News
May 1, 2020
Nateghi pens opinion piece on pandemic
"We need to mobilize knowledge and resources to act towards the collective good, utilizing the scientific community to combat both climate change and the pandemic."
April 30, 2020
IE Seeking Summer Student Projects
Dave Kotterman, Director of Industrial Relations, sent this letter to friends of IE seeking projects to help our Boilermaker IE students.
April 24, 2020
CAREER Grant Award: Prof. Hua Cai
Dr. Cai received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from National Science Foundation to advance life cycle assessment methods.
April 22, 2020
Student Spotlight: Nathan Rowland Miller
Nathan Rowland Miller, IE Junior, was recently featured by Purdue. His actions and words remind us of the importance of community and connection during this time.
April 17, 2020
Humanitarian relief efforts may provide insights into best practices for health care delivery amid COVID-19 pandemic
Questions have been raised during the COVID-19 pandemic about supply chain management and health care delivery systems.
Purdue University researchers who study systems used to provide humanitarian relief in other countries after disasters say some key considerations can help during a crisis.
Purdue University researchers who study systems used to provide humanitarian relief in other countries after disasters say some key considerations can help during a crisis.
April 13, 2020
IEGSO names Pitts as outstanding mentor
The Purdue Industrial Engineering Graduate Student Organization (IEGSO) honored Brandon Pitts, assistant professor of industrial engineering, as this year’s recipient of the IE Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award.
April 10, 2020
Cloud-based electronic system may help first responders better react to natural disasters
Every year natural disasters kill around 90,000 people and affect close to 160 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Such disasters also result in the destruction of the physical environment of the affected people.
April 7, 2020
March 26, 2020
Two IE Alumni Receive NSF CAREER Grants
The NSF CAREER Grants can propel promising beginning academics into successful research careers.
March 19, 2020
Student Entrepreneur Takes EUME Backpack on GMA
If you were watching Good Morning America on Thursday, you probably saw EUME, the Massaging Backpack, demo, thanks to IE student entrepreneur, Pranay Parekh.
March 17, 2020
Michael Golden Labs Demolition Begins
This week, the first bricks will fall during the demolition of MGL to make way for the Gateway Building.
March 10, 2020
More accurate climate change model reveals bleaker outlook on electricity, water use
By 2030, global warming alone could push Chicago to generate 12% more electricity per person each month of the summer. IE Assist. Professor, Roshi Nateghi, uses improved modeling to support grid infrastructure investments.
March 5, 2020
Dr. Vaneet Aggarwal to be honored
IE's Associate Professor Vaneet Aggarwal will be honored at College of Engineering luncheon, speaks Tuesday at 11:30 in WALC.
March 2, 2020
In Memory: Professor Tom Morin
With a heavy heart, the School of Industrial Engineering announces the passing of our own Dr. Tom Morin.