Chittayong (Jao) and Caitlin Surakitbanharn, students of Dr. Steven J. Landry, have been awarded 1st Place in the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs for their innovative design for Airport Management and Planning. The program is sponsored by the National Academies through the Transportation Research Board (TRB).

Purdue Alumnus and IE Advisory Council member Dr. James A. Tompkins received the prestigious Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award at the 2015 Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Annual Conference held in Nashville, Tennessee.

To close out the Spring semester the IE family played a faculty vs students soccer game! Both the students and the faculty left a little blood, and tears on the field. After a nail-biting 45 minutes, the students came out victorious in a close 4 to 3 final score. Both teams played very well and kept it mostly clean (although there were a few fouls on both teams), but a semesters worth of exams, homework, and projects might have been more of a motivation for the students to beat their professors.

Get ready for the rematch this upcoming fall! Also, Look out for more information on different sports games against the faculty next semester!

The Material Handling Education Foundation Inc (MHEFI) presented the award of $6000 to Mohammad Moshref-Javadi, an IE PhD student. This scholarship is to promote the study of material handling, logistics and the supply chain by exposing students and educators to the industry through financial support. Congratulations Mohammad!

Maria Eugenia Cabrera, IE PhD student, has received the best three minute presentation award at the recent AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) Conference.

The Purdue student chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) will be hosting the IIE Great Lakes Regional conference February 20-22. Representatives from many other universities are expected to attend. This conference will feature well known keynote speakers, breakout sessions on different industry segments, a career fair, and networking events. As such, it provides a great opportunity for learning and networking.