Welcome to Industrial and Systems Engineering!
Professor and Chair
Industrial and Systems Engineering
College of Engineering
Industrial and systems engineers make things better! We focus on improving goods and services, making them more cost-effective and of greater value to people, industries and society.
Thank you for your interest in our department. Please feel free to visit us on the web, by phone (608-262-2686) or in person!
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Indicators of quality
The UW-Madison industrial engineering graduate program is ranked #7 best in the U.S. (U.S. News and World Report, 2013).
The UW-Madison is ranked #18 best engineering school in the U.S. (U.S. News and World Report, 2013).
In the latest published review of doctoral programs by the National Research Council, the department ranked highly in average number of citations per publication, average number of research awards per faculty member, and number of PhDs granted.
Our distinguished faculty have been recognized for their research contributions with awards from national and international organizations:
Three members of our faculty have been elected members of the National Academy of Engineering.
Degrees
Industrial Engineering
Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
Enrollment, spring 2013
212 undergraduate students
150 graduate students
Faculty, 2012-2013
10 professors, including 4 named professorships
4 associate professors
2 assistant professors
2 NAE members, and 1 IOM member.
Graduate student appointments, spring 2013
16 teaching assistant appointments
45 research assistant appointments
Campus research facts 2013
UW-Madison and College of Engineering research facts