Systems & Industrial Engineering

This section of the college news site gathers stories that feature the faculty, students, staff and programs of the UA Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering. For detailed information about all other aspects of SIE, please visit the department website.

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Four people stand in front of a large red and blue telescope.

UA Students Confirm Errant Rocket's Chinese Origin, Track Lunar Collision Course

Feb. 17, 2022 | Mikayla Mace Kelley

Students studying the object's composition confirmed that it is most likely a Chinese booster and not a SpaceX booster, as previously reported.

Eyes on the Skies >>

Roberto Furfaro and Vishnu Reddy stand in front of a piece of telescope equipment, a cylinder about 3-4 feet in diameter.

$7.5M Effort Seeks to Prevent Lunar Traffic Jams

Feb. 14, 2022 | Emily Dieckman

University of Arizona researchers are developing ways to detect, characterize and track objects in cislunar space, or the space between Earth and the moon.

An Eye on the Moon >>