Industrial Engineering

Received NSF grant to explore institutional resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID Impacts

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered practices of engagement within institutions of higher education. In particular, STEM students who study a technical trade have been greatly disadvantaged by the imposition of a virtual classroom setting. Whereas prior to the pandemic STEM students could undertake hands-on technical work in labs or factories, COVID-19 has made this […]

Collaborative VR Systems for Moderated Remote Usability Testing

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The vast majority of workplaces and educational settings have been forced to adopt either a virtual or a hybrid (jointly virtual and in-person) setting. Collaborative work in particular has been inhibited by the necessity of social distancing, as multi-faceted teams of facilitators and participants are now forced to conduct their work while geographically separated. For […]

Student Spotlight: Amal Ponathil

What is your title? I’m a Ph.D. Candidate with Clemson’s Glenn Department of Civil Engineering (Graduate Researcher and Teaching Assistant) How many years have you spent at Clemson? With my Master’s and now my Ph.D., I’ve been here for five years and counting. What do you do at Clemson? I’m a teaching assistant! I help […]

Student Spotlight: Hunter Rogers

Hunter Rogers has spent her years at Clemson fostering a deep sense of community and creating an impressive reputation as a dedicated Industrial Engineering student during her path of degrees. Her current research with the Human Systems Integration Lab at Clemson centers around optimizing telemedicine systems to minimize the factor of human error and help provide patients with the best […]

Everroad honored as one of top staff members in Clemson University’s CECAS

During the annual holiday lunch and awards ceremony at the Madren Center, Dean Anand Gramopadhye recognized outstanding employees who contribute to the success of the college. Industrial Engineering’s Graduate Student Services Coordinator, Mrs. Monique Everroad, was honored with a Dean’s Exceptional Staff Award for her outstanding performance, achievements, and accomplishments. 

Katie Jurewicz on completing her BS, MS, and PhD at Clemson IE

Katie Jurewicz began her journey as a Clemson Industrial Engineering (IE) student in 2011. She graduated with a BS in 2015 and then stayed to get an MS. This May, Katie is expected to graduate with her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering with the dissertation: “Using a Bayesian Framework to Develop 3D Gestural Input Systems Based on Context, Expertise, and Exposure.”

Clemson IE Student Wins Regional Student Paper Competition

Mary Grace Stachnik, a junior in the Industrial Engineering department at Clemson University, placed first in the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference technical paper competition. Stachnik’s paper, co-authored with senior IE student Marisa Shehan, titled, “Investigating Microbial Load in the Operating Room.”