A popular animated television series in Japan which featured twin brothers who play high school baseball inspired Lin Zhang's research into how robots perceive human motion.
New faculty bring diverse research interests to Purdue Polytechnic
Purdue Polytechnic welcomed new faculty members this year who have a wide variety of research interests.
Vice President Pence visits Purdue Polytechnic Anderson
Vice President Mike Pence visited Flagship East, home of Purdue Polytechnic Anderson, on Friday (September 22). The visit provided an opportunity to bring publicity to Purdue Polytechnic Anderson, including its educational mission, the new facility, and opportunities to create partnerships with local businesses.
Bechtel center dedicated as magnet space for student projects
Collaborate to solve problems
The Bechtel Innovation Design Center gets students working together on projects
The center provides workspace for student projects to advance conceptual designs, build prototypes, and conduct product testing in a hands-on environment. Available 24/7 for Purdue innovators, it promotes teamwork, problem-solving, and collaboration for students in Purdue Polytechnic and the College of Engineering as they design, plan, and build capstone and other projects.
Recruitment staffers explore unique ways to connect with prospective students
High school students who consider attending Purdue University have long obtained information about academic majors, learning environments, and life as a Boilermaker from websites, print materials, campus visits, and other traditional methods. To encourage prospective students to learn more about Purdue Polytechnic and its majors, staff members Ryne Kerchner and Doug Schreiber are discovering new ways to reach out.
Construction management curriculum updated to reflect next-generation learning styles, greater industry focus
Even with 40 years of success preparing students for construction management careers, faculty in the School of Construction Management Technology are challenging themselves to update the school’s curriculum to better simulate present-day jobsites and to account for the learning styles of newer generations, according to several faculty and staff in the school.
Two student teams score wins in Airport Cooperative Research Program design competition
Airport runways become unpredictable with winter precipitation. Mary Johnson, associate professor of aviation and transportation technology, worked with a student team to propose the adaptation of remote sensing technologies used for glaciers and ski resorts to measure snow and ice. Over 10 years, this technology could save $500,000 at Purdue’s airport.
Professionalization of emerging occupations speeded by social media
Professionalization, the process of achieving widespread recognition and higher socioeconomic status for emerging occupations, used to take decades. Yubo Kou, a postdoctoral research associate in computer graphics technology, is researching how social media and online communities are changing the speed with which professionalization takes place.
Hundreds attend dedication of new Purdue Polytechnic Anderson facility
Several hundred community members and business leaders celebrated the dedication of Flagship East, Purdue Polytechnic Anderson’s new 94,000-square-foot, $14.5 million facility Friday (August 25). Gary Bertoline, dean of Purdue Polytechnic, said that the college’s innovative partnership with Anderson and local businesses will make a difference at the community level.
Purdue Polytechnic welcomes 15 new faculty, staff
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute will begin the 2017-18 academic year with 15 new faculty and staff who have been hired over the past year. They include: