The Penn State student chapter of the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers has been honored with the institute’s Gold Award for the third consecutive year.

Penn State researchers have received approximately $535,000 to install a state-of-the-art, “super-finishing lab” for 3D-printed metal parts. The new lab will complement the existing subtractive processing technology in the Factory for Advanced Manufacturing Education Lab within the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Researchers from Penn State and Geisinger Health System teamed up to find a way to predict a patient’s risk for needing additional medical care within three days of being discharged from the hospital.

Faculty, graduate students and alumni from the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State were recognized for their accomplishments at the 2018 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Annual Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida.

Vittal Prabhu, an industrial engineering professor at Penn State, has received a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship and will be traveling to India to do research for the 2018-19 academic year.

Two faculty members within the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering have co-authored a new book focusing on the design, control, operation and management of service systems.

Conrad Tucker, associate professor of engineering design and industrial and manufacturing engineering, was invited by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to attend the Gates Millennium Scholars Program Celebration on April 24 in Seattle. Although there are more than 20,000 Gates Millennium Scholars and alumni of the program, Tucker was one of only approximately 30 scholars invited to the event.

Penn State’s Enterprise Networking and Communication Services turned to engineering students to help improve the unit’s service to the University community by sponsoring capstone projects through the Learning Factory.

Alumni, faculty, staff, students and their families gathered on Friday to celebrate the achievements of the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial Engineering at its annual banquet.

Originally from Taiwan, doctoral candidate Kai-Wen Tien is focusing his research on how to achieve smart manufacturing through smart maintenance.

Emily Leight, a senior studying industrial engineering, has been awarded the S. Balachandran Service Scholarship through Alpha Pi Mu, the national industrial engineering honor society. Leight is receiving the scholarship in recognition of her service to Alpha Pi Mu as the Penn State chapter’s current president

Penn State alumna Shannon McCully’s passion for industrial engineering fuels long career with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.