Funded research awards for February 2018.
CIT plans inaugural career fair
The Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) will host its inaugural CIT Career Fair on September 13, 2018. The CIT Career Fair will be especially for companies who need employees specializing in information technology, network engineering technology, systems analysis and design, and cybersecurity.
Purdue Polytechnic partners with Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) entered into a formal agreement that will enhance student learning opportunities related to unmanned aviation, cybersecurity research and other areas that impact Hoosier safety.
Cybersecurity Camp for girls returns to Purdue this June
The Purdue University Cybersecurity Camp, offered for free to 40 female incoming 9th through 12th grade students, will return to Purdue’s West Lafayette campus June 17–22, 2018. The camp will be the only residential GenCyber student program to be offered in Indiana and surrounding Midwestern states.
French receives Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Mark French, professor of mechanical engineering technology, has been named as a recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy.
Remick Endowment demonstrates unwavering Purdue commitment
Jim Remick designated the Purdue Foundation as a beneficiary in his life insurance policy, and his unique gift supports the Jim and Sheli Remick Endowment.
Visiting Scholars Series presents Made in Sweden: An Exploration of Swedish Design and Culture
It’s the country that brought you Ikea, Spotify, Skype and Volvo. Explore Swedish design and culture in an interactive workshop hosted by Eva Hartell, Ph.D., of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. The two-hour workshop is Thursday, March 29, 2018, at 3 p.m. in Honors College and Residences North (HCRN) 1145.
Award spotlights need for design students to understand sketching
Todd Kelley, associate professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation, won the 2017 Gerald F. Day award from the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association.
CIT grad student wins NIJ fellowship with goal of preventing hacking
Sangjun Lee, a graduate research assistant in Purdue Polytechnic’s Department of Computer and Information Technology, wants to keep hackers from interfering with your self-driving car. The National Institute of Justice is supporting his research.
Engineering technology professor lends design/build skills to disease research
Daniel Leon-Salas, associate professor in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Technology, became an unlikely member of a study on fruit fly blindness when he designed and built an automated programmable containment system with a 3-D printer and laser-cut acrylic pieces.