Graduate Objectives
The Industrial Engineering Department's graduate program prepares engineers to be the research and technical leaders of the future. The departmental philosophy is to provide those earning a master's degree the technical and managerial skills necessary to practice at a sophisticated technical level, to provide those earning a doctoral degree the scholarly experience necessary for a lifetime of innovation and research, and to develop a strong commitment to the profession.
Graduates of the program have been successful in both academic and industrial sectors.
Alumni in Academia
Pitt IE Alumni occupy or have occupied faculty positions at:
US Institutions:
- University of Alaska
- University of Arkansas
- Auburn University
- University of Central Florida
- University of Cincinnati
- Duquesne University
- University of Hawaii
- Hofstra University
- University of Houston
- Northern Illinois University
- University of Kentucky
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Pittsburgh
- Portland State University
- Rutgers University
- SUNY - Binghamton
- SUNY - New Paltz
- University of Tennessee
- University of Toronto
- U.S. Military Academy
- University of Utah
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- West Virginia University
- Wichita State University
International Institutions:
- Kuwait:
- Thailand:
- Kasetsart University
- Chulalongkorn University
- Thammasat University
- Taiwan:
- Ming Chi Institute of Technology
- National Cheng-Kung University
- National Taipei Institute of Technology
- National Cheng-Kung University
- National Taipei University of Technoligy
- S. Korea:
- Singapore:
- Singapore National University
- Turkey:
- Bogazici University
- Middle Eastern Technical University
Three alumni have served as department chairs and one is the past president of Middle East Technical University in Turkey.
Alumni in Industry
In the industrial arena, IE Alumni occupy leadership positions in major research, consulting, and management positions in companies such as:
- Industrial:
- ADTRANZ
- ALCOA
- American Airlines
- AMP
- Armstrong World Industries
- AT&T
- Clark Screw & Equipment
- Cutler- Hammer
- Delphi
- FedEx Ground
- General Motors
- General Public Utilities
- Hershey
- H. J. Heinz Co.
- Haskell - Senator
- IBM
- II-VI Inc.
- Lucent
- Motorola
- NCR
- PPG Industries
- Qualcomm
- Rolls Royce
- Sony
- Symbol Technology
- Systems Modeling Corporation
- United Parcel Service
- U.S. Steel Group
- United Airlines
- US Airways
- USX
- Westinghouse
- Whetsell & Associates
- Financial:
- Consulting:
- Anderson Consulting
- Deloitte & Touche
- Ernst and Young
- Futron
- H.B. Maynard & Co.
- KPMG
- Management Sciences Associates
- Transolutions
- Government:
- Health Care:
