Chad Laux is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer and Information Technology, Purdue University. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Industrial Technology from the same university. He has a Ph.D. in Industrial and Agricultural Technology from Iowa State University, from where he also received the Silvius-Wolansky Fellowship for Outstanding Dissertation. He is the Graduate Education Chair for Computer and Information Technology and the Co-Lead of Purdue University's Sustainable Communities. He is also a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ); the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE); and the Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).