Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

2025 Lifetime Achievement Award honorees R. Douglas Meckes, Sonny Smith, Susan Nolen Story and Raymond J. Harbert.

Industrial engineering alumna honored with Auburn University's Lifetime Achievement Award

06/09/25

The Auburn Alumni Association celebrated its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) recipients and Young Alumni Achievement Award (YAA) recipient at a gala on June 7, at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center.

Industrial and Systems Engineering earns INCOSE Academic Equivalency

Dustin Duncan | 05/19/25

Auburn University’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) has achieved a significant milestone: official recognition by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) through its Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP) Academic Equivalency program.

ISE doctoral student recognized as Ergonomic Practitioner of the Year

Dustin Duncan | 05/05/25

A doctoral student in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering was recently recognized with the Ergonomic Practitioner of the Year Award at the Applied Ergonomics Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Each council class is active for five years.

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducts Class of 2030

Austin Phillips | 04/30/25

The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members during its annual spring meeting in April in the Brown-Kopel Center.

Auburn University Provost Vini Nathan announced the names of faculty awarded promotion, tenure or both for 2025.

Eight Auburn Engineering faculty members named to 2025 promotion, tenure list

Joe McAdory | 04/15/25

Auburn University Provost Vini Nathan announced the names of faculty awarded promotion and tenure for 2025.

Graduate Engineering Research Showcase winner Tori Phillips, left, with Maria Auad, the college's associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development.

Chemical engineering student wins Graduate Engineering Research Showcase with study on hydraulic redistribution

Joe McAdory | 04/08/25

More than 150 students participated in the 12th Graduate Engineering Research Showcase, held April 3 in the Brown-Kopel Center.

Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs were ranked No. 6 overall in the Southeastern Conference and, once again, No. 1 in the state.

Auburn Engineering graduate programs earn high marks in recent U.S. News and World Report rankings

Joe McAdory | 04/08/25

U.S. News and World Report, which ranks graduate programs nationally each spring, designated Auburn Engineering No. 33 among public institutions when its annual list was released Tuesday, April 8.

Vincent Visser, left, pitched Polar Docks, while Liam Heary, pitched Planet of Snacks.

Auburn Engineering students combine to win $30,000 in Tiger Cage Student Business Idea Competition final round

Joe McAdory | 04/02/25

Liam Heary, a sophomore in computer science and software engineering, and Vincent Visser, a sophomore in industrial and systems engineering, won second and fourth place, respectively, in the university's largest student entrepreneurship event

#GINNing Podcast: Mr. Mister

Jeremy D Henderson | 03/28/25

They call Vestavia-born venture visionary Vince Visser, a sophomore in industrial and systems engineering, Mr. Mister. Or at least they should.

Carson Easterling, a junior in electrical and computer engineering, explains power systems laboratory equipment and their functions to guests.

Auburn University partners with Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center to train the next generation of cybersecurity experts

Joe McAdory | 03/26/25

The Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center is dedicated to advancing cybersecurity technologies to protect critical infrastructure from outside threats — and it’s using the expertise of Auburn students to help carry out the mission.

Polar Docks' misting system effectively cools docks without drenching its users.

Student in ISE creates misting cooling system for docks, reaches Tiger Cage finals

Joe McAdory | 03/24/25

Vincent Visser's Polar Docks will be among six finalists to compete for up to $105,000 in startup capital in Friday's Tiger Cage finals

Two Auburn Engineering students reach Tiger Cage final round

Joe McAdory | 03/03/25

Vince Visser (industrial and systems engineering) and Liam Heary (computer science and software engineering) will compete, with others, in the March 28 final round.

Engineering students have the opportunity to advance their skills in product design and innovation through the Tom and Jean Walter ABM Fellowship.

Walter ABM Fellowship empowers engineering students

Carla Nelson | 03/03/25

Thanks to the generosity of Thomas and Jean Walter, 10 engineering students have the opportunity to advance their skills in product design and innovation.

Auburn professor elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Dustin Duncan | 02/17/25

Alice E. Smith, the Joe W. Forehand Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) as part of its Class of 2025.

New Engineering Global Programs opportunity takes students to New Zealand

Dustin Duncan | 02/17/25

A new study abroad program through Engineering Global Programs will take Auburn Engineering students to the South Pacific, immersing them in the environmental landscapes of New Zealand.

Three Auburn Engineering students advance to Tiger Cage pitch competition semifinals

Joe McAdory | 02/05/25

The semifinal round will be Feb. 28 in Horton-Hardgrave Hall.

#GINNing Podcast: Madison from Madison

Jeremy D Henderson | 01/31/25

When it comes to selling the strengths and benefits of industrial and systems engineering, nobody's struttin' like Madison Dutton.

Jonathan Pettus has been named executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute. [Credit: UAH]

Pettus named executive director of Auburn University Applied Research Institute in Huntsville

Jeremy D Henderson | 01/28/25

Auburn University’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development has hired Jonathan Pettus as executive director of the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville, effective February 1.

The new rankings mark five consecutive years in the Top 20 and nine consecutive years in the Top 25.

Auburn Engineering ranks No. 20 in U.S. News online graduate program rankings, online computer science program moves up 10 spots

Karen Hunley | 01/21/25

The new rankings mark five consecutive years in the Top 20 and nine consecutive years in the Top 25.

Ruha Tacey, a 2012 Auburn chemical engineering graduate who has gone viral on social media as a STEM advocating influencer, served as the keynote speaker for this year's MADE@AU event.

Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience

Austin Phillips | 12/06/24

Auburn MADE event prepares students for an engineering experience

#GINNing Podcast: Moose Tracks

Jeremy D Henderson | 11/29/24

He’s fresh off a win at the 2024 SEC Machining Competition in Starkville, working through several pitch competitions en route to Tiger Cage, majoring in industrial and systems engineering, minoring in business engineering technology, and working for the weekend at Auburn Engineering's renowned Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems.

Josh Whiting, Johnathan Deery, and David Neff manufactured a functional gearbox under tight time constraints at the 3rd Annual Project MFG SEC Machining Competition.

ICAMS takes first place at SEC Machining Competition

Carla Nelson | 11/20/24

Auburn University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS) recently clinched first place in the 3rd Annual Project MFG SEC Machining Competition, held at Mississippi State University.

#GINNing Podcast: High Kicks, High Efficiency

Jeremy Henderson | 11/15/24

From high kicks to high efficiency, from the dance line to the supply line, Nyah Dedeaux does it all.

Middle schoolers from the Huntsville Learning Center’s STREAM Team recently received a firsthand look at the world of manufacturing, thanks to the Bird Inc. program.

Industrial and Systems Engineering faculty brings manufacturing to life for Huntsville middle schoolers

Carla Merrill Nelson | 11/14/24

Middle schoolers from the Huntsville Learning Center’s STREAM Team recently received a firsthand look at the world of manufacturing, thanks to the Bird Inc. program hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS).