1. Industrial Engineering Variety Integration And Systems Design & Improvement Increased Efficiency Real Environments Scientific Approach Flexible Services

2. But what do IE ’ s do?  Industrial Engineers  apply engineering and mathematical principles to  design and manage the  systems made of  people, computers, machines, materials, information, and energy  in order to produce the  goods and services critical to the economy. Effective, Safe and Efficient

3. Sales of the Toyota Prius nearly tripled from 2004 to 2005  IE Ergonomists chose tools and designed workplaces to prevent workers from becoming injured  IE Manufacturing Engineers designed and managed the production lines which put all of the parts together

4. Apple sold over 6.5 Million iPods during 3 months of 2005  IEs specializing in human- system interface design made sure that they were easy to use

5. United Airlines flies travelers all over the world  Industrial Engineers serve as Operations Analysts to insure that flight schedules, aircraft assignments, and routes are designed optimally

6. The GAP operates more than 4000 stores worldwide  Industrial engineers specializing in inventory control make sure enough boot-cut jeans are manufactured and delivered to the right stores

7. Is IE for you?  Do you want to  Design better ways to get things done?  Use computers & software to solve engineering problems?  Use math to describe and analyze systems of people, machines, and information?  Improve and manage those systems?  Design the interaction between people and systems?  Work in a wide variety of environments, from consulting to government to health care to manufacturing to transportation?

8. What about the department?  Small class sizes = personal attention  Award winning faculty  Active student organizations  Outgoing seniors consistently rate the faculty as one of the best aspects of the department

9. Opportunities for Research  Computer Aided-Modeling and Solid Freeform Fabrication in Biomedical Engineering  Design and fabrication of custom biomedical implants, prostheses and devices using solid freeform technologies.  Optimum modeling and fabrication of porous three-dimensional (3D) scaffold structures to support the cells as they form into complex 3D tissues in Tissue Engineering. SBM Biodegradable matrix with growth factors Barrier layer

10. Opportunities for Research  Who talks to who in an ER?  Analyzing communication among doctors and nurses and patient flow in emergency rooms to design better medical computer systems  Better design of computerized maps  Designing techniques for displaying complex information on maps for emergency responders and military  Accommodating wheelchair users  Largest 3-dimensional study & database of wheelchair users in the world

12. Opportunities for Research  Optimal use of distributed, networked, moving sensor platforms

13. Overall Approach: Distributed Tracking Architectural Analysis Testbed Coupled with T&E Research Develop Testbed and Expanded Research on Test Procedures in Parallel

14. What about after graduation?  IE ’ s command high salaries  BSIE starting salary in 2003: $47,051 (www.bls.gov)  MSIE starting salary in 2003: $54,565 (www.bls.gov)  Average salary of all IIE members (2000) - $76,000 (IIE)  Median of all IE in 2002: $62,150  90 th percentile = $87,250 (www.bls.gov)

15. What about after graduation?  Our graduates go on to a variety of interesting, challenging careers  US Navy Research Lab  General Electric  US Census Bureau  NBC  IBM  Praxair  Intel

16. What are my options as an IE student?  Bachelor of Science degree  4 year program  With an MBA (5 year)  With a Master of Engineering (5 year)  With a Master of Science (5 year)  New program for Six-sigma certification (expert in producing quality goods and services)

17. Can I get work experience?  Yes! All IE Students are required to perform a faculty supervised internship as part of their undergraduate education  We make sure you have the IE career skills that you need

18. How can I learn more?  www.ie.buffalo.edu www.ie.buffalo.edu  Discover IE (IE101), Spring semester  Dr. Colin Drury (Chair)  Dr. Ann Bisantz (Undergraduate Director)