The Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering is proud to announce that several faculty members have been honored with Seed for Success Acorn Awards. The Seed for Success Acorn Award is given to investigators in recognition of their accomplishment in obtaining an external sponsored award of $1 million or more.

Industrial Engineering senior George Youssef has been honored with the Purdue Student Union Board (PSUB) Pillars of Excellency Award in the Research and Innovation category, recognizing his outstanding achievements in human factors and healthcare research as well as his wide-ranging involvement across campus.

Exploring the Human and Technological Frontiers of Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence

The Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering and Purdue University will play a key role in a new up-to-$41.5 million, five-year research initiative led by the University of Pittsburgh aimed at transforming mobility and independence for people with disabilities through advanced robotics.

The Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering celebrated student achievement, faculty excellence, and staff dedication during its annual Scholarship Awards Banquet, held in early October. The event brought together students, faculty, alumni, and friends of the school to honor the individuals whose hard work and generosity continue to strengthen the Purdue IE community.

The international Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) recently held its 69th Annual Meeting, ASPIRE (Advance Systems and Practices through Innovation, Research and Education).

It's one thing to hear statistics about how climate change and resulting sea level rise will impact our world, and it's another thing entirely to step into an immersive virtual reality environment that lets you visualize those effects.

The 38 by 38 Award celebrates 38 young alumni (38 years old or younger) from Purdue's College of Engineering who have shown accelerated professional success and meaningful impact. This year's class includes an exceptional set of eight graduates from the Industrial Engineering program each now making waves in diverse industries, from tech and data to entrepreneurship and corporate leadership.

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From Purdue Industrial Engineering to Predicting Cancer Outcomes

Purdue IE and VMS Solutions partner to train future chip engineers with digital twin tech, helping close the talent gap and boost U.S. supply chains.

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.

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.

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.