Purdue IE alumnus Richard W. Garrett (BSIE 1962, MSIE 1964) feels so strongly about what he terms the “national crisis” in American education that he has written a book on the subject.
Shruthi Suresh and Ting Zhang, two Purdue University doctoral students, thought had a great idea to help blind and visually impaired people. The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program helped them come up with an even better idea to launch a startup moving their innovation into the public.
On December 5, 2018, the College of Engineering held an event to celebrate faculty external awards received in 2017-18, including two IE faculty members.
Purdue IE alumna Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter (BSIE 1985), United States Air Force-retired, gave the keynote speech during Purdue’s two commencement ceremonies on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018.
Two IE professors and several grad students presented research at the recent 2018 Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting. Studies presented at this meeting utilize risk assessment and risk mitigation practices to prepare for future severe weather events because past practices are no longer adequate.