Six students from Purdue College of Technology, South Bend and their advisor headed to Houston, Texas, in November for a day of networking, learning and observing at the Rockwell Automation Fair. The annual event gives participants a chance to learn about sustainable solutions that help companies optimize and improve their manufacturing systems.
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Competing against military and industry experts, as well as independent specialists, a four-person team from the College of Technology placed fifth in the yearlong international 2013 DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge.
In addition, they were the top team in the graduate school category. The team, known as Or11, included computer and information technology graduate students William Ellis, Jacob Kambic, Eric Katz and Sydney Liles. The competition attracted more than 1,200 teams.
The Purdue Technology Alumni Board (PTAB), a group of dedicated and loyal Purdue University alumni and friends, is currently accepting applications and nominations for new members.
The purpose of the alumni board is to promote and support the College of Technology, to promote communication between the school and its alumni, to provide programs for professional growth for alumni, to provide a means for mutual assistance between the college and its alumni and to enhance alumni relationships with the University and the Purdue Alumni Association.
Marcus Rogers, professor of computer and information technology, has been providing background and advice for consumers who have been affected by the Target security breach announced earlier this week.
Director of the Purdue University Cyberforensics Lab within the College of Technology, Rogers talked with several media outlets, including:
Shweta Chopra, a graduate student in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation, received the first place award for graduate research at the recent ATMAE Annual Conference.
Chopra was honored for her dissertation research into the rice supply chain in India, her home country. Her ultimate goal is to improve the way rice is distributed, from the growers to consumers, while eliminating corruption and waste. Her research is ongoing.
Wednesday March 5, 2025
LOCATION
Purdue University Airport Hangar 5
1575 Aviation Drive
West Lafayette IN, 47907
DATE AND TIME:
Wednesday March 5, 2025
Set Up & Registration 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Students Welcome From 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
John C. Russo, a 2013 graduate of the computer graphics technology program, was the student responder at the Winter 2013 Commencement Dec. 15.
His inspiring story of trying to live an extraordinary life was covered in several media outlets leading up to and after the big event.
The Purdue University Board of Trustees Saturday (Dec. 14) approved the creation of the School of Engineering Technology within the College of Technology. It will combine the strengths and degree programs of two departments: Mechanical Engineering Technology and Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology.
The degree programs from the former departments will remain. In addition, a master of science degree in engineering technology has been proposed as the first new offering by the school.
A group of five computer graphics students won the recent Schurz Communications Innovation Prize at Purdue University. In addition to the $5,000 first-place prize, the group won the $500 Fan Favorite award.
