Category: Research

Clemson IE is preparing for the second year of its H-CORE undergraduate research program, offering students hands-on research experience in Summer 2026.

The Department of Industrial Engineering celebrated a major milestone this summer with the launch of the first H-CORE (Human-Centered Operations Research and Engineering) REU program. Led by Dr. Thomas Sharkey, Dr. Jessica Aviles, and Dr. Emily Tucker, the 10-week experience brought undergraduates from across the country to Clemson for hands-on research, mentorship, and professional development. Students explored projects ranging from personalized training and assistive devices to workforce optimization and equitable park access, each focused on applying industrial engineering to improve human systems.

The Clemson Industrial Engineering department had a strong presence at the 2025 IISE Annual Conference and Expo. Our faculty, students, and staff contributed across the event through research presentations, leadership roles, student honors, and department sponsorship. The conference, which brings together leaders in the field of Industrial and Systems Engineering from around the world, offered a fantastic platform for our community to share their work and be recognized for their contributions.

Clemson IE faculty and alumni are leading a new partnership with Prisma Health to advance patient safety and care delivery. The Center for Human Factors in Health Care applies human-centered engineering to redesign clinical systems – from ER check-in workflows to telehealth consultations – improving healthcare through data, design, and collaboration.

The department hosted the 3rd annual IE Research Lab Olympics on Wed. May 8th! This is an event where students involved in research, faculty, and staff compete in fun games.

Clemson University Industrial Engineering was represented at this year’s International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care conference, where many faculty and students had a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and contribute to the advancement of healthcare through the application of human factors and ergonomic principles.

Thomas Sharkey, a professor of Clemson IE, has recently won the Fellow Award from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).

During the 67th HFES Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, Clemson IE students and faculty were awarded for their contributions to the human factors and ergonomics field, followed by the student chapter receiving the Gold HFES Chapter Recognition Award.

Congratulations to Dr. Jackie Cha and Dr. Dan Li, both Assistant Professors in Clemson IE, for receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) funding award for their submission titled “CICI: UCSS: Human-Centered Cybersecurity in Robotic Surgery (HCCRS) – Coordinating the Human and Cyber Infrastructure for Cybersecurity”! The goal of this research is to design new human-centered […]

Their project will explore the impacts of patient choice in early-stage clinical trials for new medicines and treatments and address health equity.