Read the 2018 Summer IE WEBLetter to get the latest news from Purdue IE!

Patients with dementia and other neural diseases show physical symptoms such as stumbling and confusion, but identifying the problem isn’t as simple as taking an X-ray. A group of researchers at Purdue University are designing data-driven tools that will help clinicians better understand the progression of neurodegenerative diseases by identifying and tracking changes in the brain.

A Purdue IE professor is part of a new Purdue University College of Engineering center established to seek the foundational design principles that underlie resilient systems.

A group of Purdue University students, including two Purdue IEs, has created a new statement to promote collaboration among the many different cultures and backgrounds represented on campus.

The Regenstrief Foundation recently renewed its financial support for Purdue’s Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering (RCHE). The $10 million commitment was announced in May 2018 and supports RCHE from 2019 to 2024.

For the second year in a row, Purdue IE offered a unique Study Abroad Maymester program in Spain.

Three IE faculty members and a graduate student presented research at a recent meeting of Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS).

Modeling network interactions can illuminate things ranging from how the brain works to irrigation’s impact on groundwater.

An IE-BME graduate student startup called HaptImage recently won a Purdue Foundry tier-one Black Award.

An IE professor organized and participated in the Workforce and Innovation Development Event (WIDE), which highlighted the impact of public-private partnerships between Indiana and Japanese industries on economic development and workforce enhancement in the state.

Four IE faculty members were recognized at the Purdue University 2018 Faculty Awards Convocation.

David Johnson, assistant professor of industrial engineering, has received a 2018 Summer Faculty Grant from the Purdue Research Foundation.

A Purdue IE undergraduate develops rockets, serves with one of Purdue Engineering’s largest student organization, designs smoothie machine parts, and works with an aerospace company he helped found - all before his senior year!

Purdue IE junior Matthew A. Kortepeter was recognized at the May 13 Purdue Commencement ceremony for receiving a Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Award, along with five other students.

Purdue IE R. Neale Moore was honored with 32 other finalists and recipients at a National and International Scholarships Office (NISO) reception.