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October 8, 2025
Engineering meets science: Purdue collaboration aims to personalize nutrition through digital health
Metabolic diseases such as diabetes affect millions worldwide-
October 7, 2025
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Casey Stowers (BSIE '19)
From Purdue Industrial Engineering to Predicting Cancer Outcomes
September 23, 2025
Undergraduate program in top two for sixth consecutive year
Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering maintains it's position in the top two in the newly released U.S. News and World Report undergraduate rankings.
September 22, 2025
Kenley Awarded INCOSE's Highest Honor
For nearly 30 years, Charles “Bob” Kenley, Professor of Practice at the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering, has been building bridges, connecting disciplines, fostering communities, and shaping how the world approaches complex engineering challenges through systems thinking. His decades of dedication to advancing the field have now earned him the International Council on Systems Engineering's (INCOSE) highest honor: the Founder's Award.
September 10, 2025
Yu She Named Freudenstein Young Investigator by ASME
Dr. She received the honor during the Design Engineering Division Award Luncheon at the 2025 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC-CIE), held August 17 to August 20 in Anaheim, California.
September 3, 2025
Twenty years after Katrina, study finds that Louisiana's flood defenses cut expected damages by 60%
As the nation reflects on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Ravi and Eleanor Talwar Rising Star Associate Professor Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering, Dr. David Johnson, sheds light on the progress made in protecting Louisiana's communities from devastating storms.
August 20, 2025
Reimagining Relaxation: Purdue Engineers and Ford Collaborate to Reduce Driver Stress with In-Vehicle Wellness System
As part of a research and development alliance between Ford Motor Company and Purdue University, researchers have unveiled promising results from a study exploring the impact of multi-sensory in-vehicle experiences on stress reduction. The project, named Science of Rejuvenate, is redefining what it means for a vehicle to be a sanctuary, not just for transportation, but for emotional and mental recovery.
August 18, 2025
Purdue IE Postdoctoral Researcher Wins Best Paper Award at MIUA 2025 for Breakthrough AI Framework in Burn Diagnosis
Dr. Md Masudur Rahman was honored for developing KODER, a novel vision-language reasoning framework that improves early burn severity assessment with AI, earning recognition and $400 at the international medical imaging conference in Leeds, UK.
July 24, 2025
PhD Graduate and Associate Professor published "Feasibility of large language models for assessing and coaching surgeons' non-technical skills"
Edwardson Shool of Industrial Engineering and Indiana University Department of Surgery published groundbreaking research in npj Health Systems, a prestigious journal within the Nature Portfolio focused on interdisciplinary innovations in healthcare systems.
July 21, 2025
Teen Researcher Teams Up with Juan Wachs to Train AI for Life-Saving Surgical Guidance
What if an AI could watch over a first responder's shoulder and whisper the next lifesaving step in their ear?
July 8, 2025
StrmMusic Taps Geoff Cubitt to Lead North America Amid Global Expansion
StrmMusic, a Brazilian-born "Music Career Accelerator," has appointed Geoff Cubitt as CEO of StrmMusic North America and announced plans to open its U.S. headquarters in Chicago's 2112 Creative Industries hub. The company leverages data, AI, financial support, distribution, and label services to help artists grow and sustain their careers.
June 20, 2025
Alumnus Michael Kadus Turns Experience into Platform to Help Others
From Purdue IE to Apple and Beyond: How Michael Kadus is Engineering Opportunity
June 16, 2025
Ph.D. Student Awarded at 2025 State of the Coast Conference.
Utkuhan Genc, a Ph.D. student in Purdue University's Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering, earned third place in the graduate student oral presentation category of competition at the 2025 State of the Coast (SOC) conference for his innovative research on equitable coastal adaptation strategies. His work, "Using Equitable Access to Essential Services as Guidance for Investments in Coastal Adaptation" examines how flood damage disproportionately affects rural communities and exposes policy implications.
June 12, 2025
IE Student Selected as 2025 DeRocco Fellow
Cora White, a rising senior in Purdue University's Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering, has been selected as one of eight inaugural 2025 DeRocco Fellows. This prestigious advanced manufacturing fellowship empowers future women leaders through mentorship, professional development, and hands-on experience in the industry.