Scott Bess, the founding executive director of the Purdue Polytechnic High School (PPHS) network, oversees a growing network of high schools that immerse underserved students and their families in a new educational experience, preparing them for success in college and/or the workforce.
Polytechnic Anderson partners with utility provider for ag engagement, education
Purdue Polytechnic Anderson and Ninestar Connect, a cooperative offering electricity, water and fiber optic services in Hancock County, Ind., are working together to engage students and the local community in learning about new agricultural innovations.
CGT professors curate Ringel Gallery exhibition
Purdue Polytechnic’s Andrew Buchanan and Esteban Garcia are curating an exhibition at Purdue University Galleries this month, featuring non-narrative animation that explores motion. A reception and awards ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23.
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 researchers work with Toolbox Dialog Initiative to improve cross-disciplinary collaboration
Purdue Polytechnic researchers are using the Toolbox Dialog Initiative (TDI) to improve their cross-disciplinary collaboration. The TDI team from Michigan State University facilitates collaborative partnerships and investigates the practice of collaborative research.
French honored in inaugural cohort of 150th Anniversary Professors
Purdue Polytechnic’s Mark French was named one of Purdue’s first 150th Anniversary Professors, which recognizes faculty who have shown the highest levels of achievement in Purdue’s mission of education.
Purdue Polytechnic’s Holistic Safety and Security research projects receive national attention, funding
Since 2018, scientists in Purdue Polytechnic’s strategic research impact areas have been working to solve challenges in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure that affect global economics, security and health. Faculty members in the Holistic Safety and Security team are building on research that has received national attention and funding.
Polytechnic team among finalists in NASA’s Space Robotics Challenge Phase 2
Because of inhospitable living conditions in outer space, some of the galaxy’s next explorers will be robots. To ascertain the caliber of the world’s robotics experts, the Centennial Challenges Program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) teamed with the Space Center Houston, the official visitor center of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, for the Space Robotics Challenge. A team led by Byung-Cheol “B.C.” Min, associate professor in Purdue Polytechnic’s Department of Computer and Information Technology, is a finalist in NASA’s robotics challenge.
Combating pilot fatigue in collegiate aviators
Student pilots don't have the typical on-duty/off-duty workday that is typical in the airline industry, so Purdue Polytechnic’s Julius Keller and a team of faculty and graduate students are researching ways to mitigate fatigue amongst collegiate aviators.
Nawrocki’s nervous system treatment research awarded Purdue Polytechnic’s first Showalter grant
Purdue Polytechnic’s Robert Nawrocki and his research colleagues are designing a soft, flexible electrode that can be comfortably placed on the skin, enabling a treatment called deep nerve stimulation. The new technology could potentially provide relief for medical disorders including migraine, rheumatoid arthritis and many gastrointestinal illnesses without the side effects of traditional pharmaceutical treatments.