2003, Nancy, France.
Noonan, F. and Jorge Duque (2002). Design of a DS Tool to assist companies of the developing world in the assessment of their sustainability performance and the selection of sustainability programs. International Conference of the Greening of Industry Network.
Noonan, F. and LCDR Jeff Cole (2001). A Decision Analysis Tool to Support U.S. Navy Fuel Replentishment Operations. The Fourth International Military Applications Society Conference of INFORMS.
Noonan, F. and LCDR T. Kuhaneck (2001). A DL Course Design for Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Professionals in the U.S.C.G. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings.
Noonan, F. (1999). U.S.C.G.'s Port State Control's Targeting Matrix: Design Evaluation. Proceedings of the Marine Transportation System's R&D Coordination Conference.

Member of the GMPC and the IE Program committees.
Member of the Department Tenure Committee and the IE Program Committee.
WPI Ombudsperson, Special Assistant to the President: Performed counseling work, investigative work and mediation work for twelve cases, averaging approximately 4 hrs/week over the .00-.01 academic year.

1990 - Society for Risk Analysis, Session Chair for Social Science Aspects of Hazardous Waste.
National Science Foundation, Proposal reviewer for Decision, Risk and Management Science Program 1992-1994).
IAMOT Discussant/paper reviewer (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997).
1994 - IAMOT Session chair for Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing at Northeast Conference
1994 - IAMOT Track chair for Environmental Management at Northeast Conference
1995 - National Association of Environmental Professionals, Panel member on The Academic Centers for Environmental Excellence
1997 - IAMOT Session chair for Public Responsibility in Decision Making
2001 - Elected vice chair for the Ocean and Marine Engineering Division of ASEE.
2002 - Served as the Program Chair for the Ocean and Marine Engineering Division of ASEE for the 2002 ASEE Annual Meeting and Exposition in Montreal.
2002 - IAMOT Program Chair for Marine and Ocean Engineering Division Decision Sciences Institute
2003 - IAMOT Session Chair in Supply Chain Management American Society of Engineering Education
2003 - IAMOT Treasurer for Marine and Ocean Engineering Division
Reviewer for Environmental Practice: Journal of the National Association of Environmental Professionals.
Serve as Little Sisters of the Assumption volunteer in their community on Endicott St in Worcester, MA.
Group facilitator/counselor at Spectrum Health Services counseling men against domestic violence.