Greg Strimel, assistant professor of engineering-technology teacher education, has co-authored a new edition of an engineering-technology textbook for high school students.
Getting artificial intelligence to recognize humor is no laughing matter
Teaching computers to understand jokes and humor is a funny business, according to Julia Rayz, associate professor of computer and information technology. Rayz is trying to help computers understand and interact with people as naturally as people interact with each other.
Polytechnic research proposals submitted - September 2017
Funding proposals for September 2017.
Polytechnic research awards - September 2017
Funded research awards for September 2017.
Hydraulic hybrid vehicles may improve public transportation energy efficiency
Jorge León, a graduate research assistant working with José Garcia-Bravo in the School of Engineering Technology, hopes to use hydraulic devices and fuzzy logic theory to maximize the energy efficiency in electric busses.
Strimel launches P-12 engineering education research
Greg Strimel, assistant professor of engineering-technology teacher training, Tanner Huffman, and Michael Grubbs have launched a research project titled “Advancing Excellence in P-12 Engineering Education (AEEE).”
Akdere presented intercultural training strategy to NASA
Mesut Akdere, associate professor of human resource development, gave a presentation to the NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality Workshop in Huntsville, Alabama, entitled “Exploring Mixed Reality for Developing Intercultural Team Skills: Implications for Space Exploration Teams.”
CIT students in Columbus creating train traffic notification app
A significant increase in daily train traffic in Columbus, Indiana, is inspiring Purdue Polytechnic students to create an app and website which could help area drivers avoid congestion on the roads.
Girls in Aviation Day welcomed 80 to Purdue Airport
The Purdue chapter of Women in Aviation hosted their second annual Girls in Aviation Day event at the Purdue University Airport on September 23.
Patankar named Raisbeck Engineering Professor of Aviation Technology
Manoj Patankar, head of Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, has been named by the Purdue University Board of Trustees as the Raisbeck Engineering Professor of Aviation Technology.