The Global Sustainable Industrial Systems (GSIS)

The Global Sustainable Industrial Systems group is based in the College of Engineering but has membership of 10 faculty across the University. The basis for this institute is that human industrial activities-the use of fossil energy, production of food, acquisition of raw materials, and the human transformation of about 25 percent of the earth's land surface-have grown exponentially in only the past 50 years, and have global effects. By developing eco-friendly products, assessing and monitoring their environmental impact, and getting business plans to consider global ecological consequences, Purdue hopes the GSIS signature area will contribute to a secure and prosperous future. Sub areas include: Sustainable Product Design and Manufacturing Systems, Ecosystems, Monitoring, Modeling and Assessment, and Policy Architecture and Financial Engineering.