Welcome to PROBLEM SOLVED: The IISE Podcast!

Conversations with industrial and systems engineers about their work, ideas and solutions. This podcast will feature both IISE members and non-members who come from diverse backgrounds in both academia and industry to discuss a wide range of topics as it relates to their work as well as some off-beat topics that we think you, our audience, will find fascinating.

Problem Solved: The IISE Podcast also earned an Azbees Southeast Regional Gold Award for Online-Podcast from the American Society of Business Publication Editors in April 2024. The winning episode “Generative AI and ISEs: What’s now? What’s next?” was published December 2023. 

You can become a member of IISE at: iise.org/join

Learn how to sponsor episodes of the podcast at: link.iise.org/podcast-ads

Latest Episodes

#AppliedErgo2025 Podcast Break — Anuja Patil, president (2025-26), Applied Ergonomics Society

Anuja Patil from CNA Insurance, and the president (2025-26) of the Applied Ergonomics Society, recently spoke with Problem Solved: The IISE Podcast during #AppliedErgo...

#AppliedErgo2025 Podcast Break — John Sohn, University of Michigan

John Sohn from the University of Michigan recently spoke with Problem Solved: The IISE Podcast during #AppliedErgo2025 in Orlando, Florida.Learn more about the confere...

#AppliedErgo2025 Keynote: Mike Courtney, Aperio Insights

In this special bonus episode from the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2025, Mike Courtney, founder of Aperio Insights, delivers a compelling keynote exploring the cruci...

#AppliedErgo2025 Keynote: Karl Zelik, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

In this bonus episode from the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2025, Dr. Karl Zelik of Vanderbilt University shares insightful perspectives on innovation in biomechanics...

#AppliedErgo2025 Podcast Break — Jim Mecham, OccuCare Injury Prevention

Jim Mecham from OccuCare Injury Prevention recently spoke with Problem Solved: The IISE Podcast during #AppliedErgo2025 in Orlando, Florida.Learn more about the confer...

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