Bio
Dr. Benjamin F. Morrow Jr. is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at North Carolina A&T State University, where he is a proud two-time alumnus, earning a Ph.D. and Bachelor's in Industrial & Systems Engineering. He also holds a Master's in Management from NC State University and a Master of Divinity from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
An active researcher and presenter, Ben’s work focuses on food insecurity, predictive modeling, data analytics, and machine learning, with extensive industry experience at IBM, Lenovo, and GKN. He is passionate about hunger relief, using mathematical modeling to support food banks in adopting more client-driven approaches.
Ben is married to Jackie, with whom he shares two children and five grandchildren. In his free time, he enjoys video games, drawing, watercolor painting, and fountain pens.
Research Interests
Ben's research interests span food insecurity, predictive modeling, statistical analysis, optimization, data analytics, machine learning, and agent-based simulation. His extensive industry experience includes roles in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, cost engineering, inventory management, and project management at IBM, Lenovo, and GKN.
Ben is dedicated to applying his expertise in hunger relief, focusing on decision support for food banks and pantry organizers through mathematical modeling to enable a more client-driven approach.
