Teachers from four Indiana middle schools will be trained this month to get their students TECHFIT.
The National Science Foundation-funded program, led by College of Technology professors from Purdue University, combines technology lessons with fitness activities.
The country’s emerging experts and researchers in cyberinfrastructure gathered in Arlington, Virginia, June 2-3 for the third annual NSF CyberBridges Workshop. Almadena Chtchelkanova, program director of the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), which sponsored the event, called the workshop a “successful and much needed activity.”
Purdue University's entry into the 2014 Global Space Balloon Challenge (GSBC) won first place in the best design contest. The annual event is an international education outreach project to encourage people from around the world to build and launch their own high-altitude balloons.
The Purdue team, composed of members of the Association of Mechanical and Electrical Technologists (AMET), built a zero-pressure balloon for the competition.
Sabine Brunswicker, associate professor of innovation in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation, was a speaker during the World Economic Forum CEO Series Workshop in June. The workshop, which attracted business leaders from around the world, focused on "Transforming business and driving growth through open innovation."
Purdue's expertise in metrology (the science of measurement) and fabrication are highlighted in the July 2014 edition of The Business Connection, a publication of the Columbus (IN) Republic.
Professors from Purdue's College of Technology at Columbus and their research are featured as part of a larger story about the city's three-year-old Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence.
The story describes the center as "a minds- and hands-on experience for students and researchers."
The Purdue EcoMakers EcoCAR 2 team, which has involved several Technology students over the past three years, finished the final year of the three-year competition in fourth place. The national competition involved 15 teams.
In addition to their overall placing, the team won two other awards during competition June 1-12:
Eric Matson, associate professor of computer and information technology, talked with EdTech Magazine about the Internet of Things and how it relates to current college students.
He discussed the need for standards for machine-to-machine communication as the internet of things continues to grow.
Mark French, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the School of Engineering Technology. He is one of two recipients of the 2014 Dwyer Award for Undergraduate Teaching in the College of Technology. The students in the College of Technology select the award winners. He posts explanations of engineering principles on his YouTube channel, too.
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A new wave of robotic technology is changing society and in the process, hopefully helping to improve the U.S. economy.
At Purdue University, researchers are experimenting with robots to assist in the operating room, and with manufacturing and firefighting.
Pendleton Heights junior Brandon Boynton is receiving national attention for a mobile application designed to stop bullying.
Boynton created The Bully Box while in the Madison County Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) program.
This was the first year for the YEA! program, through the chamber and Purdue University College of Technology in Anderson, and officials say they are pleased with the program’s success.
