Associate Professor, Korea University, Sep 2025 - present

Assistant Professor, Korea University, Mar 2024 - Aug 2025

Assistant Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, Aug 2020 - Feb 2024

Quality Engineer, Samsung Electronics (Semiconductor Division), Jan 2010 - Jun 2014

Papers Published or Accepted 

• Bavafa, H., Blanco, C., Noh, I.J., 2026. Promoting generics: Effects on pharmaceutical quality. Management Science.
• Lee, H.S., Lee, J., Noh, I.J., Staats, B., 2026. Learning in recovery from disruption: Evidence from U.S. drug shortages. Management Science.
• Noh, I.J., Gray, J.V., Ball, G.P., Wright, Z., Park, H., 2025. Are all generic drugs created equal? An empirical analysis of generic drug manufacturing location and serious drug adverse events. Production and Operations Management.
• Naumov, S., Noh, I.J., Zhao, H., 2025. Evaluating quality reward and other interventions to mitigate U.S. drug shortages. Journal of Operations Management.
• Esenduran, G., Hill, J.A., Noh, I.J., 2020. Understanding the choice of online resale channel for used electronics. Production and Operations Management.
• Tsay, A.A., Gray, J.V., Noh, I.J., Mahoney, J.T., 2018. A review of production and operations management research on outsourcing in supply chains: Implications for the theory of the firm. Production and Operations Management.
• Ko, Y.D., Noh, I.J., Hwang, H., 2012. Cost benefits from standardization of the packaging glass bottles. Computers & Industrial Engineering.

Working Papers Under Revision or Review

• Preannounced regulatory inspections: FDA oversight and drug quality risk. (with Wright, Z., Gray, J.V., Ball, G.P.) Under Major Revision at Production and Operations Management.
• Does legalizing marijuana increase toxic waste? Evidence from manufacturing facilities in the United States (with Dhanorkar, S., Muthulingam, S.) Under Major Revision at Production and Operations Management.
• Do drug shortages affect drug quality? An empirical analysis (with Zhuang, A., Dhanorkar, S., Zhao, H.) Under revision for resubmission.
• Does the focus on workplace safety affect environmental performance? (with Muthulingam, S.) Under revision for resubmission.

Selected Awards, Scholarships, and Grants

• SK Distinguished Research Award, Korea University. 3/2026, 9/2025, 9/2024
• Excellence in Teaching Award (Operations Management), Korea University. 2/2026, 11/2025
• Best Reviewer Award, Production and Operations Management (POM), 4/2024
• Runner-up, Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Award, Decision Sciences Institute (DSI), 11/2021
• Co-investigator, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Grant, 10/2019 - 9/2021
• Co-investigator, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Quality Scorecard Grant, 6/2018 - 3/2020
• Finalist, Hayes Graduate Research Forum at The Ohio State University, 2019