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The department is in the unique position in the USA of having two complimentary graduate programs in occupational health and safety accredited by the ABET/ASAC. The combined resources and faculty talents of these two programs create synergies that provide our students with outstanding academic and research experiences in the field of occupational safety and health. Excellent academic and research opportunities are also available for students in the areas of operations research, decision sciences, and manufacturing.
The department has quality research laboratories in manufacturing, robotics and vision systems, CAD/CAM, operations research, production planning and control, decision sciences, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, and safety. Graduate students are encouraged to utilize these resources to explore and develop their capabilities.
Research initiatives and on-going funding opportunities are available to students in the areas of: 1) ergonomics; 2) operations research; 3) manufacturing; 4) occupational safety and health; 5) artificial intelligence; and 6) respirator research.
     
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