Faculty and staff from Purdue Polytechnic entered into a partnership on behalf of Purdue University with the Colombian Air Force (EPFAC), spearheaded by members of its Graduate School, as part of Purdue’s globalization strategy.
Polytechnic faculty, staff receive awards, recognition at annual luncheon
Faculty and staff in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute were recognized for their achievements at the college’s annual luncheon on April 26 for their achievements during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Polytechnic research awards - March 2019
Funded research awards for March 2019. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Purdue, Frontier Airlines, Airbus collaborating to add passenger jet training to professional flight curriculum
Purdue announced an agreement with Frontier Airlines and Airbus to add Airbus A320 passenger jet training to the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology’s professional flight curriculum.
Colombia students earn wins at Purdue RCODI Spring 2019 IronHacks competition
Students from the National University of Colombia (UNAL) participated in Purdue’s Spring 2019 IronHacks competition, winning first, second and third places in each of the first and second competition groupings.
Polytechnic students to present posters of capstone projects during Tech Expo business-to-business trade show
Student teams in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Technology will give poster presentations about their industry-sponsored capstone projects in the Co-Rec on Thursday, April 25, during the 2019 Tech Expo, a business-to-business trade show.
Engineering Technology professor earns patent to help drones fly in windy conditions
Xiumin Diao, assistant professor of engineering technology, has come up with a patented design to help unmanned aerial vehicles fly in windy conditions, with more energy-efficiency and larger payloads.
Polytechnic student teams to compete for another $10K in prize money, scholarships in repeat technical design contest
The public is invited to the next Purdue Polytechnic Design & Innovation Challenge, to be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in the Knoy Hall lobby.
Nine Polytechnic faculty promoted to associate or full professors
Purdue University's Board of Trustees approved the promotion of nine Purdue Polytechnic faculty members.
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