Funded research awards for May 2018.
Polytechnic Anderson to host makerspace open houses
To provide opportunities for the community to see the woodworking, metalworking and 3-D printing tools available for their use, Purdue Polytechnic Anderson will host open houses for the P3 Makerspace from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on July 13, July 20, Aug. 10 and Aug. 17.
Engineering technology graduate adapts hydroponics product for sustainable agriculture in Africa
Scott Massey, a 2017 graduate of Purdue Polytechnic’s mechanical engineering technology program and CEO of Heliponix LLC, traveled to a small country in Africa to help residents create sustainable agriculture methods.
Aviation students design intelligent monitoring system for airport aprons
Yilin Feng, Shelby K. Hobbs, Changmin Xiong and Chuyang Yang, students in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, won first place in the Airport Cooperative Research Program’s University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs.
Purdue Polytechnic teams with Indiana University to improve workforce readiness
Purdue Polytechnic has teamed with the Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration at Indiana University (IU) to improve students’ workforce readiness throughout Indiana and beyond.
Purdue Polytechnic, Anark partner to deliver best-in-class Model-Based Enterprise and Digital Thread curriculum
Anark Corporation, leading provider of technical content publishing and visual collaboration software, announced that it has been selected by Purdue Polytechnic’s Department of Computer Graphics Technology to provide automated Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) publishing and collaboration software and training material.
Popular “Brain Waves” video series explains challenging math concepts to millions
Mark French‘s effort to help mechanical engineering technology students understand challenging mathematical concepts has blossomed into a popular YouTube channel with hundreds of videos and millions of views. This spring, the channel earned its 30,000th subscriber.
Physiological, technological challenges slow growth in virtual reality use
Widespread adoption of virtual reality (VR) is being held back by physiological and technological challenges, according to David Whittinghill, associate professor of computer graphics technology and computer and information technology.
“Future Work and Learning” research explores maximizing human potential in the workplace
Purdue Polytechnic faculty are collaborating to explore the intersection between learning and work within the context of technology, developing and applying new approaches to education and workforce training and development. Their research cluster has been titled “Future Work and Learning,” one of the college’s five new research impact areas.
TLI researchers explore retaining women, minorities in STEM-based industries
Louis Hickman, a Ph.D. student in Purdue Polytechnic’s Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation, and Mesut Akdere, associate professor of human resource development, recently won “Best Paper in Human Resource Management” at the Eastern Academy of Management Conference.