The Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers is a professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. The institute was founded in 1948 and was called the American Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers until 1981, when the name was changed to reflect its international membership base.
National IISE website
OU Chapter Faculty Advisor: Shivakumar Raman
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is the world's leading professional organization to advance manufacturing knowledge. Innovation, productivity, flexibility, and continuous improvement are key ingredients to success in the constantly evolving world of manufacturing, and SME provides a resource for their integration.
National SME website
OU Chapter Faculty Advisor: Shivakumar Raman
Members of the OU student chapter of the HFES are interested in the discovery and exchange of knowledge concerning human factors and ergonomics and represent diverse disciplines across campus that include industrial engineering, psychology, computer science, and occupational therapy.
National HFES website
OU Chapter Faculty Advisor: Ziho Kang
INFORMS serves the scientific and professional needs of operations research and management science investigators, scientists, students, educators, and managers. INFORMS also serves as a focal point for OR/MS professionals, permitting them to communicate with each other and to reach out to other professional societies and the varied clientele of the profession's research and practice.
National INFORMS website
OU Chapter Faculty Advisor: Kash Barker
Alpha Pi Mu is an honors society that recognizes exceptional academic interests, abilities and leadership in the field of industrial engineering. Alpha Pi Mu promotes professional development and activities beneficial to the industrial engineering profession.
National Alpha Pi Mu website
OU Chapter Faculty Advisor: Shivakumar Raman
A number of other organizations exist in the College of Engineering and further across the University of Oklahoma campus.
College of Engineering student organizations
University of Oklahoma student organizations
