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![Students and faculty from Purdue University and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point are working together on a team entry for the Indy Autonomous Challenge.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/IndyAutonomous-thumb.jpg)
A team of students from Purdue’s Polytechnic Institute, College of Engineering, College of Science and other academic units are developing software, electrical, navigation and mechanical systems to race autonomous cars at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Published: January 04, 2021
![Purdue Polytechnic Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Research-thumb_45.jpg)
Funded research awards for November 2020.
Published: December 31, 2020
![Elementary education major Rebecca Bryant works on a nest box as part of the Engineering by Design “Home Tweet Home” unit for young children. The program is designed to teach children science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) more effectively by relating it to the world around them. (Photo provided)](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Mentzer-EngineeringByDesign-thumb.jpg)
Polytechnic students majoring in engineering/technology teacher education to become K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) instructors learned “Engineering by Design,” a new STEM-focused teaching model.
Published: December 08, 2020
!["Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning"](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Strimel-Framework-thumb.jpg)
Greg Strimel, assistant professor of technology leadership and innovation, chaired the team that produced the “Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning,” a newly released report to provide practical guidance for engineering learning that can begin for students as young as pre...
Published: December 03, 2020
![Ashwin Sivakumar](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Sivakumar-Ashwin-thumb.jpg)
Ashwin Sivakumar, a Purdue ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) cadet, will become the University’s first Space Force officer.
Published: December 03, 2020
![Students working on TEECA's Transportation Challenge work on their Vex Robotics project](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Strimel-TEECA-Nov2020-thumb.jpg)
Four Polytechnic student teams won first or second place at the Technology and Engineering Education Collegiate Association’s November 2020 regional competition.
Published: December 03, 2020
![Purdue Office of Undergraduate Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/OUR-thumb.jpg)
A variety of Purdue Polytechnic students participated in Purdue’s 2020 Spring Undergraduate Research Conference.
Published: November 30, 2020
![Mesut Akdere](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/AkdereMesut2016-thumb_1.jpg)
Mesut Akdere, professor of human resource development, received the Polytechnic’s Outstanding Faculty in Discovery award and a Purdue Seed for Success Award. But his work as a faculty member extends beyond the realm of research.
Published: November 24, 2020
![Purdue Polytechnic Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Research-thumb_44.jpg)
Funded research awards for October 2020.
Published: November 24, 2020
![Indiana Economic Development Corporation](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/IEDC-logo-thumb.jpg)
Students at Purdue Polytechnic Anderson and Purdue Polytechnic Columbus will collaborate with Mursix Corporation and Cummins Inc.
Published: November 23, 2020
![Abdul Salam coauthored "Signals in the Soil: Developments in Internet of Underground Things" with Usman Raza](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Salam-Signals-book-thumb2.jpg)
Abdul Salam, assistant professor of computer and information technology, and Usman Raza, a graduate teaching assistant, have authored a new book that provides in-depth analysis of the most recent developments in the field of wireless underground communications.
Published: November 18, 2020
![Purdue’s Office of Technology Commercialization](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/OTC-thumb.jpg)
Students who launch their own start-up products and businesses benefit from networking with Purdue’ Office of Technology Commercialization.
Published: November 16, 2020
![Purdue Polytechnic Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Research-thumb_43.jpg)
Funded research awards for September 2020.
Published: October 30, 2020
![Graduate student Lakshmy Mohandas instructs Tech 120 students in person while Nathan Mentzer, associate professor of technology leadership and innovation, teaches online through Microsoft Teams at the same time.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Tech120-HyFlex-thumb.jpg)
Nathan Mentzer, Shawn Farrington and Lakshmy Mohandas adapted Purdue Polytechnic’s Tech 120 course so that students could physically attend class sessions or participate online in real-time from home on any given day.
Published: October 06, 2020
![A Purdue Polytechnic High School Englewood student finds a quiet spot for study.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/PPHS-SchweitzerGift-thumb.jpg)
Purdue’s board of Trustees approved the naming of the Schweitzer Center at Purdue Polytechnic High School Englewood, honoring Purdue University alumnus Edmund O. Schweitzer III and Beatriz Schweitzer for their $4 million gift.
Published: October 05, 2020
![PlaneEnglish now has a companion manual](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/PlaneEnglish-companionmanual-thumb.jpg)
A new companion manual for PlaneEnglish, an aviation radio simulator app created by a Purdue Polytechnic alumnus and other Purdue graduates, is now available to help pilots become proficient in cockpit communication.
Published: October 05, 2020
![Monica Bryant-Chapman and her son, William](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Bryant-Chapman-thumb.jpg)
With a little guidance from Purdue Polytechnic’s Lindsay Haugland, a senior academic advisor, Monica Bryant-Chapman earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering technology … 36 years after her Purdue studies began. She's mom to Purdue Football’s Will Chapman.
Published: October 05, 2020
![Isaiah Thomas](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/ThomasIsaiah-thumb.jpg)
Isaiah Thomas (BS human resource development ’20) received his professional certification from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) two years earlier than most Human Resources (HR) professionals, making him the first graduate from the Department of Technology Leadership &...
Published: October 03, 2020
![A Purdue team created a flexible, printed circuit board that imitates the conventional wire configurations inside an electric guitar. (Stock photo)](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Huston-French-guitar-circuitboard-thumb.jpg)
Purdue Polytechnic’s Davin Huston and Mark French, along with Kathryn Smith, a former graduate student in Huston’s lab, have created a flexible, printed circuit board that makes electric guitars better for both players and manufacturers.
Published: September 30, 2020
![Purdue Polytechnic Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Research-thumb_42.jpg)
Funded research awards for August 2020.
Published: September 29, 2020