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Purdue Aviation Day is happening on Saturday, April 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Purdue University Airport. The event is primed to have yet another record-breaking year after a huge uptick in attendance in 2024.
Published: March 31, 2025
Purdue Polytechnic Research
Funded research awards for February 2025.
Published: March 28, 2025
Diana McKenzie left Purdue and entered the workforce when things were very different; not only did many people not know how to use a computer in the workplace—they were also totally unused to seeing any genuine variety among corporate leadership. Read about how McKenzie trailblazed a path...
Published: March 27, 2025
Purdue Polytechnic in New Albany's own Rustin Webster has just clinched a third award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers for a stellar history in supporting student development. Read about it here:
Published: March 25, 2025
Purdue Polytechnic's Department of Computer Graphics Technology wishes our recent PhD graduate Yawen Lu the very best as he embarks on this exciting new chapter at Adobe. Discover his Purdue story here:
Published: March 24, 2025
Congratulations are in order to Nathan Mentzer and the incredible research team behind HyFlex:
Published: March 19, 2025
Joseph Pabst has had an illustrious career in the near-30 years since he first came to Purdue. With his new venture, he sets his sights even higher on a self-started entrepreneurial project. Read Joseph's incredible story of small steps to giant leaps:
Published: March 14, 2025
Congratulations are in order to Marcus Rogers, who just achieved a Board position in the AAFS, the leading forensic science institution in the U.S.:
Published: March 13, 2025
Adriana Sanchez, a soon-to-be senior in mechanical engineering technology, recently got back from doing some amazing things at the Mars Desert Research Facility in Utah. Read about her two weeks in a simulated spacefaring environment here:
Published: March 10, 2025
Our students—many of whom are also grads of the Purdue Polytechnic High Schools—are surpassing the expectations of a Fortune 100 company like Dow, Inc. Read all about their experiences and the impact they've had on industry in a short time:
Published: March 06, 2025
Close-up view of a microfluidic device, printed using Huachao Mao’s 3D printing innovation at Purdue’s Additive and Intelligent Manufacturing Lab, in ultraviolet light. (Purdue University photo/John O’Malley)
Huachao Mao, assistant professor of engineering technology in Purdue University’s Polytechnic college, and his team have created a method to fabricate economical multilevel microfluidic devices as small as one-tenth of the diameter of a human hair. The new method could be beneficial to...
Published: March 05, 2025
Our Technology, Leadership and Innovation department debuts a new podcast, featuring a conversation with alumnus Greg Kelley who has spearheaded new tech and processes in industry since graduating in 2001.
Published: March 03, 2025
Uma Claire, recent alumna of Purdue Polytechnic's game development program and a new producer at Wizards of the Coast, gives us a deep-dive into all she's learned at Purdue Polytechnic:
Published: February 28, 2025
Purdue Polytechnic Research
Funded research awards for January 2025.
Published: February 28, 2025
Emily Brown, who started operating her fashion brand at 16, has landed a brick-and-mortar location in Indianapolis—proof of just how quickly she has scaled up her COVID-era idea.
Published: February 27, 2025
Congratulations to Zhang for winning one of the most sought-after research awards in construction:
Published: February 26, 2025
A Purdue Polytechnic PhD student has devised a technique for examining AI training data to see if systems will align with human morals and values. Read more here:
Published: February 18, 2025
Shanyue Guan is helping the Air Force pursue the next giant leap with his work:
Published: February 18, 2025
Purdue Polytechnic alumni are taking Giant Leaps—like Kevin Brown, an aviation grad who will play a crucial role in officiating the Super Bowl this SUnday:
Published: February 07, 2025

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