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

Engineering Fraternity Looks to Extend Streak in Float Contest

Nov. 4, 2011 | Alexandra Bortnick

The football-themed float is made mostly from wood, cardboard and recycled materials from previous floats, in keeping theta Tau's commitment to sustainability.

Float On >>

UA Systems Engineering Students Win Best Research Paper at Transportation Technology Meet

Oct. 6, 2011 | Steve Delgado

Two UA Engineering students win award for best research paper after presenting their ideas at a meeting of transportation professionals.

Testing Travel Time >>

New SIE Faculty Member Brings Human Factors into Systems Engineering Research

Sept. 7, 2011 | Pete Brown

Ricardo Valerdi, UA Engineering's newly appointed associate professor of systems and industrial engineering, is studying psychology at Harvard. What can it all mean?

Psychology Over Math? >>

UA Space Systems Engineer and Moon Express Team Eye $30 Million Google Lunar X Prize

Aug. 31, 2011 | Ed Stiles

In the second of a brace of articles about the research of UA space systems engineer Roberto Furfaro, we look at his work with Moon Express, a privately funded lunar transportation company that plans a pinpoint landing on the moon in 2014, giving it a good chance of winning the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize.

X Marks the Spot >>