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

UA Engineers and Local DOT Test Smart Traffic Systems to Reduce First Responder Deaths

March 22, 2011 | Ed Stiles

UA researchers have teamed up with the Maricopa County Department of Transportation to create a system that will make intersections safer for emergency responders and the general public.

Saving the Savers >>

UA Systems Engineering Pioneer Dies at 84

Feb. 25, 2011 | Pete Brown

Aspiring pilot unexcited by engineering turned to math and established first academic department of its kind.

World's First >>

Let There Be Flight

Feb. 22, 2011 | Daniel Stolte

Two sheets of paper, a few strips of sticky tape and two paper clips – that's all UA engineering students had to build a high-soaring paper airplane. The Flight Design Challenge was part of this year's Engineering Week.

Learning to Fly >>

Squeezing Sustainable Energy From Thin Air

Jan. 6, 2011 | Ed Stiles

Energy from compressed air stored underground is cheap, clean and renewable, and could even save lives. Researchers at the UA's School of Sustainable Engineered Systems are designing systems that will run fridges, buildings or power plants.

Power from Pressure >>