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:
Sheehans have supported an “educated future” for 26 years
Two scholarships established by Thomas J. (HDR ’08 TECH; MS ’65 ECE; BS ’64 ECE) and M. Judith Sheehan are benefitting Purdue Polytechnic students.
Notary Memorial Scholarship continues to help construction management students
The family and friends of Scott A Notary, a construction management technology student who died weeks before his 2013 graduation, have created a scholarship in his memory.
New scholarship fund at Purdue Polytechnic Columbus honors Minnicks
A new endowed scholarship at Purdue Polytechnic Columbus honors the late Helen and Adrian Minnick, who were active in promoting both educational and community initiatives.
Traditionally hands-on disciplines may benefit from fresh focus on active learning
Active learning has long been a hallmark of Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, where hands-on activities include printing 3-D objects, fabricating parts in CNC machines, and, of course, training in flight simulators and piloting actual aircraft. But there’s always room for improvement, according to Tim Ropp, associate professor of aviation technology.
Purdue Polytechnic High School welcomes first-ever students
Purdue Polytechnic High School welcomed 159 students to its first-ever ninth grade class on Monday (July 31) in Indianapolis. The new school will focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and will feature hands-on project-based learning.