Industrial and Systems Engineering

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering welcomes in-person and virtual visits. Please contact Interim Chair Gary Chen at garychen@niu.edu or Tracy Mereness at tmereness@niu.edu to schedule a visit.

A degree in industrial and systems engineering leads to careers in a wide range of commercial, retail and service industries. Our program's integrated approach will help you understand the complete life cycle of a product or service, from design to delivery. You'll gain the skills to improve productivity, save money and optimize resources in manufacturing, health care, entertainment, transportation and other areas.

As you learn how to make businesses operate more efficiently, you'll benefit from:

  • Hands-on experience: Most students have at least one internship with a local business.
  • Career preparation: Almost all students are employed within a year of graduation, many receive job offers before they graduate.
  • Experienced faculty who specialize in a range of industries.

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Mahdi Vaezi

Christine Nguyen

Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Research

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Laboratories

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Faculty and Staff

Name Title Phone Email Office
Ehsan Asoudegi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 815-753-9973 easoudegi@niu.edu EB 238
Niechen Chen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor 815-753-7144 nchen@niu.edu EB 250
Shi-Jie (Gary) Chen, Ph.D. Interim Department Chair and Professor 815-753-1221 garychen@niu.edu EB 230A
Purushothaman (Purush) Damodaran, Ph.D. Professor 815-753-3172 pdamodaran@niu.edu EB 246
Omar A. Ghrayeb, Ph.D. Professor 815-753-0494 oghrayeb@niu.edu EB 321B
Jaejin Hwang, Ph.D. Associate Professor 815-753-9980 jhwang3@niu.edu EB 242
Tracy Mereness Office Support Specialist 815-753-1282 tmereness@niu.edu EB 230
Reinaldo J. Moraga, Ph.D. Interim Associate Dean and Associate Professor 815-753-8048 rmoraga@niu.edu EB 232
Christine Nguyen, Ph.D. Associate Professor 815-753-6748 cnguyen@niu.edu EB 236
Ziteng Wang, Ph.D. Associate Professor 815-753-9971 zwang3@niu.edu EB 240
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