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Welcome to the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering

West Lafayette, IN
Joined October 2015
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Inspired by her own healthcare experiences, Purdue IE freshman Caitrin Duffy hopes to combine industrial engineering and neurology to improve patient care and make healthcare systems more efficient. engineering.purdue.edu/IE/ne… #PurdueIE #PurdueEngineering #BoilerUp
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Homecoming is right around the corner, and the Purdue University Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering would love to see our alumni at our annual homecoming tailgate! The get-together starts with breakfast at 9:30 at Grissom Hall. RSVP here: lnkd.in/grxqXQRm
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We're proud to recognize our 2026 Faculty and Staff Award recipients: Yuehwern Yih - A. Alan Pritsker Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award Brandon Pitts - James H. Greene Graduate Educator Award in Industrial Engineering Daniela Green - IE Outstanding Staff Award #PurdueIE
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What makes a collaboration succeed—especially when people, robots and AI work together? Shimon Nof’s latest book, *How Collaborations Succeed*, draws on more than 40 years of research to explore that question, outlining 14 principles for effective collaboration. #PurdueIE
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Congratulations to Purdue IE’s Yuehwern Yih, one of 12 leaders named 2026 INFORMS Fellows! This prestigious honor recognizes her pioneering contributions to healthcare engineering and humanitarian logistics with global societal impact. #PurdueIE #PurdueEngineering #Informs
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Congratulations to Brandon Pitts, who has been elected to the Executive Council of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). Pitts was selected as one of two at-large members in the society’s latest election and will serve a 3-year term. #PurdueIE #HumanFactors #HFES
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What time is it on the moon? That's not a joke... it's one of many problems we'll need to solve for a sustained human presence there. Purdue IE's Barrett Caldwell explains how industrial engineering can help prepare us for life on the moon. 🚀 engineering.purdue.edu/IE/ne…
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Mark your calendars! This Friday, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering alumna and CEO of PG&E Patti Poppe will take part in a tech talk at the Armstrong Atrium from 3:00 to 4:00 PM. The talk, Building the Grid of Tomorrow, Today, will also include a Q&A session.
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Don't miss this today! Brandon Kan, senior propulsion engineer at SpaceX, will be in Grissom 302 this afternoon for an information session, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
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Congratulations to Professor Wenzhuo Wu! Professor Wu's team has developed a wearable form of technology to monitor cardiovascular health that was recently awarded a patent! Learn more about this new technology here: engineering.purdue.edu/IE/ne… #PurdueIE #PurdueEngineering
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At the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering, our faculty, students and alumni are working across disciplines to solve complex problems — improving the systems, technologies and organizations that shape the way we live and work. #PurdueIE #PurdueEngineering
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At Purdue University's Indianapolis location, Industrial Engineering students gain the same world-class education Purdue is known for while building relationships with industry from day one. Your future starts here. Applications are now open. #PurdueIE #BoilerUp #Engineering
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Congratulations to Sophia Yon! Sophia has been named a 2025-26 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, one of only seven Boilermaker Engineering students to earn this distinction! Boiler Up! engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/…
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.@PurdueME, @purdue_ie and @PurdueAeroAstro faculty — David Warsinger, Denny Yu and Brandon Chynoweth — are headed to the 2026 @theNAEng Frontiers of Engineering Symposium this fall: bit.ly/4vBuY3k
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Introducing our 2026 Distinguished Engineering Alumni/Alumnae! Barry Nelson (MSIE '81, PhD IE '83) is a consultant to numerous companies, including Sunairio, and the Walter P. Murphy Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at @NorthwesternEng. The full list of honorees: bit.ly/4v3E1e8 @purdue_ie
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The future of health care lies at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics and machine learning. The new Center for AI and Robotic Excellence in Medicine in Indianapolis, a partnership between @purdue_ie, @PurdueBME and @IUMedSchool, will transform the way we think about medicine through pioneering research and robust collaborations. Full story: bit.ly/49YaY36
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🚀 The Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering is hiring! We’re seeking an exceptional candidate for a tenure-track or tenured Assistant/Associate Professor position in Industrial Engineering! lnkd.in/gP_qXtWt #PurdueIE #IndustrialEngineering #EngineeringCareers
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Congratulations to Dr. Casey Stowers! An alumna of the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering, she recently earned her PhD in Computational Science, Engineering, and Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin. Learn more about her team's work: engineering.purdue.edu/IE/ne…
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The Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering is proud to announce that, for the sixth consecutive year, we are among the top two industrial engineering programs, according to U.S. News and World Report. #IndustrialEngineering #PurdueIE
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