Manufacturing related stories from industrial engineering students and alumni

Professor Judy Jin

Dr. Jionghua (Judy) Jin to speak at ISE:5000 graduate seminar

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Join us in welcoming Dr. Jionghua (Judy) Jin, professor within the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, to our graduate seminar. Dr. Jin will present her seminar titled, “Data Fusion Research to Empower Smart Manufacturing,” on Thursday, February 29, from 3:30-4:20 p.m. in 4030 SC. There will be a small reception in 3307 SC from 3:00-3:30 p.m.
Xuan Song

Xuan Song receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award to research novel ceramic manufacturing methods

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Xuan Song, University of Iowa engineering professor, has received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to advance research of ceramic additive manufacturing, which could benefit industries, including health care, defense, and energy. 
Tj Tollakson's Dimond Bike

Ironman, innovator, and industrial engineer

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
TJ Tollakson, a 2003 University of Iowa graduate with a degree in industrial engineering, has spent time in engineering classrooms and labs as well as at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and now at Dimond Bikes, a company he founded in 2011 and where he is now CEO.
Megan Greenwood

Brewing up big ideas through industrial engineering

Monday, February 20, 2023
When Megan Greenwood graduated with her industrial engineering degree from the University of Iowa in 2011, she was working to solve one issue in engineering: the lack of women engineers across industry. Before long, she would be addressing another problem: the lack of women-led breweries among the approximately 9100 breweries in the United States.
Max stands next to equipment

Learning at Iowa, staying in Iowa

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
At Iowa, engineering grad Max Swartz found a supportive academic environment and opportunity for hands-on work in a prototyping shop.