The School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University is one of 11 partners from around the world that have agreed to form a new global network for aviation education.
Weisner's military service provides different perspective
Dustin Weisner started his Purdue career after serving four years in the military. He was 24.
OLS major named Homecoming king
Alyssa Begle and Jacob Ellis were crowned Homecoming queen and king during the Homecoming celebration Saturday (Nov. 7) on the main stage in Stadium Mall. They appeared at Homecoming festivities Saturday (Nov. 7), including the football game's halftime celebration.
Big Ten Network highlights technology in aviation
The Big Ten Network has produced a one-minute video on the Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s Hangar of the Future for its 2015-16 Live Big Series.
It highlights the way students and faculty are adding technology to hangar operations. The video includes interviews with graduate student Amadou Anne and Tim Ropp, clinical associate professor of aviation technology.
Biometrics and border control
Student researchers in the International Center for Biometric Research (ICBR) of Purdue University have built a replica U.S.-Visit Federal Inspection Station (FIS) to conduct biometric research.
Students create Halloween fun
One of the team winners of the BoilerMake Hackathon created their invention with Halloween weekend in mind.
Aviation students win research awards at UAA conference
Two Purdue research projects won awards at the 2015 University Aviation Association (UAA) Fall Education Conference in Snowbird, Utah.
Purdue alum honored to fly 'Shepherd One'
Tom Murray
Education: professional flight
Payoff: Murray was the first officer on all four legs of the chartered flight for Pope Francis’s tour of the United States in early October 2015. The assignment is the latest during a long career in the Air Force and at American Airlines. A decorated veteran of Desert Storm, he was a captain in the U.S. Air Force, where he was a C-141 Aircraft Commander. At American Airlines, he has been a captain on Boeing 727, 767, and 777 as well as the Airbus 300. He has also served as check airman and international standards coordinator on the Boeing 777 and Airbus 300.
CIT joins academic ranks of IIBA
The Department of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University has become an academic member of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)™, the world’s leading association for business analysis professionals.