The Master Plan consists of a large number of projects that are aimed at preserving and protecting the Louisiana coast, with an investment of roughly $50 billion.
The Purdue School of Industrial Engineering was well represented by students, faculty and alumni, including the keynote address by Rick Echevarria, at the 2023 IISE Annual Conference & Expo.
The team comprised mostly of students and faculty from various schools included IE PhD Student Xiaoquan Gao, who delivered the presentation at the event held in New Orleans.
IE's Yuehwern Yih, academic director of LASER PULSE, worked to host a recent educational summit to highlight the role of higher education in global development.
Reem Khir, now an Assistant Professor in the School of IE, has been awarded Best Application Paper for her team's work involving parcel sortation and delivery.