Allen Soyster Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering asoyster@coe.neu.edu 617.373.5123 Expertise Industrial engineering, operations research Allen Soyster for Northeastern Global News Engineering professor earns prestigious award Engineering professor earns prestigious award Mechanical and industrial engineering professor Allen Soyster has received the most esteemed honor bestowed by the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the world’s largest professional society dedicated to advancing the field.