Undergraduate students in Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute presented research projects at the 2021 Purdue Fall Undergraduate Research Exposition in November.
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Student team wins Conexus Indiana National Collegiate Case Competition
Purdue Polytechnic Anderson’s Austin Bronnenberg, Andrew Oakley, Keegan Stewart and Jackson Vieth were among winners in the sixth annual Conexus Indiana National Collegiate Case Competition, which challenged students to solve one of two advanced manufacturing and logistics business cases.
Construction management’s accelerated Degree in 3 program produces inaugural cohort of graduates
Purdue Polytechnic’s accelerated construction management degree is helping alleviate the shortage of qualified employees in industry. The first graduates of the School of Construction Management Technology’s ”Degree in 3“ program graduated this past May.
Polytechnic aviation students honored with scholarships from International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading Foundation
Three students in Purdue University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology earned scholarships from the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading Foundation totaling $33,000. The scholarship recipients are Pratik Jadhav and Parth Mehta, both graduate students in aviation and aerospace management, and Branden Gallimore, senior in aviation management.
Researchers aim to make conveyor belts smart, able to predict mechanical failure
Jose Garcia Bravo and Brittany Newell, assistant professors of engineering technology, along with Jose Chamorro, Santiago Guevara, Jose Solorio, Laura Vallejo and other colleagues, collaborated to design a system that predicts the health of conveyance systems in industry. Improving the reliability of conveyor belts has the potential to improve efficiencies and reduce costs in a variety of industries.
Polytechnic congratulates 10 students from the Academic All-Big Ten list
Ten Purdue Polytechnic students were recognized as Academic All-Big Ten honorees.
Polytechnic students recognized at spring 2021 undergrad research conference
Purdue’s Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recognized several Purdue Polytechnic students for first, second and third place research presentations and posters during OUR’s spring 2021 undergraduate research conference.
For Purdue's first online Doctor of Technology grad, flexibility to learn wherever, whenever was key
Ethan Sneider, the first graduate of Purdue’s fully online Doctor of Technology (D.Tech.) program, earned his degree while stationed in Hawaii and Qatar with the Air Force.
Graduating senior named G.A. Ross Award winner
Zachary Marshall, a senior who double-majored in aeronautical and astronautical engineering and aerospace financial analysis, was selected to receive the G.A. Ross Award. The award is given to the University’s outstanding graduating senior man who demonstrates high standards of academic achievement, outstanding leadership, strength of character and contribution to Purdue.
CMT senior awarded first place in Associated General Contractors essay competition
Noah Jackson, senior in construction management technology, won first place in an essay competition that focused on innovation.