A Purdue IE senior co-founded a startup that plans to use high-altitude balloons to deploy rockets. The company successfully fired a test launch in December, moving closer to its goal of helping to end the backlog of microsatellites that wait months or longer to “hitch” a ride on larger rockets.

Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean island will be struggling to rebuild for years. But what does rebuilding look like and how can renewable energy be a part of those efforts? Jorge Haddock, president of the University of Puerto Rico, addressed this question in his February 6 lecture “What IF the world ran on 100 percent renewable energy?”

Two Purdue IE alumni on a recent Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation panel spoke about how they’re making “Giant Leaps” in their respective fields.

The Purdue College of Engineering recently graduated the inaugural ten-member cohort of a transformative staff leadership training program, including IE academic advisor Morgan Kuryla.

The International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics published an article by HEAL (Yu Group) third-year PhD student Hamed Asadi titled “Risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries in airline maintenance, repair & overhaul”.

Discovery Park’s Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) hosted its final workshop in a connected and autonomous transportation vehicles series on February 7. Four panelists participated in “What IF Self-driving Cars Impact Jobs? CATV Ethics + Policy Workshop: Workforce Impact”, including Barrett Caldwell, professor of industrial engineering.

An IE master’s student recently presented an innovative tutorial at an international workshop.

Last spring, two Purdue IE students traveled to the Middle East to present their IE 431 Capstone (senior) project findings to the executives of a Jordanian company. The executives were so pleased with Purdue IE’s results that their business group sponsored a second Capstone project during the Fall 2018 semester.

At the beginning, medical school was a bit of a struggle for Steven Dumbauld. The struggle eased, though, as he realized how his Purdue Industrial Engineering degree gave him an edge — even next to peers with PhDs in biochemistry.

To help celebrate Purdue University’s 150th anniversary, this month the School of Industrial Engineering will feature some of the many GIANT LEAPS made by our own amazing alumni, super students, and fantastic faculty.

The Purdue Chapter of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) held its third annual Spring Career Fair - and it was bigger than ever.

IE PhD student Denys Bulikhov spent the first two weeks of 2019 in a Mars simulation research station in the Utah desert. The mission's purpose was to improve technical expertise and knowledge in preparation for future travel to Mars.

The U.S. Office of Minority Health has awarded the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue University a $1.1 million grant.

Focusing on technology consulting, student-run consulting club Purdue Solutions enables engineering, technology and business students to work with real clients on real projects. This semester about 40 students are participating in the club.

The Purdue School of Industrial Engineering grew its mentoring program this past fall - with “two-way” benefits for both students and alumni.