Purdue University hopes to inspire people with disabilities to consider careers in the aviation industry. To that end, five participants in the Able Flight program are earning their sports pilot's certificates at Purdue this month.
Five people with physical disabilities are about halfway through their Able Flight pilot training at Purdue University.
Hosted by the Department of Aviation Technology at Purdue, Able Flight is in its fourth year at the University. The program includes five weeks of intensive and ground training that leads to a pilot certificate. The Able Flight participants train with Purdue flight instructors in Sky Arrow LSAs adapted with hand controls.
Ethan Madden, a computer and information technology major, is one of six students traveling to Germany June 16 to compete in the International Supercomputing Conference Student Cluster Challenge.
Purdue will field one of 14 collegiate teams during the 2013 Air Race Classic, which takes place June 18-21. The team will attempt to complete the "perfect cross-country" flight during the four-day event. Amanda Keck is this year's pilot, Rachel Borsa is the co-pilot, and Haley Myers serves as ground crew coordinator.
Hank Kraebber, professor of mechanical engineering technology, was honored by the Indiana Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) during its statewide conference in April for his service as a mentor to students and for facilitating LSAMP workshops.
Samuel Rymer, a junior in building construction management, is being featured as one of Five Students who are Home Makers during June 2013.
Home to the internationally recognized Biometric Standards, Performance and Assurance Lab (BSPA), Purdue University is expanding its role in the field with a master’s degree focused on biometrics. The courses for the all-online degree will be available beginning this fall as part of the offerings of the Center for Professsional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR).
The Purdue EcoMakers completed Year 2 of the three-year EcoCAR 2 competition with vehicle tests at the GM Desert Proving Grounds in Yuma, Ariz., and team presentations in San Diego, Calif.
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