The 2017 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Core Training, now underway at Purdue’s West Lafayette campus, is offering K-12 teachers professional development in numerous topics in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
Professional flight team to compete in women's Air Race Classic
Mary McCarty, a senior in professional flight, and Alyssa Harvey, a junior in professional flight, will compete in the 41st annual Air Race Classic, a women's cross-country competition.
Polytechnic research proposals submitted - April 2017
Funding proposals for April 2017. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Polytechnic research awards - April 2017
Funded research awards for April 2017. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Grad student’s aluminum grain refinement research inspired by “beauty” of its microstructures
Xingtao Liu, graduate teaching assistant in engineering technology, conducts research with Xiaoming Wang, assistant professor of engineering technology, on how grain refinement occurs in aluminum. With this information, the aluminum casting industry may create fewer defects, improve product quality and reduce energy usage during manufacturing.
New 3-D digital imaging system enhances research for fatigue crack growth model unification
A new hydraulic machine with an integrated 3-D Microscopic Digital Image Correlation (3D-DIC) system is facilitating faster and more accurately measured experiments for Ayhun Ince's research in the unification of computational models with various scale lengths to predict the growth of fatigue cracks in metals.
Pilots with disabilities take to the skies with Able Flight
Students in this year's Able Flight program arrived on campus May 22 to overcome disabilities and take to the skies in Sky Arrow planes.
Purdue Polytechnic Anderson open house, career fair to promote education opportunities, Red Gold advanced manufacturing careers
Purdue Polytechnic Anderson has unveiled plans for an open house and career fair for the Madison County and surrounding areas from noon to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. The “Shift Your Career” fair is intended to “shift your perspective, your career and your life.”
Spring semester distinguished by partnerships, community involvement, growth
2017 Purdue Aviation Day recapThe spring semester was a busy one with classes, events, company visits, and much more.
Manchester bombing underlines security needs
Appropriate security at large events is the responsibility of everyone involved, according to Eric Dietz, professor of computer and information technology.