Industrial Engineering Department

Contact Information

Dr. Jeffrey C. Woldstad, Professor and Head
Department of Industrial Engineering
LIB 148
(605) 394-2628
E-mail: Jeffrey.Woldstad@sdsmt.edu

Faculty

Professors Kerk, and Woldstad; Associate Professors D. Jensen, Matejcik, and Piper; Assistant Professors Dubey and Na; and Professor Emeritus Kellogg.

Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

Industrial Engineering is concerned with the design, improvement, installation, and management of integrated systems of people, material, and equipment. Focus areas within Industrial Engineering include: human factors, ergonomics and safety; operations research, management, and manufacturing. Engineering Management is a closely related discipline that considers how management principles can be applied to technology organizations. Focus areas within Engineering Management include: operations management, supply chain management, logistics, systems engineering and management science.

Degree Programs

The Industrial Engineering Department supports the BS degree in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, and the MS degree in Engineering Management.

Minors and Certificate Programs

An undergraduate minor is offered in Occupational Safety. Students who complete this minor are often able to pursue safety-related career opportunities in technical organizations upon graduation. Undergraduate certificate programs are offered Six Sigma Greenbelt, Engineering Management and Leadership, and Technology Innovation. These programs provide students with additional specialization in cutting edge management practices. Graduate certificate programs are offered in Occupational Safety, Six Sigma Greenbelt, and Technology Innovation. Similar to the undergraduate certificate programs, completing the additional coursework associated with these certificates is intended to provide an additional credential that graduate students can use in seeking employment upon graduation.

Research Areas

Faculty in the Industrial Engineering department are involved in a variety of research projects in the areas of: human factors, ergonomics, operations research, transportation, manufacturing and engineering.

Laboratories

The Human Factors Laboratory supports the research and coursework in work methods and measurment, ergonomics/human factors engineering, safety engineering, and industrial hygiene. Equipment housed in this laboratory includes devices to allow: human motion tracking, eye tracking, measurement of electromyographs, and human force measurement. The Manufacturing, Industrial Learning Laboratory (MILL) supports research and teaching in manufacturing methods and production control. Equipment housed within this laboratory includes: robots, material handling equipment, three-dimensional printers, laser cutters and engravers and a variety numerically controlled mills and lathes..

Additional Information

Additional information may be found at the department website: http://ie.sdsmt.edu.