Welcome to Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rutgers!

The department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rutgers is committed to provide the highest quality education for our students. We are committed to research, often in collaboration with industry and other disciplines, to advance the state of knowledge and practice in our field. Both our teaching and research are firmly rooted in scientific principles, and at the same time incorporate in-depth knowledge of problem areas including manufacturing and production systems, quality and reliability engineering, systems engineering and information technology. Our objective is to solve complex, relevant engineering problems facing industry and the public sector today and in the future.

In a time of rapidly changing technology, industrial and systems engineers are needed to design cost-effective, efficient systems that can integrate complex technologies into manufacturing, service, and government enterprises. Industrial and Systems Engineers apply mathematical and economic analysis, engineering sciences, and information technology to solve problems such as designing and controlling automated manufacturing systems, predicting the reliability of electronic components and systems, measuring the safety performance of airlines, analyzing the performance of computer systems, and designing information systems to seamlessly integrate large enterprises. The graduate programs in industrial and systems engineering at Rutgers provide students with a strong technical background and prepare them for leadership careers in this exciting and challenging profession.

This handbook is for prospective and current students. It contains information about admission and financial support and the detailed requirements for the MS and Ph.D. degrees. This document can be found on the web at http://coewww.rutgers.edu/ie. For graduate applications go to http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu

We encourage prospective students to join us and we welcome new and current students to a productive 2004-2005 academic year.

Prof. Hoang Pham, Department Chair
Prof. Susan Albin, Graduate Director

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