The
Ph.D. program in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences department at
Northwestern is an excellent choice for those analytically talented students who are interested
in the development of theoretical and practical tools that can be used to solve
problems in industry and government. Our research addresses analytical tools
and strategies for concerns as diverse as scheduling, planning, distribution,
design, location, and control. Application areas range from traditional uses of
industrial engineering in manufacturing firms to the broader variety of
management science models in the service sector, finance, and public policy. Our faculty members are world-renowned
in their areas of research, and have been honored with awards and fellowships
from leading professional societies such as INFORMS, IIE and ASA. Many hold
appointments to the editorial boards of flagship journals in their fields,
including the chief editorship of Naval
Research Logistics. Their research is supported by grants from the Department
of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Security Agency, National
Institutes of Health, Office of Naval Research, and many industrial corporate
sponsors.
Current projects
cover a spectrum of theory, computation, and applications, often integrating
these aspects within individual studies. PhD graduates in recent years have
gone on to academic positions in engineering, business, and applied mathematics
at top schools including Purdue, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech,
Rutgers and Berkeley. PhD graduates have also filled corporate research and
development positions in such areas as manufacturing, logistics,
transportation, communications, finance, and strategic planning. The quality of
the department is also reflected in national rankings, where it has been in the
top 7 programs in Industrial Engineering for a number of years.
The
IEMS department is part of the Robert R. McCormick
School of Engineering and Applied Science, which is an internationally
recognized center for research and teaching, with strong focus on
inter-disciplinary research. Our faculty also
collaborates with the faculty in other schools within Northwestern. For
example, Ph.D. students can take courses in Finance, Marketing, and Managerial
Economics & Decision Sciences from
the Kellogg School of Management, and write theses jointly advised by our
faculty and faculty from these departments.
To learn more about the IEMS graduate program, please stop by the IEMS Office, TECH C210. You can also contact me at gradchair @ iems.northwestern.edu or Adam Cebulski, IEMS Graduate Program Coordinator at gcoord @ iems.northwestern.edu.
- Tito Homem-de-Mello, Graduate Program Director
For a complete listing of IEMS courses, please visit the Courses Page.
