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Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering

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The Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Department offers a Master of Science with majors in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Systems Engineering. Courses of study in the Industrial Engineering major include quality engineering, computer simulation, industrial ergonomics, safety engineering, production and inventory control, and operations research. Areas of study in the Manufacturing Engineering major include design of manufacturing processes, analysis of discrete productions systems, precision engineering, and automation.

The Industrial and Systems Engineering Department also offers graduate certificates in International Manufacturing and a graduate certificate in Systems Engineering. Please contact the department for information on this program.

The Systems Engineering program is offered face to face and fully online. 

Admission Requirements 

Students should consult the Introduction to the College of Engineering section for information on general admission requirements.

Chair

Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng
Contact Information: btseng@utep.edu; 915-747-7990
Education: BS, Tunghai University - Taiwan; MS, University of Wisconsin - Madison; MS, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ph D, University of Iowa

Professor

Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng
Contact Information: btseng@utep.edu; 915-747-7990
Education: BS, Tunghai University - Taiwan; MS, University of Wisconsin - Madison; MS, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Ph D, University of Iowa

Associate Professor

Luis Contreras Sapien
Contact Information: lrcontreras@utep.edu; 915-747-7098
Education: BS, Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua; MS, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey; MS, Kansas State University; Ph D, Kansas State University

Arunkumar Pennathur
Contact Information: apennathur@utep.edu; 915-747-7988
Education: BS, University of Madras; MS, Bradley University; Ph D, University of Cincinnati

Priyadarshini Pennathur
Contact Information: prpennathur2@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, University at Buffalo

Eric Smith
Contact Information: esmith2@utep.edu; 915-747-5205
Education: BS, University of Arizona; MS, University of Arizona; Ph D, University of Arizona; JD, Northwestern California University

Assistant Professor

Amanda De Oliveira Barros
Contact Information: aoliveira@utep.edu;
Education: BS, Military Institute of Engineering; Ph D, Texas Tech University

Lori Houghtalen
Contact Information: lmhoughtalen@utep.edu;
Education: Ph D, Georgia Institute of Technology

Amit Lopes
Contact Information: ajlopes@utep.edu; 915-747-5958
Education: B.Eng., The University of Mumbai; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, The University of Texas at El Paso

Sergio Luna Fong
Contact Information: salunafong@utep.edu; 915-747-8686
Education: BS, The University of Texas at El Paso; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, Stevens Institute of Technology

Md Fashiar Rahman
Contact Information: mrahman13@utep.edu;
Education: BS, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology; MS, The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph D, The University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso
College of Engineering
Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering
Engineering Building, Room A-130
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79968


Phone: 915.747.5752
Email: imse@utep.edu
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