2018-04-20 15:00:00 2018-04-20 17:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Rising Star Professorship Reception - Juan Pablo Wachs The College of Engineering is cordially invited to attend the School of Industrial Engineering Rising Star Professorship Reception on Friday, April 20. Grissom Hall, Peter Wang Student Center

April 20, 2018

Rising Star Professorship Reception - Juan Pablo Wachs

Event Date: April 20, 2018
Hosted By: Purdue Industrial Engineering
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Grissom Hall, Peter Wang Student Center
Contact Name: Erin Gough
Contact Phone: 765-496-0606
Contact Email: egough@purdue.edu
Open To: College of Engineering
Priority: No
School or Program: Industrial Engineering
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The College of Engineering is cordially invited to attend the School of Industrial Engineering Rising Star Professorship Reception on Friday, April 20.

Dr. Juan P. Wachs, associate professor of industrial engineering, will be awarded the James A. and Sharon M. Tompkins Rising Star Professorship in Industrial Engineering. He heads the Intelligent Systems and Assistive Technologies (ISAT) Lab, and his research interests include machine and computer vision, robotics, tele-operations, human-computer interaction, and assistive technologies and health support systems.

The School of Industrial Engineering awards Rising Star professorships to Assistant or Associate Professors who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments and leadership in research, teaching and/or engagement.

The reception will take place from 3:00-5:00 PM in the Peter Wang Student Center in Grissom Hall, 315 N. Grant Street.