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![Bill Hutzel and Danielle LeClerc](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Biowall2019-thumb.jpg)
Bill Hutzel, professor of mechanical engineering technology, and undergraduate Danielle LeClerc are continuing the School of Engineering Technology’s years-long Biowall research in clean, sustainable indoor air. LeClerc is incorporating data from NASA to determine which plants have the best...
Published: August 12, 2019
![Purdue Polytechnic Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Research-thumb_28.jpg)
Funded research awards for June 2019. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: July 31, 2019
![Xiumin Diao is teaching robots to recognize & predict human actions](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Diao-robots-research-thumb.jpg)
Xiumin Diao is helping robots recognize and predict human actions. His research could lead to improvements in technology used for physical therapy and other medical applications.
Published: July 31, 2019
![Presso, a kiosk garment cleaning device](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Presso-kiosk-thumb.jpg)
Nishant Jain and Thibault Corens, graduates of Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Technology, are developing Presso, a vending machine-like device for dry cleaning garments.
Published: July 12, 2019
![Noah Scott](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/ScottNoah-thumb.jpg)
Purdue Polytechnic student Noah Scott was appointed to the Purdue University Board of Trustees.
Published: July 05, 2019
![“Engineering and Polytechnic Gateway” project](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Dudley-render1-aerial-thumb.jpg)
The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved construction of the $140 million “Engineering and Polytechnic Gateway” project for project-based instructional laboratories, design studios and collaborative spaces.
Published: July 03, 2019
![Gary Bertoline & Geanie Umberger](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Labor-12M-grant-Bertoline-thumb.jpg)
During a visit to Purdue University, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced a $12 million award to Purdue’s Polytechnic Institute to develop a program to help fill a growing need for cybersecurity professionals.
Published: July 02, 2019
![Jiansong Zhang](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Zhang-Jiansong-thumb_0.jpg)
A research team led by Purdue Polytechnic’s Jiansong Zhang created a new method to help experts in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry simplify development of the building information modeling (BIM) software they use.
Published: July 02, 2019
![Ran Ren](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/RenRan-DSC_2406-thumb.jpg)
Construction management grad researcher aims to improve synergy within building information modeling
Ran Ren, a graduate teaching assistant in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Construction Management Technology, is researching ways to improve building information modeling (BIM) in the field of structural analysis.
Published: July 01, 2019
![MakerMinded](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/MakerMinded-thumb_0.jpg)
Columbia City High School in Columbia City, Ind., was recognized for their students’ outstanding performance in the 2018-2019 MakerMinded competition.
Published: July 01, 2019
![Professional archivists at ALI @ Purdue in June 2019](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/ALI-JuneEvent-thumb.jpg)
Twenty professional archivists from throughout the United States converged on the Purdue campus June 9–15 for the 2019 Archives Leadership Institute (ALI).
Published: July 01, 2019
![Purdue Polytechnic Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Research-thumb_27.jpg)
Funded research awards for May 2019. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: June 30, 2019
![Students in Rosemary Astheimer’s CGT 32600 course refined vehicle components designed by the Purdue SAE team.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Astheimer-CGT326-SAEparts-thumb.jpg)
Working with the Purdue SAE team, Rosemary Astheimer found the real-world challenge for her computer graphics technology student projects right on Purdue’s campus.
Published: June 19, 2019
![A student works on a prototype of a bicycle manufacturing line](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/SageClarity-capstone-thumb.jpg)
Students in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Technology incorporated Sage Clarity’s cloud-based Andon software into their final class projects of the school year.
Published: June 13, 2019
![Pilot Tiffany Imhoff and co-pilot Nina Bouthier,](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/AirRaceClassic2019-PurdueProFlight-thumb.jpg)
Tiffany Imhoff, a senior in professional flight, and Nina Bouthier, a junior in professional flight, are one of the teams representing Purdue University in the 2019 Air Race Classic.
Published: June 11, 2019
![Brian Stirm](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Stirm-bicycle-thumb.jpg)
While most Purdue employees travel to campus by automobile, Brian Stirm travels three hours by bicycle on each of the three days per week he chooses pedal power over petroleum.
Published: June 11, 2019
![Lisa Bosman](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/BosmanLisa-thumb.jpg)
Lisa Bosman wants use real-time and historical weather data to enable utility companies and solar energy system owners to predict when and where to expect sunshine and the resulting increase in solar energy generation.
Published: June 10, 2019
![Purdue Polytechnic Research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Research-thumb_26.jpg)
Funded research awards for April 2019. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: May 31, 2019
![Emily Hupe goes through her pre-flight checklist.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/AbleFlight-thumb.jpg)
The Able Flight program, which provides people dealing with disabilities the opportunity to learn to fly, is taking place for the 10th consecutive year at Purdue.
Published: May 23, 2019
![John Doddridge](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/DoddridgeJohn-thumb.jpg)
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute presented John Doddridge, the former chairman and CEO of Intermet Corp., with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Published: May 22, 2019