Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Lettuce deliver: Nick Herrig engineers tech solutions for fresh greens-to-doorstep startup
Nick Herrig (‘17 indust engr) is the lead software engineer for Clayton Farms, an Ames-based startup that delivers soil-free-grown produce to customers’ homes – the same day it’s harvested. After graduating and working in process improvement and IT for large companies for a few years, Herrig realized he was still hungry for the fast-paced world of startups. Read More

September 19, 2022
IMSE’s Li named World of Difference Faculty Fellow in Engineering
Qing Li, assistant professor in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering (IMSE), has been named a Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellow in Engineering. Read More

August 30, 2022
Iowa State College of Engineering selects first Kiewit Scholars Program cohort
AMES, Iowa – This spring, Iowa State University’s Kiewit Scholars Program selected 18 students for the inaugural cohort for the Kiewit Scholars Program at Iowa State. This first group of scholars includes nine incoming freshmen and nine currently enrolled Iowa State students. Read More

August 18, 2022
Iowa State researchers receive FAA awards
Philippe Meister, a recent Ph.D. graduate in human-computer interaction (HCI), and Michael Dorneich, professor in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering (IMSE), were both recognized during the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) annual meeting for its Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS) program held this summer in Chicago. Meister is the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Student Researcher Award while Dorneich won the 2021 Jimenez Faculty / Researcher Award. Read More

July 18, 2022
Faculty Professional Development Assignment leads to patent for IMSE prof
The Faculty Professional Development Assignment (FPDA) taken by one industrial engineering professor has paid off in the form of a patent. Matt Frank, the John B. Slater Professor of Sustainable Design & Manufacturing, and a team of engineers from Deere and Company were recently issued U.S. Patent 11,364,536 B1 for the “layered slab manufacturing system and method” Read More

June 27, 2022
I E 348 Final Projects – Spring 2022
Students in I E 348: Solidification Processes had some fun as they ended the semester with a Design-Cut-Weld project. Read More

May 12, 2022
Landon Getting: Outstanding senior in industrial engineering
Landon Getting is the spring 2022 outstanding senior in industrial engineering. Read More

May 9, 2022
Engineering Fellow Kara Albrecht: The College Tour
Welcome to The College Tour! The College Tour is a new TV series, brought to you by Emmy-nominated and multi-award-winning producers. Read More

April 21, 2022
IE graduate student finds a little slice of her Iranian homeland in Ames
Even though she now lives halfway across the world, one industrial engineering (IE) graduate student has found a little slice of her Iranian home here in Ames. Read More

April 14, 2022
New program aims to combine industrial engineering with Navy engineering analytics
Faculty in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) are developing a new program that will provide students with the knowledge and skills to pursue careers in the U.S. Navy and adjacent paths. A group of IMSE researchers recently received a $520,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research’s STEM Education and Workforce Program to establish the Navy Engineering Analytics Program (NEAP), which they intend to eventually become a minor program administered through the IMSE department. Read More

March 31, 2022
Sarah Ryan named chair of the Iowa State University Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Sarah Ryan has been named the C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. Therkildsen Department Chair of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. Ryan served as the recent interim department chair and her permanent appointment begins immediately. Read More

March 29, 2022
Like father, like son
As a teenager Ken Schoeneck, Jr. was intent on not following in his father’s footsteps by pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering (ME) from Iowa State University. However, after exploring his options he came to find that Iowa State was in fact the best fit for him. Read More

March 21, 2022
Innovation Fellow Jed Wyse: The College Tour
Junior Jed, an Engineering major, talks about the many aspects of innovation that takes place at ISU. Read More

March 2, 2022
IE background sets up alum for a career in international communications
When deciding on a college major, Grant Barton wanted to find something that allowed him to balance his mathematical abilities with his passion for the arts. He found just that when he decided to pursue industrial engineering. Read More

February 24, 2022
Apply now for Spaceflight Operations Workshop™! Do you have what it takes?
If “What I Did This Summer” essays were still a thing in school, the Department of Aerospace Engineering Spaceflight Operations Workshop would offer some great inspiration. And while those selected for this year’s edition may or may not be writing essays about it later, it will give them something even more valuable: a new way of looking at the world and handling challenges – from an “operational” standpoint. The application period for the two-week experience, set for August 2-14, 2022, is now open. As always, it will depart from the typical college classroom experience, to engage students in hands-on activities to learn planning, execution, and teamwork while transforming their thought processes to be more operationally centered. Read More

February 2, 2022