IE’s Associate Professor of Engineering Practice Bradley Duerstock was interviewed for two recent articles. One was on disability awareness for the April 7 issue of Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science, and the other was about his “RoboDesk” invention for the May 19 issue of All Tech Considered.

On June 15, Purdue University Press will publish Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom. Written by George Leopold, the book chronicles the life of the late Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Purdue's first astronaut and one of the three astronauts killed in the January 27, 1967, Apollo 1 launch pad fire. Purdue IE’s home, Grissom Hall, is named for him.

Associate Professor Seokcheon Lee and PhD student Mohammad Moshref-Javadi received the 2016 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE, formerly IIE) Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC) Best Track Paper in the Logistics and Supply Chain Track. Their winning paper is entitled “Formulations and Valid Inequalities for Minimum Latency Problem with Split Delivery”.

Three IE faculty and staff members were given special awards at the April 21 Purdue IE Dinner & Awards Ceremony.

With today‘s technology and other advances, a manned mission to Mars is not outside the realm of possibilities for NASA. But what would it be like? Jocelyn Dunn, a Purdue doctoral student in industrial engineering, describes this adventure in a new “Boiler Bytes” video.

The Purdue Systems Collaboratory has formalized a partnership with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). AAE Professor William Crossley, member of the Purdue Systems Collaboratory leadership team, recently joined Professor Paulien Herder of TU Delft's Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM) in a ceremonial signing of a letter of intent that will foster cooperation in systems education and research between Purdue and TU Delft.

Three industrial engineering students were recognized with the MIT Supply Chain Excellence Award on April 29. Graduating senior Jennifer Reagin received the award, and graduating seniors Jon Harrell and Stephen Murray received honorable mentions.

On Friday, May 13, the School of Industrial Engineering held a Commencement Reception for IE students graduating over the weekend.

We created a 6-minute video to showcase our Grissom Hall Celebration from last October. Watch this short video to see the innovative space and hear from IE alumni and Purdue dignitaries - and come visit the "new" Grissom Hall soon!

Assistant Professor Wenzhuo Wu mentored a former student in creating a new source for renewable energy – footstep power. Student researcher Swarnav Pujari describes the novel device: “It’s called the Power Pad; it’s a square-foot sized device to cover any moderate to heavy-traffic location and generates electricity.”

Students in the IE 431 Senior Design class wrapped up their last semester by presenting their company project posters in an inaugural poster exhibition on April 28, 2016. Representatives from 16 different companies attended and enjoyed interacting with the students and reviewing the nine posters on display. Many IE undergrads where able to see what types of projects they will be involved with in the future.

At a dinner and awards ceremony on April 21, 2016, Purdue IE celebrated undergraduate scholarship recipients – and many students had an opportunity to meet their scholarship donors.

First-year graduate student Audrey Reinert was selected for the inaugural FAA Center of Excellence Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility, and Sustainability PEGASAS Summer Fellows program. Students, staff and faculty from PEGASAS universities will work with FAA researchers to further advance aircraft and airport safety and other technical areas related to General Aviation.

Three undergrad IE students competed in the 2016 “Beautify Grissom” painting competition. Launched by the Purdue chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) in 2013, students compete yearly by painting what IE means to them.