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EnerDel expands research partnership with College of Technology

Indiana-based EnerDel Inc., a leading manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and energy storage systems, is expanding its relationship with Purdue University’s College of Technology with a gift of lithium-ion battery technology, research data and technical expertise to train students in the latest energy storage technologies for electric vehicles and the electric grid.

Student research on astronaut restraints published in JPUR

As part of their senior design course in aviation, three students undertook a project to design an electronic personal restraint system for NASA astronauts to use in microgravity environments. The design, created by Kevin Tait, Justin Lewis and Justin Hickel, would  allow an astronaut to walk along a surface while being electromagnetically restrained to it. The system would also release the user in the event of power failure.

Tech Ventures, Facebook’s Open Compute Project to spark student ingenuity

In its first sponsored competition with a university, Facebook has partnered with Tech Ventures, a technology commercialization program in Purdue University’s College of Technology, to sponsor a student challenge through the Open Compute Project.

The Open Compute Challenge asks students to combine efficiency (minimizing the cost of waste and recycling) with sustainability. Participants will be charged with designing a biodegradable server chassis, which is the shell that holds all of the server components. Servers are typically replaced every four years.

In the News: new tool gives structural strength to 3-D printed works

Objects created using 3-D printing have a common flaw: They are fragile and often fall apart or lose their shape.

“I have an entire zoo of broken 3-D printed objects in my office,” said Bedrich Benes, associate professor of computer graphics technology at Purdue University.

The printed fabrications often fail at points of high stress.

Meet Lonald Howard, computer graphics technology major

Lonald Howard, Indianapolis, Ind.

Major: Computer Graphics Technology with minors in psychology and building construction management and a certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Activities

Resident assistant
Spring Break Challenge participant
National Society of Black Engineers
Phoenix Club at Hillenbrand Hall
Emily Mauzy Vogel Sophomore Leadership Development Conference
Boiler League of Tag’s Humans vs. Zombies

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