Maya Mishra, who earned her master’s in engineering management (MEM) degree in May, was the sole recipient of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) Graduate Scholarship. ASEM is a global professional society dedicated to promoting and advancing the engineering and technical management profession.

Purdue’s Team Powerpuff Girls — comprised of Shreya Sen and Tushar Sivaraman Vibhish — recent graduates of Purdue’s Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program — and Shubham Kumar, who will graduate in December, secured an impressive second-place finish at the 2025 Johns Hopkins Product Management Club Hackathon.

Paridha Talmale, who is pursuing her master’s in engineering management degree, was the sole Purdue member of the ToTech team who placed first in Innovate-A-Thon, a competition that provides a unique opportunity for university students to generate new ideas, collaborate and recognize views from all team members.

My pivot into Product required relentless effort and perseverance. Looking back, my journey to Purdue University and to my current role as a Product Manager, has been filled with challenges, hard work, and personal growth. My parents’ sacrifices laid the foundation for my success, and Purdue MEM enabled me to build upon it. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that opportunities are out there, but you must be proactive, find the right resources, and reach out to the right people.

13 events and 16 speaker collaborations since its inception in Summer 2023, Tanvi Kadari talks about how the Product Management Club at Purdue was brought to fruition by MEM graduate students.

Alexandra McGrail, Andrew Ravi Kamalraj, Akriti Srivastava and Diva Sharma weaved through stacks of empty pink and white flour sacks. Nearby, vibrant orange and black machines hummed as they blended life-saving nutrients into maize flour.

My undergraduate in mechanical engineering made me very capable at using the tools of a design engineer, but Purdue’s MEM Program has built my understanding of how to adapt these tools to new types of problems while showing me the power of thinking with greater technical depth and a broader perspective.

I joined the MEM Program at Purdue University with a Bachelor of Mechanical and Production Engineering from Germany. I had previous industry experience in the German Space Sector, and wanted to extend my knowledge for my future career with Purdue MEM.

If there is one word that can describe my endeavors in life, it would be curiosity.

As a U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) Officer, we are charged with the planning, acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of all Navy and Marine Corps shore facilities worldwide.