Gregory Harris

Industrial and Systems Engineering
Department Chair
Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professor
Director, The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS)
Associate Director for Digital Strategy, the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME)
3312 Shelby Center
334.844.1407
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Education

Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Alabama-Huntsville
M.B.A. Management-Operations, St. Edward's University
B.S. Industrial Engineering, Auburn University

In The News

ICAMS takes first place at SEC Machining Competition

Auburn University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) recently clinched first place in the 3rd Annual Project MFG SEC Machining Competition, held at Mississippi State University.

Auburn empowers high school students with AI, manufacturing skills

With a nearly $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Rapid Response Research (RAPID) program, Auburn faculty from the College of Engineering and the College of Education recently completed the first summer camp aimed at empowering students from underserved communities.
ICAMS serving small and medium manufacturers since 2018

Auburn University's Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) dedicates itself to serving small- and medium-sized manufacturers throughout the southeastern United States.
Auburn Engineering hosts continuous improvement industry roundtable

The Auburn University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) recently hosted an industry roundtable discussion to identify best practices for establishing a company’s operational excellence organization and culture.

Bird Inc. is back with a $1.7M DOD grant for two years

Armed with a $1.7 million project from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to revive the Bird Inc. program created by Cranston in 1996 to widen students’ worldviews to possible manufacturing jobs available after finishing high school, ICAMS looks to visit more than 28,000 sixth-grade students in Alabama throughout the next two years.

Tuskegee students gain hands-on experience at ICAMS

A cohort of Tuskegee students recently received hands-on manufacturing experience through a visit to the Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS).

ICAMS receives $9.2M to further Model-Based Systems Engineering

ICAMS has received a $9.2 million DOD project to address the need for more adoption of enhanced digital capabilities in the defense industry.
ICAMS hosts open house and manufacturing summit

The spotlight shone brightly on the Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) on Oct. 26-27. ICAMS opened its doors to the public, showcasing the ICAMS Manufacturing Facility, and hosted an advanced manufacturing summit for industry professionals.
ICAMS to host manufacturing summit and open house Oct. 26 and 27

The Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) will open its doors to the public later this month to showcase the wide range of resources available to assist small- and medium-sized manufacturing operations to advance their businesses.
ICAMS hosts Industry 4.0 Workshop

The Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) recently partnered with the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association to host an Industry 4.0 Workshop for industry and academia. Participants included employees from companies such as Honda and Hyundai as well as researchers from universities such as the University of Alabama at Huntsville and the University of Mississippi.
ICAMS teams with Bird Inc. to prepare middle schoolers for the future

Bird Inc. is a 50-minute factory outreach activity through the Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS). ICAMS trains students and industry personnel in advanced manufacturing technologies. One aspect of ICAMS’ mission is to introduce manufacturing to new generations.
ICAMS, City of Auburn partnership benefits local industry

The City of Auburn’s Industrial Development Board works to promote industry and trade, provide employment opportunities, and encourage investment in the community. The Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) is assisting with this mission by offering tailored training to local industry.
DOD awards Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing $8.9M for smart manufacturing initiatives

The adoption of Smart Manufacturing is fast becoming a necessity for small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) looking to stay competitive in the Industry 4.0 age. For those SMMs in the national security ecosystem, it's no longer a suggestion — it's a requirement.
Engineering part of $28 million grant to meet rural challenges

Auburn University is one of three universities sharing a $28 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, to establish an Institute for Rural Partnership to research the causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas.
Auburn competes in inaugural SEC manufacturing competition

Auburn University is part of four Southeastern Conference (SEC) schools that plan to make the SEC not just a competitive force in football, but in manufacturing as well. Auburn University’s Interdisciplinary Center of Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) recently competed in the first-ever SEC Manufacturing Competition.

Harris named department chair of industrial and systems engineering

Greg Harris has been selected as chair of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Auburn University. His appointment began Nov. 1, according to an announcement from Steve Taylor, interim dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

ICAMS hosts first Additive Manufacturing Competition

The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) at Auburn University recently challenged area college students to an Additive Manufacturing Competition in which the teams would design and build a propeller for a submarine.

ICAMS embarks on five-year smart manufacturing adoption study

In its ongoing effort to focus on reducing the barriers inhibiting the introduction of advanced manufacturing systems to small and medium manufacturing operations, the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) at Auburn University has embarked on a five-year longitudinal smart manufacturing adoption study to understand the current state of technology adoption in these operations that make up 90 percent of the industrial base.

ICAMS awards first Student Defined Research Awards

The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) at Auburn University aims to assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in the U.S. improve the adoption of advanced technologies associated with Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing. A large part of this mission includes improving the skills of the next generation of engineers to take full advantage of those technologies, and the first ICAMS Student Defined Research Awards will help fulfill that mission.

ICAMS creates unique Auburn-themed eagle sculptures through advanced machinery

An eagle head sculpture was created in the center’s five-axis mill machine and is so impressive that Dean Chris Roberts of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering requested 25 be created for the college’s Strategic Advisory Team.

Auburn to expand Industry 4.0 research, education, training and innovation capabilities with $7.2M DoD award

The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems at Auburn University was awarded $7.2 million from the Department of Defense Office of Industrial Policy's Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program to encourage small and medium-sized manufacturers to adopt advanced technologies associated with Industry 4.0 or smart manufacturing.

Auburn Engineering posts banner year for research in fiscal year 2020

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has again posted a banner year for externally sponsored projects, bringing in more than $74 million in awards during fiscal year 2020. 
DOD invests $9.9M in launch of Systems Engineering Technology program

Auburn Engineering faculty are leading the development of a systems engineering technology program, utilizing a $500,000 award to kick off the pilot year of a five-year Department of Defense grant totaling $9.9 million.
Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing wins $4.26M DOD award

The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) at Auburn University has received a $4.26 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense to explore the digitalization of manufacturing and become a resource for small and medium manufacturers throughout the country.

#GINNing Podcast: ICAMS and the future of American Advanced Manufacturing

The  U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded $4.26 million to the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems. Center director Greg Harris, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, explains why on the latest episode of #GINNing.
Industrial and systems doctoral student earns competitive STEM fellowship

Auburn University doctoral student Ashley Yarbrough has been awarded a fellowship from the Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity (GFSD), a partnership between government agencies and laboratories, industry and higher education.