<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2023/elif-kongar.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>04/25/2023</pubDate><title>Industrial Engineering Expert Recognized for Contributions to Field</title><description>Passionate about her discipline and committed to engineering education, Elif Kongar, Ph.D., was recently recognized by Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society International for her achievements and service. Grateful for those have inspired her own career, she’s now dedicated to serving as a mentor to her own students.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>April 25, 2023</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/engineering/news/2023/elif-kongar-headshot.jpg" alt="Elif Kongar, Ph.D."/></image><image-caption>Elif Kongar, Ph.D., is an expert in industrial engineering and engineering education.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2023</tag></tags></item>