Purdue’s College of Technology will host the second annual regional competition for the Phoenix Contact Nanoline Contest.
Registration deadline is October 18.
NDA trip yields internships, jobs
In the spring, the Purdue student chapter of the National Demolition Association (NDA) attended NDA’s annual convention in San Diego. The students and their advisor were able to network with many contractors and vendors in the demolition industry. In fact, by the end of the event, all of the Purdue students were offered internships or full-time employment after graduation.
Student has family ties to John Purdue
Logan Messmer, a sophomore building construction management major, is a relative of Purdue University's founder and benefactor, John Purdue. His family has traced their genealogy back to Purdue, who is Messmer's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-uncle.
Veteran's mentor program has origins with BCM student
The Veterans Success Center at Purdue University evolved from a building construction management student's hope that every student veteran could have their own "Jerry Brown."
As a student, Bryan Morris said he was able to relate well with Brown, a building construction management professor who is now retired. When Morris mentioned it to Dave Hankins, his Student Veteran Organization (SVO) advisor, they began to lay the groundwork for a mentor program for student veterans.
In the news: Rogers working to secure high school computer networks
Nearly every school system in the United States has its own computer system, and Marcus Rogers says they have become an easy target for cybercriminals.
"They tend to be pretty wide open and insecure, and there's a lot of ability to use those as test beds," said Rogers, associate professor of computer and information technology in Purdue's College of Technology. "Credit card fraud, identity theft, or in some cases, they might even be going out and looking at some sort of foreign espionage."
Events look to aviation's future with lectures, symposium
Several national aviation leaders and alumni of Purdue’s aviation programs will address the future of aviation during special events Oct. 15-18.
The events, planned by the Department of Aviation Technology, are part of the College of Technology’s 50th anniversary celebration.
Purdue Profiles: Bobby Chastain
Bobby Chastain understands that real-world experience is just as important as an academic degree when it comes to landing a job in the film and video industry.
Entrepreneurs can use lab to refine concepts, build prototypes
College of Technology students and faculty will have access to the campus Artisan and Fabrication Lab (AFL) to build prototypes of their products.
The 4,000-square-foot AFL opened in 2009 and has been used by College of Engineering students for hands-on coursework projects. It is considered one of the country's premier university-based, supervised prototyping facilities.
NSF grant addresses skills gap in logistics
Purdue University and Ivy Tech Community College were recently awarded nearly $900,000 in grants to address the skills gap and technical demands in technology supply chain, logistics, and manufacturing operations careers.
The collaborative project is titled "Technology-Based Logistics: Leveraging Indiana's Role as the Crossroads of America."
Technology students featured in undergraduate research journal
The two projects focus on biofiltration for indoor air quality and the application of lean principles in a medical setting.