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Funded research awards for July 2019. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: August 31, 2019
John Mott, associate professor in aviation technology, and his research team have developed an antenna system aimed at enabling network connectivity in rural areas.
Published: August 19, 2019
ASTM International has awarded a scholarship to Petr Vozka, a graduate research assistant in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Technology.
Published: August 19, 2019
After years working in the restaurant industry, Jacob Torres went back to school to earn degrees in mechanical engineering technology. Now the Purdue graduate is developing ways to grow food in space for NASA.
Published: August 19, 2019
A new, patented technique being developed by Yingjie “Victor” Chen and his research team could make visualization of big spatial data sets easier and more concise.
Published: August 12, 2019
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
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 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
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
Purdue Polytechnic student Noah Scott was appointed to the Purdue University Board of Trustees.
Published: July 05, 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
Funded research awards for May 2019. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: June 30, 2019
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
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
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