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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Systems & Industrial Engineering News

The University of Arizona mall and Old Main building, seen from above at sunset.

Engineering Students Receive Funding for Real-World Solutions

Nov. 20, 2020 | Tech Launch Arizona

The second round of the Tech Launch Arizona Student Innovation Challenge features engineering student projects to detect snakes and sustainably purify water.

TLA Student Innovation Challenge >>

Screenshot of a video in which David W. Hahn stands at a podium speaking, with an image of the Old Engineering building behind him.

First Virtual Homecoming Celebrates Alumni and Diversity

Nov. 17, 2020 | Emily Dieckman

The University of Arizona put the “home” in Homecoming this year with a series of virtual celebrations.

Homecoming at Home >>

A spacecraft above an asteroid's terrain (artist's impression).

OSIRIS-REx Successfully Touches Asteroid Bennu in Sample Grab

Oct. 21, 2020 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and University Communications

Ten years after NASA selected UArizona to lead the OSIRIS-REx mission, the spacecraft successfully completed its most treacherous and rewarding task: sample collection.

Touchdown on Bennu >>

Jianqiang Cheng, Ricardo Valerdi and Qiang Zhou

Three SIE Researchers Earn NSF Funding in One Month

Oct. 9, 2020 | Emily Dieckman

The funding will support research into data science, engaging children in hands-on STEM activities and more efficiently replacing battery-powered Internet of Things devices.

SIE Strikes Big >>