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

Five people pose with two award statues

2023 College Awards Honor Staff and Faculty Excellence

May 3, 2023 | Katy Smith

Kathleen Melde receives the first recognition for Outstanding Supporter of Diversity & Inclusion.

Excellent Employees >>

Wolfgang Fink holds a schematic of an eyeball

International Achievement Award Highlights Decades of Optical Mastery

March 16, 2023 | Katy Smith

Wolfgang Fink holds commonalities with the award’s namesakes, who were leaders in establishing the UA as an optics powerhouse.

Expanding a Legacy >>

Two masked students work in a cleanroom with satellite components

Student-built Satellite Uses 'Beach Ball' for an Antenna

March 8, 2023 | Kylianne Chadwick, NASA Space Grant Science Writing Intern, University Communications

CatSat is a small satellite carrying a new communications concept – an inflatable antenna – into space.

Inflating in the Ionosphere >>

Ricardo Valerdi addresses a group of children in baseball caps outdoors

For Student Success, Science of Sport Hits a Home Run

March 7, 2023 | Tech Launch Arizona

The program has benefited nearly 500,000 elementary and middle school youth since 2012.

STEM and Sports >>

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