Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Two Auburn Engineering students reach Tiger Cage final round

Joe McAdory | 03/03/25

Vince Visser (industrial and systems engineering) and Liam Heary (computer science and software engineering) will compete, with others, in the March 28 final round.

Engineering students have the opportunity to advance their skills in product design and innovation through the Tom and Jean Walter ABM Fellowship.

Walter ABM Fellowship empowers engineering students

Carla Nelson | 03/03/25

Thanks to the generosity of Thomas and Jean Walter, 10 engineering students have the opportunity to advance their skills in product design and innovation.

Auburn professor elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Dustin Duncan | 02/17/25

Alice E. Smith, the Joe W. Forehand Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as part of its Class of 2025.

New Engineering Global Programs opportunity takes students to New Zealand

Dustin Duncan | 02/17/25

A new study abroad program through Engineering Global Programs will take Auburn Engineering students to the South Pacific, immersing them in the environmental landscapes of New Zealand.

Three Auburn Engineering students advance to Tiger Cage pitch competition semifinals

Joe McAdory | 02/05/25

The semifinal round will be Feb. 28 in Horton-Hardgrave Hall.

#GINNing Podcast: Madison from Madison

Jeremy D Henderson | 01/31/25

When it comes to selling the strengths and benefits of industrial and systems engineering, nobody's struttin' like Madison Dutton.

Jonathan Pettus has been named executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute. [Credit: UAH]

Pettus named executive director of Auburn University Applied Research Institute in Huntsville

Jeremy D Henderson | 01/28/25

Auburn University’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development has hired Jonathan Pettus as executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville, effective February 1.

The new rankings mark five consecutive years in the Top 20 and nine consecutive years in the Top 25.

Auburn Engineering ranks No. 20 in U.S. News online graduate program rankings, online computer science program moves up 10 spots

Karen Hunley | 01/21/25

The new rankings mark five consecutive years in the Top 20 and nine consecutive years in the Top 25.

Ruha Tacey, a 2012 Auburn chemical engineering graduate who has gone viral on social media as a STEM advocating influencer, served as the keynote speaker for this year's MADE@AU event.

Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience

Austin Phillips | 12/06/24

Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience

#GINNing Podcast: Moose Tracks

Jeremy D Henderson | 11/29/24

He’s fresh off a win at the 2024 SEC Machining Competition in Starkville, working through several pitch competitions en route to Tiger Cage, majoring in industrial and systems engineering, minoring in business engineering technology, and working for the weekend at Auburn Engineering's renowned Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems.

Josh Whiting, Johnathan Deery, and David Neff manufactured a functional gearbox under tight time constraints at the 3rd Annual Project MFG SEC Machining Competition.

ICAMS takes first place at SEC Machining Competition

Carla Nelson | 11/20/24

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.

#GINNing Podcast: High Kicks, High Efficiency

Jeremy Henderson | 11/15/24

From high kicks to high efficiency, from the dance line to the supply line, Nyah Dedeaux does it all.

Middle schoolers from the Huntsville Learning Center’s STREAM Team recently received a firsthand look at the world of manufacturing, thanks to the Bird Inc. program.

Industrial and Systems Engineering faculty brings manufacturing to life for Huntsville middle schoolers

Carla Merrill Nelson | 11/14/24

Middle schoolers from the Huntsville Learning Center’s STREAM Team recently received a firsthand look at the world of manufacturing, thanks to the Bird Inc. program hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS).

Auburn Engineering has now increased its annual new research awards and contracts by more than 300% since 2018, when the college brought in $29 million.

Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.

Austin Phillips | 11/11/24

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.

Edward Huang, associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Alice Smith, The Joe W. Forehand Jr. Distinguished Professor, in industrial and systems engineering, aim to create a new approach using deep learning to better understand DTO patterns in opioid supply chains.

Industrial and Systems Engineering faculty collaborate to address opioid crisis by analyzing drug trafficking organizations’ supply chain patterns

Dustin Duncan | 11/08/24

Edward Huang, associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Alice Smith, The Joe W. Forehand Jr. Distinguished Professor, in industrial and systems engineering, aim to create a new approach using deep learning to better understand DTO patterns in opioid supply chains.

Thomas Lester is active in the university's Thomas Walter Center for Technology's fellowship program and the New Venture Accelerator.

Junior in industrial and systems engineering finishes third at SEC Student Pitch Competition

Joe McAdory | 10/23/24

Thomas Lester's creation features a user-friendly, side-mounted push point which activates interior heating. Interior temperatures can reach 170 degrees Fahrenheit, while insulation protects users from burning.

Pictured are Wills Cook and Brock Baker, seniors in industrial and systems engineering, Nick Smith and Ford Watson, seniors in mechanical engineering and Conner Knighten and Walker Hartfield, seniors in the Harbert College of Business. The team collaborated to develop the Infinity Flex, a modifiable cable attachment for a multitude of upper body exercises.

Engineering and business students collaborate to build modifiable exercise equipment 

Olivia Ballard | 10/22/24

Curls, rows, flies and pulldowns are cornerstones in many workout routines, but what if each could be performed with one machine? Wills Crook, a senior in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) with a minor in Business Engineering Technology, and a team of six undergraduate engineering and business students developed the Infinity Flex, a modifiable cable attachment for a multitude of upper body exercises.

#GINNing Podcast: Where There's a Wills, There's a Way

Jeremy Henderson | 10/11/24

Listen to industrial and systems engineering senior Wills Crook discuss his Auburn-born aspirations on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast.

Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.

Auburn Makersfest submissions due Oct. 18

Dustin Duncan | 10/08/24

Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.

#GINNing Podcast: Phantastic Phedra

Jeremy Henderson | 10/04/24

Is there some sort of hocus pocus behind ISE junior and student leader superstar Phedra Peter's fervid focus? Is it just work — hard work? Find out on the latest episode of the best podcast in higher education.

Over the next three years, Jorge Valenzuela, Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Tom Devall, Tiger Motors Lab director, and Chih-hsuan Wang, professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology, will lead the Tiger Motors Lab project.

Professors receive $400K NSF grant for Lean Manufacturing education

Carla Nelson | 09/25/24

Three Auburn University professors have been awarded a nearly $400K grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enhance Lean Manufacturing education.

Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate program also ranked fourth among the 13 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.

Auburn Engineering undergraduate program ranked No. 30 among public institutions nationwide

Joe McAdory | 09/24/24

Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate program also ranked fourth among the 13 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.

Phoebe Judkins, a student in civil and environmental engineering, talks with employers during a career fair hosted by the College of Engineering’s Career Development and Corporate Relations office in October 2023.

CDCR to host engineering career fair in September

Olivia Ballard | 09/16/24

The Career Development and Corporate Relations (CDCR) office will host an annual engineering career fair Sept. 23 and 26 in Brown-Kopel Grand Hall from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

#GINNing Podcast: Story's Time

Jeremy Henderson | 08/23/24

From Sand Mountain to American Water, from commencement stages to the New York Times business pages, 1981 industrial engineering graduate Susan Story's legacy of leadership is as dynamic as they come.