Six Purdue University faculty members, including Thomas Hacker, associate professor of computer and information technology, have won the National Science Foundation's most prestigious honor for outstanding young researchers in 2010. The Faculty Early Career Development awards range from $300,000 to $525,000 in research funding over four or five years. About 400 researchers win the awards annually. Purdue's 2010 recipients were Alice Pawley, Sanjay Rao, Thomas Hacker, Vijay Raghunathan, Luis Kruczenski and Lyudmila Slipchenko.
In the News: Ingersoll-Rand sponsors Solar Decathlon team
Ingersoll-Rand's $150,000 donation to the Purdue Solar Decathlon team makes the company a Platinum Sponsor of the team. Visit the Purdue Solar Decathlon team's site.
Two new department heads appointed
Two new department heads have been appointed in the College of Technology. Kenneth Burbank, Ph.D., will be head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology. Ragu Athinarayanan, Ph.D., will be head of the new Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
CoT alumni invited to Indianapolis Zoo August 20
The College of Technology Alumni Board invites alumni and their families to an Alumni Day at the Indianapolis Zoo August 20. The event includes discounted admission, an ice cream social, and time to watch an elephant get a bath. Registration (by August 12) is required for the event. Find full details on the event's web page.
Trustees approve MS degree for BCM
The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Tuesday (July 12) approved, among other programs, a master's degree in building construction management (BCM). The College of Technology currently offers a BCM specialization within its technology master's degree. The new degree will be more specific to the department. The Indiana Commission on Higher Education must approve the degree program before it can be implemented. Read more about this and other trustee actions.
Computer database to help in fight against breast cancer
Chris Dix and Phil Schultheis, both 2011 computer and information technology graduates, spent part of their senior year using their skills in database and web application development to create a virtual tissue bank for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center (KTB).