Justin Anderson
Title(s):
Assistant Teaching Professor
Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Office
2302 Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building
531 Bissell Rd
Ames, IA 50011
Information
Fall 2025 New Faculty Spotlight:
Education
M.S., Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Iowa State University, 2004 B.S., Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Iowa State University, 2001 A.A., Emphasis in Engineering, Waldorf College, 1998
Research focus
Primary focus on delivering course instruction while also advancing a collaborative initiative with CIRAS aimed at strengthening the partnership between academia and the state of Iowa’s manufacturers.
Joins Iowa State from
Work experience spans 20+ years, starting at Precision Machine & Manufacturing Company from 2004-2010, ISPT, LLC (Indoshell Precision Technologies) from 2010-2022, and Tuson Manufacturing Company from 2022-2025
What makes you most excited to join the Cyclone Engineering community here at Iowa State?
What excites me most about joining the Cyclone Engineering community is the opportunity to engage with the students in our hands-on learning environment and showing them how the engineering principles they are being taught can and will be connected to real-world practical applications.
Describe a moment that makes you particularly proud of your career path in educating tomorrow’s engineers.
Throughout my career, I have had the unique privilege and opportunity to interview, hire and mentor numerous engineering interns. Guiding those students and helping them understand that being an effective engineer is not always about groundbreaking ideas, but about professionalism, humility and empathy. It brought me great fulfillment when they started to understand that even small actions matter, how thoughtful collaboration can go a long way and/or how attention to detail can impact and make a meaningful difference.
What kind of classroom and teaching experience do you look forward to creating at Iowa State?
I aim to create an engaging, hands-on classroom experience that connects theory with practice, encourages collaboration and develops both the technical and professional skills students need to thrive as engineers.