In the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings, Purdue University’s online Master’s in Industrial Engineering continued its leadership position as the No. 1 program in the nation.
A recent publication by Assistant Professor Yu She, James H. and Barbara H. Greene Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering,
Juan Wachs, and students Zhixian Hu and Yi Royce Cheng introduces a new bio-inspired robotic manipulator designed to handle fragile organisms and delicate objects safely.
Several students from the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineeering were recognized for outstanding research at the December Undergraduate Research Expo, earning Distinction and High Distinction honors for their projects.
A premier thought leader in supply chain management and business analytics joins Purdue University to teach in the Mitch Daniels School of Business' Supply Chain and Operations Management Department and in the College of Engineering's Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering.
Nick Lentz didn't always picture himself as an engineer. "I'm just as interested in social systems as I am in data and physical systems," he admits. But as a senior in Purdue's Industrial Engineering program with minors in Sustainable Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy, Lentz has found a way to merge his passion for the environment with the analytical rigor of IE.