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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.

Purdue Engineering’s Fall 2018 Imprints Giving Report highlights an IE alumnus for his family’s support in Latin America of Purdue and Purdue Industrial Engineering.

NanoEnergy has published an article about an IE professor's use of solution-grown tellurene for optimized nanomanufacturing of high-performance nanoelectronics.

Valencell, a leading innovator in wearable biometric sensor technology, announced that a Purdue IE alum has been named Chief Executive Officer.

IE Professor Barrett Caldwell took part in “The Apollo Dialogues Workshop” at the National Air & Space museum to help commemorate the upcoming Apollo 11 50th anniversary.

An IE student-founded and student-led consulting group had a busy fall semester - and continues to grow in numbers and scope.