Spend a Summer Day
Spend a Summer Day with the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) on July 27 and 29! The IME program at Penn State is consistently ranked as one of the top programs in the United States, as reported by U.S. News and World Report.
Registration is currently open.
Our curriculum provides a broad-based education in:
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Manufacturing
- Operations Research
- Production, Supply Chain, and Service Engineering
We accomplish this through a base of mathematics, physical, and engineering sciences, along with hands-on laboratory and industrial experiences that prepare students for a variety of career paths. Industrial engineers from Penn State have established successful careers in financial services, communications, information technology, transportation, health care, consulting, and academia.
Students can explore industrial engineering outside the classroom and connect with experts through several professional societies.
- Alpha Pi Mu
- American Foundry Society (AFS)
- American Society for Quality (ASQ)
- Engineering Graduate Student Council (EGSC)
- Engineering Undergraduate Council (EUC)
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Ambassadors
- Industrial Engineering Graduate Association (IEGA)
- Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
- National Organization for Business and Engineering (NOBE)
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Students have access to speakers, career fairs, plant tours, conferences, competitions, professional contacts, leadership opportunities, and social events.
