Whether improving the production of automobiles to iPads, optimizing the transportation of goods across the country and the world, keeping theme park crowds flowing, or helping hospitals distribute their pharmaceuticals and scheduling their operating and emergency rooms, the work of industrial and systems engineers affects the many processes and environments you encounter every day. Companies large and small are driving a growing demand for experts in designing and improving supply chains and manufacturing, transportation and user systems in every sector of the economy.
Do you want to create for good by improving productivity, product quality, and user experiences? Explore the undergraduate and graduate industrial and systems engineering programs we offer in the Russ College, or contact the department at 740.593.1539.
"It's like we are all one big family at OU."
Jake Glockner
Ohio University, ISE Major
"Because of the ISE department, I was able to get an internship as a sophomore."
Terren Shannan
Ohio University, ISE Major
"The professors are always available to help you and really care about their students."
Jamie Schrock
Ohio University, ISE Major
"I've had the opportunity to be a part of a great community within our department while learning how to create for good."
Calyssa Bowsher
Ohio University, ISE ‘17
"I've been able to explore opportunities to apply industrial engineering in multiple industries (manufacturing, health care, entertainment, and even humanitarian logistics)."
Cami Jones
Ohio University, ISE Major
"I am not just a number here. Students are welcoming and professors love to help us succeed."
Alana Weszelits
Ohio University, ISE Major
"I have been able to create for good by working with amazing companies from the area, like the Southeastern Ohio Food Bank! It is an awesome experience to see your projects helping in a very real way."
James Lefebvre
Ohio University, BSISE '17
"In addition to its academics, Athens has a great community of people and it feels like everyone's a part of a big family."
Terren Shannan
Ohio University, ISE Major
"Amazing professors, co-op opportunities, and an advisory board ensure we're learning current applications."
Cami Jones
Ohio University, ISE Major
"Being from out of state, it was important for me to go somewhere I would feel welcome, and OU has exceeded all of my expectations. Being from out of state, it was important for me to go somewhere I would feel welcome, and OU has exceeded all of my expectations. "
Alana Weszelits
Ohio University, ISE Major
The Russ College of Engineering and Technology’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a homecoming celebration on July 14.