Virginia Tech: Invent the Future Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Highlights

ISE researchers and their collaborators from five other institutions will soon engage in research on new construction safety and health
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Dr. Christian Wernz and Andrew Henry won Third Place in the INFORMS Service Science Section Best Paper Award
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ISE Takes First Place in APM Outstanding Chapter Competition for 2008-09!
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2008-2009 Material Handling Student Design Competition won by ISE students
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Winchester's summer research program focuses on diversity, science of human computer interaction
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New staff member to support Harris Manufacturing Processes Laboratory
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Students make own biodiesel derived from waste vegetable oil to fuel vehicles
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Graduate Student, Brian Mayer, participates in two big Adventure Races
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Recent Alumn selected as the Army Chief of Weapons Branch, Human Factors Integration Division
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What is ISE?

Galina Cataldi What I like best about the ISE Dept. are the people. All the students are friendly, respectful, and always eager to help their fellow classmates in one way or another. It seems that the ISE faculty as a whole is truly committed to seeing students succeed and excel in every aspect of their education as well as their future careers. - Galina Cataldi

Definition of Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineering is simply, “designing and improving systems” or, engineering that deals with the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems (as of people, materials, and energy)
Mirriam - Webster Dictionary
What do Industrial Engineers do according to the Institute of Industrial Engineers?
“Many people are misled by the term industrial engineer. It’s not just about manufacturing. It also encompasses service industries, with many IEs employed in entertainment industries, shipping and logistics businesses, and health care organizations...”
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Student and Professor in front of Waterfall

Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach and means for enabling the realization and deployment of successful systems. It can be viewed as the application of engineering techniques to the engineering of systems, as well as the application of a systems approach to engineering efforts.

For Further Information

Visit the IIE National Site at: http://www.iienet2.org/Default.aspx

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