Fariba Farajbakhsh Mamaghani joined the Freeman School’s tenure-track faculty in 2023 after serving two years as a visiting assistant professor of management science. She came to Freeman from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas, where she earned her PhD in management science - operations management. Her current research interests include sustainable operations management, renewable energy and environmental policy, and energy economics, where she applies a combination of mathematical modeling and statistical and analytical techniques such as game theory, optimization, data analysis, and forecasting. Mamaghani currently teaches MBA, Professional MBA and Master of Energy courses, focusing on Business Statistics and Modeling. Her research has been recognized by top journals such as Operations Research, where her work has undergone revision. She holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from Sharif University of Technology (SUT) in Tehran.