(Photo: This is one of hundreds of photos captured from a recent high-altitude balloon launch sponsored by the student organization known as AMET.)
A high-altitude balloon launch Nov. 16 was just the first step toward a larger goal for the students of the Association of Mechanical and Electrical Technologists (AMET).
Knoy Hall of Technology is now generating a portion of its own electricity via solar photovoltaic arrays on its roof. It is the first building on Purdue’s academic campus to have this capability.
"We have grid-tied the solar panels to Knoy Hall which allows the building to use the generated electricity," said Terance Harper, a graduate student in mechanical engineering technology. "If there is an excess, it will be pushed to Purdue’s electrical grid."
Putting students first in all we do. That’s a statement that has been repeated throughout Dr. Bertoline’s two and a half years as dean of our college.
It is the goal he has set for faculty to help us keep as focused on our education as the college is on our future.
How does the college do this, you might ask?
Purdue University's College of Technology has received more than $2 million from the Luis Hochschild Plaut and Rodolfo Beeck Navarro Trust to expand global education partnerships in South America.
Classroom technology and teaching practices may change over time, but a central goal of effective instruction remains the same: Provide opportunities for students to take charge of their own learning.
Thousands of federal government and electric utility employees are conducting a two-day exercise (GridEx II) to examine the impacts of, and possible responses to, a nationwide collapse of the electric grid due to cyberterror or other attacks.
As depicted in the recent National Geographic docudrama "American Blackout," such an occurrence could be devastating, with fatalities numbering in hundreds of thousands or more. Purdue University is home to several federally funded centers and prominent researchers that have been addressing these problems for years.
Stephen Elliott talked with the Associated Press recently about the rising use of biometrics for individual security, replacing the need for passwords. He is the director of the International Center for BIometric Research and Purdue and professor of technology leadership and innovation.
Purdue President Mitch Daniels, who became Purdue’s 12th president in January, told Business First this week that university officials are exploring a possible rebranding of some of its operations (such as the College of Technology, which operates a location in New Albany) under the name Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
The institute is part of a Daniels's initiative called Purdue Moves. It would focus on technology transfer, innovation and application-oriented research.
Professors Gene Harding and John Piller, who both teach for the Purdue College of Technology at South Bend, volunteer their time to help local FIRST LEGO League (FLL) teams.
From its sleek computer labs to spacious interior to students slaving over lines of code, there is little to distinguish Tecnologia Superior University’s (TECSUP) campus from that of a modern American university. But that doesn’t mean its students aren’t excited about visiting one.
This week, 22 students and three faculty members from TECSUP campuses in Lima and Arequipa, Peru, will learn what Purdue University is all about as they arrive in West Lafayette to continue a nearly five-year relationship between the schools.
