Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Ecosystems

The mission of the Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Ecosystems is to serve as the master integrator of resources and expertise to address grand challenges of the global aviation industry while creating opportunities for URM faculty, staff, and students.

Purdue to host electrical vehicle "Test and Tune" event at Allison Transmission in Indy

Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute and the School of Mechanical Engineering are collaborating to offer Purdue Motorsports’ evGrandPrix program for Indiana high schools, a STEM-rich experience that uses a race competition with electrically powered go-karts to encourage students to consider pursuing either an engineering technology or engineering degree. The season’s first “Test and Tune” event at Allison Transmission in Indianapolis will give high school students a chance to test their electric go-karts and learn firsthand from Allison engineers about future career opportunities.

Polytechnic researchers collaborate to create framework for human-robot teamwork at construction sites

An interdisciplinary team of Purdue Polytechnic researchers received National Science Foundation (NSF) funding to study how teams of humans and robots will work together at construction sites. The team hopes the NSF grant will serve as the foundation for years of collaborative research to improve the efficiency and scalability of human-robot teams in constrained and complex construction workplaces.

Disney connections: Purdue alum keeps “Pandora – The World of Avatar” flying

Angel Price, senior manager of engineering services at Walt Disney World Resort, dreamed of a career in the entertainment industry working in special effects. She found her way into our Mechanical Engineering Technology major and then to an internship at Disney — leading to a full-time career after graduating in 2007. Today, Angel leads a team of over 90 people at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, including engineers, mechanics, ride show technicians, computer experts and others.

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