The first course on microprocessors in the College of Technology was offered during Jim Elsner’s senior year. Now microprocessors are everywhere.
Just as the curriculum responded to the needs of industry in 1976, Elsner wants to make sure the College of Technology continues to offer the most up-to-date instruction to keep students prepared for a changing workplace. That’s one reason he and his wife, Debbie, support the College of Technology through charitable contributions.
Corey Sharp has been appointed director of Purdue University’s College of Technology at Anderson. He will oversee operations for the location, which is headquartered in the Flagship Enterprise Center.
Online graduate programs for working professionals, featuring Graduate Certificates, MS Degrees, and a Doctorate, in Aviation Management, Construction Management, IT Project Management, IT Business Analysis, and Leadership.
(AirTIES) aims to facilitate academic and industry researchers in developing aviation alternative fuels solutions for practical use in aviation.
(CTD) develops innovative technologies focused on product, process, system and manufacturing efficiency.
What is the most cost-effective way to load a shipping container? How can you make a piece of metal stronger using less energy?
The founding members of the Purdue’s Center for Technology Development (CTD) have asked its faculty researchers to address these questions over a one-year period. The two projects are the first for the center, which was launched in January 2012.
Several new faculty and staff join the College of Technology this fall or started their new positions earlier in the year. They include:
During the time period March-June 2012, the College of Technology received external funding that totaled $3,643,675.27.
For the entire 2011-12 fiscal year, external funding totaled $9,345,075.
Faculty who received funding between March and June (all are principal investigators unless otherwise noted) were:
College of Technology department heads Ragu Athinarayanan and Fatma Mili will attend the 2012 CIC Department Executive Officers (CIC-DEO) Seminar Oct. 11-13 in Chicago. They will have the opportunity to discuss critical issues and common challenges with colleagues and experts from other institutions. All expenses for the participants are covered by the Office of the Provost. Athinarayanan leads the Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation, and Mili heads the Department of Computer and Information Technology.
Henry Zhang’s Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory (MDL) is home to the state’s largest self-built 3-D printer. In fact, it was used to create many of its own pieces.
A 3-D printer is one of the necessities for additive manufacturing. It gives manufacturers the flexibility to produce parts with complicated features and with a lot less expense than casting a part. It is also a convenient way to make a prototype, directly converting a CAD 3-D-modeled design. It has many applications in future manufacturing industry.
