Engineering Management & Systems Engineering | School of Engineering & Applied Science

The Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering; Discussion with students and professors

An interdisciplinary, problem-solving department

"The biggest challenges of our day – climate change, public health, infrastructure, innovation, privacy and connectivity, even racism – have systems at their root. Our faculty, students, and alumni are on the front lines developing solutions."

Professor Szajnfarber

Department Chair

Explore our cutting-edge interdisciplinary educational and research programs

Developing skills for impact: We are one of the oldest and largest programs of our kind in the United States, offering undergraduate and graduate programs that combine engineering, management, business analytics and technology. We give you the skills necessary to deploy technology for impact.

The world is our lab: Faculty and students in the department work with partners throughout GW, across DC, and around the globe to conduct research that covers a wide array of sectors and topics. Meet our faculty and learn about our focus research areas.

Dr. Zoe Szajnfarber is the principal investigator on this interdisciplinary grant from the National Science Foundation. She will work with colleagues in the EMSE and Computer Science departments to develop a new model for graduate education.

The day after Ukraine’s president met with President Biden, the country’s agriculture minister came to GW to meet with Environmental and Energy Management Institute experts to explore working together to mitigate the impact of climate change on the country’s agricultural sector.

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Professor Gralla to rethink how to introduce students in her Fundamentals of Systems Engineering course to the manufacturing supply chain’s inherent challenges, she turned to Minecraft, an online game known for building and exploring new worlds.