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Welcome to IEM

Welcome to the School of Industrial Engineering and Management!  Industrial Engineers (IEs) design, build, operate and improve production systems by producing goods and/or services for customers around the world.  An education in the industrial engineering discipline opens the door for men and women, like you, to enter this fascinating and challenging world of producing worthwhile things (good and services) at competitive prices for domestic and international markets.  As IEs, we focus on both the quality of what is made and how it is made, as well as the productivity of the processes used.  Our program was established in 1925 and is one of the oldest IEM programs in the world.  We are committed to providing you with opportunities that will prepare you for professional practice.

Why IEM?

Industrial Engineering (IE) is about choices.  Other engineering disciplines apply skills to very specific areas.  IE gives you the opportunity to work in a variety of businesses.  The most distinctive aspect of IE is the flexibility that it offers.  Whether it's shortening a rollercoaster line, streamlining an operating room, distributing products worldwide, or manufacturing superior automobiles, all share the common goal of saving companies money and increasing efficiencies.  
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IEM's online graduate program
IEM provides flexibility for today's busy professional students.  Earn your graduate degree fully online while bringing OSU's tradition of excellence to your future.
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People of IEM

Our people are what make the School of Industrial Engineering and Management so unique. From our world-known faculty to our alumni, to our Cowboy Academy, our students receive a top-notch education.

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Alumni

Our school has been represented and led by giants in industrial engineering. They are CEOs, CFOs Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Partners of major corporations, researchers and much more! IEM alumni have distinguished themselves by pursuing engineering, management and leadership careers in a variety of industries. Our alumni are passionate about their alma mater and give back in many ways!

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IEM Seminar Series

As part of the seminar series, IEM brings experts from academe and industry to discuss the leading-edge research and state-of-the-art industry practices to our students and faculty.

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Support IEM

IEM has been fortunate to have had the resources and support that have made it possible to recruit, train and produce leaders in our society. As beneficiaries of that support, it is now our turn to ensure that IEM continues to produce the same caliber of leaders that are needed in academia, government and industry alike. To benefit the next five generations, IEM launched a $20 million campaign. We have made good progress towards this goal!

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Keep up with us through our collection of photos of graduations, tailgates, award ceremonies and much more, taken through the years.

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Student Chapters

The School of Industrial Engineering and Management has a long tradition of excellence. Connecting students with professionals and organizations to help propel their career is a foundational component of this school. The relationships IEM has built over the years gives our students an edge and solidifies the importance of networking. We are proud to be connected with these great organizations.

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Industrial Engineering and Management Fast Facts 

3rd
 IEM at OSU is the 3rd oldest program in the world
 
#23
 IEM is ranked #23 among public universities by US News
 
#11
 Engineering and Technology Management is ranked #11 by US News
 
53
There were 53 IEM graduates in 2019
 
34%
In fall 2020, 34% of undergraduate students were female
 
36%
In fall 2020, 36% of undergraduate students were minorities
 

Announcements

Shahmizad and Buchanan of IEM receive Honorable Mention Poster award at IPCO Conference

August 28, 2023

Maral Shahmizad, a Ph.D. student in Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM), and Dr. Austin Buchanan, associate professor of IEM, received an Honorable Mention Poster Award for Maral’s poster presentation Political Districting to Minimize County Splits at the 24th Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization (IPCO) Conference.

CHE and IEM professors receive NSF award for virtual human testing platform to test inhaler performance

August 18, 2023

The overall goal of this project is to develop a first-of-its-kind, user-friendly and trustworthy virtual human testing platform that can quantify the inhaler performance in a low-risk, time-saving, disease-specific, and patient-specific fashion, thereby accelerating inhaler innovation with enhanced drug delivery efficiency to designated lung sites.

CEAT personnel actions taken this spring

April 24, 2023

The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology had several personnel actions approved by the OSU/A&M Board of Regents earlier this spring.

IEM's Austin Buchanan and Ph.D. student Maral Shahmizad submit paper to journal for review

February 24, 2023

IEM Associate Professor Austin Buchanan and graduate student Maral Shahmizad publish research paper

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Veenstra named interim dean in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology Veenstra named interim dean in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology May 23
Bishop selected as the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology's Orange Gown recipient Bishop selected as the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology's Orange Gown recipient May 9

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