Industrial Engineering

Mailing Address: 
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MC 251) 
842 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60607-7022

Contact Information: 
Campus Location: 2039 ERF 
(312) 996-6122 

Administration: 
Head of the Department: Houshang Darabi
Director of Graduate Studies: Hamed Hatami-Marbini

Program Codes: 
20FS0127MS (MS) 
20FS1338PHD (PhD)

The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and the Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. Coursework and research are available in such topics as manufacturing information systems and manufacturing control, supply chain, logistics, optimization quality control, haptics and virtual reality, industrial automation, safety and reliability engineering, diagnostics, prognostics, controls and statistical modeling. The department also offers a program leading to degrees in Mechanical Engineering at both the master’s and doctoral levels; consult the appropriate section of the catalog for more information on this program.