Purdue Polytechnic’s Mark French was named one of Purdue’s first 150th Anniversary Professors, which recognizes faculty who have shown the highest levels of achievement in Purdue’s mission of education.
Purdue Polytechnic’s Holistic Safety and Security research projects receive national attention, funding
Since 2018, scientists in Purdue Polytechnic’s strategic research impact areas have been working to solve challenges in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure that affect global economics, security and health. Faculty members in the Holistic Safety and Security team are building on research that has received national attention and funding.
Polytechnic team among finalists in NASA’s Space Robotics Challenge Phase 2
Because of inhospitable living conditions in outer space, some of the galaxy’s next explorers will be robots. To ascertain the caliber of the world’s robotics experts, the Centennial Challenges Program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) teamed with the Space Center Houston, the official visitor center of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, for the Space Robotics Challenge. A team led by Byung-Cheol “B.C.” Min, associate professor in Purdue Polytechnic’s Department of Computer and Information Technology, is a finalist in NASA’s robotics challenge.
Combating pilot fatigue in collegiate aviators
Student pilots don't have the typical on-duty/off-duty workday that is typical in the airline industry, so Purdue Polytechnic’s Julius Keller and a team of faculty and graduate students are researching ways to mitigate fatigue amongst collegiate aviators.
Nawrocki’s nervous system treatment research awarded Purdue Polytechnic’s first Showalter grant
Purdue Polytechnic’s Robert Nawrocki and his research colleagues are designing a soft, flexible electrode that can be comfortably placed on the skin, enabling a treatment called deep nerve stimulation. The new technology could potentially provide relief for medical disorders including migraine, rheumatoid arthritis and many gastrointestinal illnesses without the side effects of traditional pharmaceutical treatments.
Researchers aim to make conveyor belts smart, able to predict mechanical failure
Jose Garcia Bravo and Brittany Newell, assistant professors of engineering technology, along with Jose Chamorro, Santiago Guevara, Jose Solorio, Laura Vallejo and other colleagues, collaborated to design a system that predicts the health of conveyance systems in industry. Improving the reliability of conveyor belts has the potential to improve efficiencies and reduce costs in a variety of industries.
Polytechnic students recognized at spring 2021 undergrad research conference
Purdue’s Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recognized several Purdue Polytechnic students for first, second and third place research presentations and posters during OUR’s spring 2021 undergraduate research conference.
Nawrocki honored with 2021 Young Investigator Award
Purdue Polytechnic’s Robert Nawrocki received the 2021 Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), an executive branch agency within the Department of Defense.
Polytechnic research awards - April 2021
Funded research awards for April 2021.
For Purdue's first online Doctor of Technology grad, flexibility to learn wherever, whenever was key
Ethan Sneider, the first graduate of Purdue’s fully online Doctor of Technology (D.Tech.) program, earned his degree while stationed in Hawaii and Qatar with the Air Force.