Purdue IE alumna Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter (BSIE 1985), United States Air Force-retired, gave the keynote speech during Purdue’s two commencement ceremonies on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018.

On December 16, the School of Industrial Engineering held a Commencement Reception for IE students who graduated over the weekend.

A Purdue IE professor co-edited this month’s issue of the Materials Research Society (MRS) Bulletin and will speak in a related webinar.

An IE alumna will speak at this weekend’s commencement ceremonies on December 16.

Two IE professors and several grad students presented research at the recent 2018 Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting. Studies presented at this meeting utilize risk assessment and risk mitigation practices to prepare for future severe weather events because past practices are no longer adequate.

A Purdue IE PhD student and his five team members will eat, sleep, work and live for two weeks like they’re on Mars.

Dr. Brandon Pitts spoke at an autonomous transportation panel during a lunch discussion hosted by Discovery Park’s Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI).

A Purdue IE team won a 2018 College of Engineering Staff Excellence Award.

An IE professor returned to Uganda for the second phase of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation project researching global health and development to help save the lives of Ugandan mothers.

Students in the IE 431 Senior Design class presented their company project posters at an exhibition competition on December 6, 2018. Representatives from ten different companies attended and interacted with the students while reviewing the 15 posters on display in Grissom Hall's Peter Wang Student Excellence Center.

Three Purdue IE student organizations competed in a “Club Clash” Case Competition on Nov. 14, and the winners won a grand prize of $1,000.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) and the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue University on Nov. 27 announced a two-year, $12M contract to continue to provide direct, technical assistance to the state’s Medicaid providers. By promoting and enabling optimal use of modern health information technology, the funding will help address several clinical challenges currently impacting long-term care and the opioid crisis like patient bottlenecks, overprescribing, and unnecessary emergency room visits.

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) awarded funding to an IE professor for a project focusing on the disparate mortality of black versus white breast cancer patients.

A Purdue IE alumna is using her industrial engineering background to make a difference in Haiti, offering hope and practical support to orphans.

At a dinner and awards ceremony on November 15, Purdue IE celebrated student scholarship recipients and honored faculty and staff.