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BACKGROUND:
Title: Industrial Engineering with Ergonomics/Human Factors Option (MSIE, PhD). Contact: Fred Aghazadeh or
Graduate Adviser, Industrial Engineering Department, 3128 CEBA Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,
LA 70803- 6409; 225/388-5112; aghazadeh@lsu.edu, http://www.imse.lsu.edu/. Est: 1977. Granted last 3 years: 10.
Part-time: yes. Program: Human factors engineering is one of the areas of concentration within industrial engineering.
Other areas include operations research, maintenance and reliability/quality control, and manufacturing systems. The
Human Factors Option emphasizes ergonomics in work design, work physiology, biomechanics, industrial hygiene,
and systems safety management. HFES student chapter: no. Catalog: ($3) Office of Student Records and
Registration, 112 Thomas Boyd Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.

APPLICATION:
Deadlines: 5/15 (fall), 10/15 (spring), 5/15 (summer). Fee: $25.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
GPA: 2.7. GRE: 1000 v + q. Other: Applicants with degrees other than IE are required to take leveling courses.
Research: medium. Work experience: medium. Letters: medium. Interview: low.

ADMISSIONS:
Students applying last year: 100. Accepted: 50. Entered program: 10. Openings/year: 20.

TUITION AND FEES:
Resident: $1400/semester. Nonresident: $3500/semester.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:
% receiving: 50. Amount: $6000/$8000 for half-time. Available: fellowships, TA, RA, scholarship (all tuition exempt).
Apply: with application.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
MSIE: 24 units, thesis defense, research required for thesis option, no languages or practical experience required, 1.5
years. Nonthesis option: yes. PhD: 54 units plus dissertation, qualifying and general defense exams, research
required, no languages or practical experience required, 2.5 years beyond MS.

CURRICULUM:
Courses (units): Ergonomics in Work Design (3), Statistics (3), Operations Research (3), Simulation (3), Production
Systems (3). (For each student the Thesis Committee determines which courses are required and which are
electives.) Required courses outside department: none for MS. Recommended courses outside department: 5.
Offered: summer. Class size: 12.

RESEARCH/TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES:
Research facilities: The Human Factors Lab houses a wide spectrum of equipment for use in work analysis, human
performance measurement, human-computer interaction, and evaluation of the environment. A bicycle ergometer,
treadmill, dynamic and static strength measuring device, oxygen consumption apparatus, anthropometer, reaction
timer, and other such items are included in the lab. Apparatus for biomedical recordings of EKG, EEG, EMG, heart
rate, and ventilation and respiration rates are also available. This lab is supported by updated PCs. The Industrial
Hygiene Lab is equipped for research and instruction in the evaluation and control of industrial environment, including
noise pollution, industrial illumination, thermal stresses, air sampling, and industrial ventilation. Teaching: Fifteen
graduate teaching assistantships are offered per year. These assistants teach courses in engineering graphics,
FORTRAN programming, and manufacturing processes labs.

STUDENT STATISTICS:
Active: 50 men, 5 women. First-year students: 20. Mean scores: GRE 1323, GPA 3.2.

FACULTY:
Fereydoun Aghazadeh, PhD 1983, Texas Tech U; ergonomics, human factors engineering, biomechanics,
human-computer systems, occupational safety and health. Gerald M. Knapp, PhD 1992, U Iowa; maintenance,
computer-aided manufacturing, artificial intelligence, process control. Michael Kuhl, PhD 1997, North Carolina State
U; simulation, statistics, stochastic processes, operations research. T. Warren Liao, PhD 1990, Purdue U;
manufacturing processes and systems, automation, computer applications in manufacturing, time series analysis,
optimization. Lawrence Mann, Jr., PhD 1965, Purdue U; maintenance management, industrial and labor relations,
work measurement. Thomas G. Ray, PhD 1971, Mississippi State U; engineering economy, operations research,
quality control, management of information systems. Bhaba R. Sarker, PhD 1990, Texas A&M U; mass production
and flexible manufacturing systems, automation and material handling, JIT in manufacturing, operations research.
Evangelos Triantaphyllou, PhD 1990, Pennsylvania State U; simulation, production systems, OR, AI, optimization.
Sherif M. Waly, PhD 1994, U Miami; economics, industrial hygiene, occupational biomechanics, work physiology,
industrial safety, rehabilitation engineering. Dennis B. Webster, PhD 1969, Purdue U; production systems design,
cellular organization, material handling, operations planning and control.