Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

May 1, 2023

Senior Tabitha Gardner talks time management, clubs and community

As an incoming student at NC State, Tabitha Gardner planned to, “come here, get a degree, and leave.” Four years later, she graduates this May as an industrial and systems engineering major, an Africana studies and statistics minor, a board member of two different on-campus clubs, a former design mentor and an undergraduate researcher and more.

Man in a shipping warehouse looks at a laptop computer.

Apr 26, 2023

Computational ‘short cuts’ offer fast answers to complex supply chain problems

The tools can give businesses important supply chain information quickly.

Fireworks explode over the NC State belltower to close down Packapalooza 2022. Photo by Marc Hall

Apr 21, 2023

Harrysson and Mayorga among those honored with Outstanding Research Award, induction to Research Leadership Academy

The winners of NC State University’s top award for research and mentorship this year include Dr. Anthony Blikslager, Ola Harrysson, Maria Mayorga, Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji, Rob Scheller and Anna Whitfield.

From left: Vamsi Engu, Aakash Dhruv, Parth Aloni and Hardik Birla standing in front of a blue and white ISM banner.

Apr 12, 2023

Supply chain showdown: student team takes its solution into battle

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Carolinas-Virginia is a professional association for supply chain and procurement experts that is looking to tackle the supply chain problem. ISM has brought together different university student consulting teams from all over Virginia and the Carolinas to work on a real-life case study for Carolinas-Virginia Furniture (CVF), one of the largest retailers of living room furniture in the US.

Emily Fang in front of a black and violet blurred background.

Mar 27, 2023

Touch is the key to Fang’s success

Have you ever used a virtual keyboard that didn’t vibrate or show you a key has been pressed? Or a flat keyboard that made no noise? Was it unsettling, at first, to not hear the clicks and clacks or feel the keys move under your fingers? These tactile experiences are essential to the user’s experience with the virtual world. It is also what sparked the fascination of ISE senior Emily Fang to study ergonomics.

High school students listen to a professor while gathered in a laboratory.

Mar 24, 2023

K-12 students gain exposure to biomanufacturing research and STEM pathways

An interdisciplinary group of NC State scientists, engineers and educators hosted field trips on campus for 61 high school students and 14 middle school students on Friday, March 3, and Friday,…

Left to right: Colin Lawler, Mallory Padgett and Nick Berinson holding their first place awards.

Feb 10, 2023

Sustainable transportation project wins at Engineering Design Day

NC State students’ optimization of the Wolfline bus system wins top honors.

Feb 7, 2023

Rockets for seeds

Spencer Lee has always had a knack for building things; perhaps this is because of his childhood growing up on a farm and needing to run equipment daily. “My passion for science, aerospace and engineering probably took real roots when I watched a movie called ‘October Sky,’” he recalls.

Computerized image of electricity generating windmills. Dark blue background with light blue windmill shapes lined up in a row.

Jan 17, 2023

It’s like a Fitbit, but bigger

Their research focuses on using big data to tune existing digital twins. So, what is a digital twin? “A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical system, a collection of computationally expensive simulation models based on the physics of the system,” explained Shashaani. “It is a concept gaining increased popularity these days for its potential to revolutionize several fields, such as renewable energy production.”