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![Fay Barber-Dansby](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/BarberDansbyFay-thumb.jpg)
A STEM enrichment program offered through a partnership between Purdue Polytechnic Anderson and the Sistas of Royalty, a mentoring program, is building interest in attending college amongst sixth grade girls in the Anderson area.
Published: December 08, 2021
![Conexus Indiana](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/ConexusIndiana-logo-thumb.jpg)
Purdue Polytechnic Anderson’s Austin Bronnenberg, Andrew Oakley, Keegan Stewart and Jackson Vieth were among winners in the sixth annual Conexus Indiana National Collegiate Case Competition, which challenged students to solve one of two advanced manufacturing and logistics business cases.
Published: December 06, 2021
![David Gonzalez Rodriguez](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/GonzalezRodriguez-thumb.jpg)
Soft actuators, components in mechanical devices that enable movement, are inspired by biological systems but can’t yet replicate the complexity of the human body. Purdue Polytechnic’s David Gonzalez Rodriguez is researching the creation of 3D-printed flexible structures that can...
Published: December 02, 2021
![Purdue Polytechnic Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Research-thumb_56.jpg)
Funded research awards for October 2021.
Published: November 30, 2021
![John H. Mott](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/MottJohn-IMG_2860-thumb.jpg)
John H. Mott, associate professor of aviation and transportation technology, has been named the new head of Purdue University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology.
Published: November 22, 2021
![iBASEt and IN-MaC](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/iBASEt-IN-MaC-thumb.jpg)
iBASEt, a software company that provides manufacturing operations management solutions for simplifying how complex products are built and maintained, announced a partnership with Purdue’s Indiana Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (IN-MaC).
Published: November 17, 2021
![Vetria Byrd](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/ByrdVetria-thumb.jpg)
Purdue Polytechnic’s Vetria Byrd and a multidisciplinary research team received a five-year $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish I-GUIDE, a new institute for geospatial data-driven scientific research.
Published: November 10, 2021
![Qilei Zhang](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/ZhangQilei-thumb.jpg)
Qilei Zhang, graduate research assistant in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, is developing a data-driven approach to accurately quantify operations estimates for general aviation airports. His research could help airports that do not have air traffic...
Published: November 09, 2021
![Carrie Berger](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/BergerCarrie-C21A7349-thumb.jpg)
Carrie Berger, Purdue Polytechnic’s interim dean, executive associate dean for research and strategic initiatives, and a clinical professor, has received the 2021 Leadership in Action Award from Purdue’s Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence.
Published: November 08, 2021
![Purdue Polytechnic's new faculty & staff for 2021-22](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/NewFaculty2021-IMG_2129-thumb_0.jpg)
New faculty, staff bring diverse backgrounds, research interests to Purdue Polytechnic (part 2 of 2)
Purdue Polytechnic welcomed more than two dozen new faculty and staff members for the 2021-22 academic year who have diverse backgrounds and a wide variety of research interests. Here’s part two of our two-part introduction.
Published: November 02, 2021
![Purdue Polytechnic Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Research-thumb_55.jpg)
Funded research awards for September 2021.
Published: October 29, 2021
![Sharita Ware](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/WareSharita-Mentzer-thumb.jpg)
Sharita Ware, a graduate of Purdue’s engineering-teacher technology education post-baccalaureate Transition to Teaching program, received the 2022 Indiana Teacher of the Year Award.
Published: October 27, 2021
![Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar and Rua Mae Williams](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/SocietalImpactFellows-thumb.jpg)
Purdue Polytechnic’s Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar and Rua Mae Williams were among 12 faculty and staff members named as Purdue’s first Societal Impact Fellows.
Published: October 21, 2021
![Umit Karabiyik](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/KarabiyikUmit-PurduePhotoRebeccaMcElhoe-thumb.jpg)
Umit Karabiyik, assistant professor of computer and information technology, is researching ways for people to limit the data they share with law enforcement. His research could help preserve security and privacy while reducing the vast quantity of data that law enforcement agencies have to manage...
Published: October 15, 2021
![Adam Dunham, a master's student and flight instructor, flies in one of the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology's flight simulators.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/PilotShortage-thumb.jpg)
Three large flight simulators in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology could help the aviation industry address its critical shortage of pilots.
Published: October 15, 2021
![Nathalie Duval-Couetil](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/DuvalCouetilNathalie-thumb_1.jpg)
Nathalie Duval-Couetil has been named Purdue Polytechnic’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellow and will serve as a resource to the college’s faculty and students interested in pursuing technology commercialization.
Published: October 14, 2021
![Ziyang Tang, a graduate researcher in Purdue Polytechnic’s Department of Computer and Information Technology, and his research team have developed new methods to help computers process images from unmanned aerial systems, recognizing irregularly sized objects like wildfires more quickly and accurately.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Tang-UAS-imagery-thumb.jpg)
Ziyang Tang, a graduate researcher in Purdue Polytechnic’s Department of Computer and Information Technology, and his research team have developed new methods to help computers process images from unmanned aerial systems, recognizing irregularly sized objects like wildfires more quickly and...
Published: October 06, 2021
![Purdue Polytechnic's new faculty & staff for 2021-22](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/NewFaculty2021-IMG_2129-thumb.jpg)
New faculty, staff bring diverse backgrounds, research interests to Purdue Polytechnic (part 1 of 2)
Purdue Polytechnic welcomed more than two dozen new faculty and staff members for the 2021-22 academic year who have diverse backgrounds and a wide variety of research interests.
Published: October 01, 2021
![Dawit Lemma, founder and CEO of Krimson Aviation, presents the Ethiopian flag to Tom Frooninckx, interim head of Purdue’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, for Purdue’s Niswonger Aviation Technology Building to commemorate the scholarship announcement.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/KrimsonAviation-IMG_2553-thumb.jpg)
Dawit Lemma, founder and CEO of Krimson Aviation and a 2002 graduate from Purdue’s aeronautical engineering technology and flight technology programs, launched the $100,000 Krimson Aviation Scholarship and the Krimson Business Opportunity Program Scholarship for students from minority...
Published: September 30, 2021
![Purdue Polytechnic Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Research-thumb_54.jpg)
Funded research awards for August 2021.
Published: September 30, 2021