{"id":28693,"date":"2026-03-24T14:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?post_type=department&#038;p=28693"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:51:31","slug":"phd-programs","status":"publish","type":"department","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/industrial-manufacturing-engineering\/phd-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tPhD Programs\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p><strong>Push boundaries. Create knowledge. Lead the future of industrial and manufacturing engineering. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the 51ÁÔÆæ College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science, the PhD in Industrial &amp; Manufacturing Engineering is built for scholars who want to drive discovery, influence industry, and solve complex, system-level challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your PhD is more than a dissertation\u2014it\u2019s a platform for meaningful innovation. Work alongside faculty on cutting-edge research in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advanced optimization and decision science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smart, sustainable manufacturing and Industry 4.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supply chain resilience and global logistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy, water, and interconnected resource systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data-driven modeling, simulation, and predictive analytics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re ready to ask bigger questions and create lasting solutions, 51ÁÔÆæ is where your work begins.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-programs-container\"><div class=\"uwm-p-programs uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--2--sm uwm-l-grid--3--md uwm-l-grid--3--lg uwm-u-mt-40\">                            <div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-p-card--shadow\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2021\/07\/Computer-Lab-1500-x-400-800x400.png\" class=\"attachment-uwm_academics_program_card size-uwm_academics_program_card\" alt=\"two students in foundry, looking at computers\" \/>                    <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n                        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/academics\/industrial-engineering-doctoral\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Engineering PhD: Industrial Engineering<\/a>                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\">\n                            Doctoral<span class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle-detail\">On Campus<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion uwm-p-accordion--icon-left-circle\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Steps to PhD Admission<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p><strong>Learn more here:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwm.edu\/register\/?id=442d088c-4d8a-4572-be4e-00a5267ed73b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/graduateschool-apply.uwm.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Requirements<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/current\/graduate-academic-support\/#tab-qq77-phd-qualifying-exam-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General forms and PhD qualifying exam examples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Funding Support<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Many students earn&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/research-teaching-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teaching Assistantships<\/a>&nbsp;(TAs),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/research-teaching-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Assistantships&nbsp;<\/a>(RAs) or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fellowships<\/a>&nbsp;during their graduate study in civil engineering which helps to fund their education while also building leadership skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistantship decisions are made by the academic departments only after an applicant has been accepted to the program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Industrial &amp; Manufacturing Research Labs<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-28690\">\n<p>The <a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/amdl\/\">Advanced Manufacturing &amp; Design Lab<\/a>, led by Ilya Avdeev, conducts research leading to better design of complex multi-physics systems ranging from CT scanners to EV batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/csi\/\">Connected Systems Institute<\/a>&nbsp;(CSI), led by Joe Hamann, accelerates innovation by bringing together industry and academic researcher to facilitate digital transformation for small and medium-sized manufacturers, ultimately developing an educational curriculum to better prepare the workforce of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/ceas-iac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC)<\/a>, led by Ryo Amano, is a Department of Energy program dedicated to helping small and medium-sized manufacturers and wastewater treatment plants minimize their energy costs through efficient use of resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an R1 research institution, research is integral to our work at 51ÁÔÆæ and to the experience of students pursuing graduate degrees. Our college has a wide range of faculty-led labs that perform cutting edge research.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/research\/research-labs-centers-and-institutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full list of our college\u2019s research labs, centers, and institutes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Poster Competition &amp; Three Minute Thesis<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>The annual&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/research\/student-research-poster-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poster Competition &amp; Three Minute Thesis&nbsp;<\/a>is a signature event for our college. Students gain valuable communication experience sharing their research and out-of-classroom experiences with faculty and industry judges, who provide feedback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three Minute Thesis is an international research communication competition that challenges PhD students to explain their research thesis and its significance to a general audience in three minutes, using a single PowerPoint slide as a reference.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Student Organizations<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p><strong>Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IISE is an international, nonprofit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial and systems engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For full descriptions and contact information of all engineering and Industrial Engineering related student organizations and clubs,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/current\/student-organizations\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/Ghose.Mohebbi.4-1.jpg\" alt=\"a female faculty member and a female doctoral candidate in industrial engineering are looking at the camera\" class=\"wp-image-24288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/Ghose.Mohebbi.4-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/05\/Ghose.Mohebbi.4-1-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Industrial Engineering Doctoral student Fahimeh Mohebbi (left) and Professor Rina Ghose, industrial &amp; manufacturing engineering, will conduct a study to uncover information about the AI workforce across the state. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/industrial-manufacturing-engineering\/\">Industrial &amp; Manufacturing Engineering<\/a>                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/industrial-manufacturing-engineering\/undergraduate\/\" >Undergraduate Programs<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/industrial-manufacturing-engineering\/masters-programs\/\" >Master&#039;s Programs<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/industrial-manufacturing-engineering\/phd-programs\/\" >PhD Programs<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/industrial-manufacturing-engineering\/people\/\" >People<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/industrial-manufacturing-engineering\/research\/\" >Research<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resources for Current Students<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarships<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n            <\/nav>\n        \n\n    <div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-my-40\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                <strong>Contact Info:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ceas-ime@uwm.edu\">ceas-ime@uwm.edu<\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Street Address<\/strong><br>College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science<br>3200 North Cramer Street<br>Milwaukee, WI 53211<br \/><br \/><strong>Mailing Address<\/strong><br>College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science<br>P.O. 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