Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems engineering studies
the design and operation of production and service systems
and the people who operate in these systems. Industrial engineers use the information and techniques
from physical, mathematical, biological, behavioral, and
engineering sciences to plan, control, design, and manage
complex organizations and systems. Industrial,
Manufacturing & Sys
tems engineering applies the laws of
the physical sciences to designing and operating systems in
which products are produced and services are provided, as
well as to considering the behavior of people as they
operate in these systems. The curriculum provides students with an opportunity to
apply their engineering, mathematical, and science
knowledge to design systems (production or processes) and
solve engineering problems. Students learn to function on
teams, to communicate effectively, design and conduct
experiments, and to utilize current engineering tools. Students gain an understanding of their professional and
ethical responsibilities as they examine contemporary issues
and the impact of engineering solutions in the global
workplace. Perhaps most importantly, students learn to
learn, so that they can continue to update their industrial
engineering skills throughout their careers
Points of Pride
* Founded in 1934, the department was one of the first IE
departments in the nation (seventeenth) and the first in the
state of Texas.
* The 13 tenure-track/tenured faculty include two endowed
professors, and four fellows of professional societies.
*The department enrolls over 200 undergraduate, 160
graduate students and has conferred more than 1,600 B.S.,
1,000 M.S., and 200 Ph.D. Research funding is obtained from a diverse range of
agencies, including NSF, ONR, AFOSR, NASA, NIOSH, and DOE.
*Faculty and students awards include five of the 18 given Best Dissertation Awards from the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM) and numerous best paper
awards.
