Conducting leading edge research and developing tomorrow's leaders in human factors, operations research, and production systems.

About the Department

The National Research Council ranks our graduate program among the nation's top twenty. Our undergraduate program is also highly ranked.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has listed UB ISE as ninth in the country in terms of the 2005 Faculty Productivity Index.

The Faces of UB ISE

Our students pursue a variety of career goals, from hands-on production management to academic research. These are the faces of our graduate learning community.

Academic Programs

Undergraduate: You can do a lot with a B.S. in I.E.

Graduate: We offer two types of graduate study in I.E.—research-based and generalist degrees.

Research

Conference for Drury

A celebration of Professor Colin Drury's scholarship and his many outstanding achievements.

Attention

M. S. Students in Operations Research, Production Systems, Industrial Engineering and Human Factors

The M.S. Comprehensive Exam will be held  Friday, December 7, 2007 at 9:00 a.m

Download Application form

Seminar Series

Graduate Defenses

List of news and events

• On Her Way East

• Awards to ISE at International Ergonomics Association

Complex and risky situations in manufacturing, aviation, process control, and military command and control (to name just a few) require rapid decision making. UB ISE researchers are studying environmental factors that shape the quality of human decision making in such circumstances.

The undergraduate chapter of IIE is hosting the regional student conference in Spring 2006