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Eli Tilden
​Aircraft Maintenance Technology Magazine named Elizabeth (Eli) Tilden, a 2003 graduate of Purdue Polytechnic‘s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, as winner of a 2018 Next Gen 40 Under 40 Award.
Published: November 20, 2018
The Anderson Trustees Youth Center BoilerBots robotics team
The Anderson Trustees Youth Center BoilerBots robotics team advanced to the state finals in Evansville and are raising money to pay for the gas and other expenses of getting there.
Published: November 20, 2018
Jiansong Zhang
Robotics and software both have the potential to improve productivity, safety, quality and costs in the construction industry, according to Jiansong Zhang, assistant professor of construction management technology.
Published: November 15, 2018
Purdue Polytechnic Research
Funded research awards for September 2018. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: November 13, 2018
Purdue Polytechnic Research
Funding proposals for September 2018. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: November 13, 2018
Eric Matson
Drones and other autonomous vehicles come with a threat potential, according to Eric Matson.
Published: November 12, 2018
Richard Voyles
Richard Voyles took an optimistic view of the future in his presentation, “Can Polymers Think? Embodied Intelligence in a Meta-Material World” at the 2018 Dawn or Doom conference.
Published: November 12, 2018
Students in CLAIMiT camp try an engineering technology challenge
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute showcased the college’s students, classes, programs and facilities in nine Indiana cities Saturday (Nov. 10) at a day-long camp for high school students and their parents.
Published: November 12, 2018
Julia Rayz and Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar
Creating artificial intelligence (AI) that can help police determine which online threats to children require investigative priority is incredibly difficult, according to #PurduePolytechnic's Julia Rayz and Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar.
Published: November 09, 2018
MakerMinded
Purdue Polytechnic’s Engineering-Technology Teacher Education program (ETTE), Ivy Tech Community College and Vincennes University are teaming with Michigan-based Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT) to create enthusiasm for STEM careers among middle and high school students with an...
Published: November 09, 2018
Purdue aviation students collaborate on a compact engine control system with students from the Technical University of Denmark
A unique senior capstone course is providing aviation students with international problem-solving experience for real-world clients.
Published: November 07, 2018
Office of Undergraduate Research
In partnership with Purdue’s Office of Undergraduate Research, Purdue Polytechnic awarded 11 scholarships to undergraduate students to recognize their engagement in original research, scholarship, or creative work under the guidance of faculty mentors.
Published: November 06, 2018
Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar (left), Julia Rayz (front) and Marcus Rogers (right) with their team. (Photo/Vincent Walter)
Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar, assistant professor of computer and information technology, and Julia Rayz, associate professor of computer and information technology, have developed the Chat Analysis Triage Tool (CATT), a program that uses natural language processing techniques to analyze...
Published: November 02, 2018
Purdue AMET's cheeseburger in space
A team of Purdue AMET ​(Association for Mechanical and Electrical Technologists) students lofted a bacon cheeseburger and French fries to an altitude of 95,000 feet during a recent high-altitude weather balloon launch.
Published: October 29, 2018
In Sept. 2015, Students present a discussion topic in an IMPACT classroom at the Hicks Undergraduate Library
IMPACT training helped many Polytechnic faculty as the college focused on adding more active learning, interdisciplinary coursework, innovation and critical thinking to its curricula.
Published: October 29, 2018
Kathryn Seigfried-Spella
Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar researches how digital forensics examiners are affected by the work they do fighting cyberdeviance such as child pornography.
Published: October 25, 2018
Scott Massey, Heliponix LLC chief executive officer, examines the development of plants growing in a GroPod
Purdue students have been taking advantage of the University's policy giving them ownership when they, as students, create an invention. Purdue Polytechnic graduates Scott Massey (BS’17, MET) and Ivan Ball (BS’17, EET) founded Heliponix LLC to market the GroPod.
Published: October 16, 2018
Scott Bartholomew receives the Mike Neden STEM Champion Award
Scott Bartholomew, assistant professor in Purdue Polytechnic’s engineering-technology teacher education program, was awarded the Mike Neden STEM Champion Award by the International STEM Education Association.
Published: October 11, 2018
Girls in Aviation Day
The third Girls in Aviation Day will be held at the Purdue University Airport on Saturday, October 13. The annual event provides girls in third through eighth grades an opportunity to explore Purdue aircraft and participate in aviation-related activities.
Published: October 03, 2018
Purdue University graduate student Xiaozhe Fan measures how much light is emitted by a GaAs solar cell. The light emitted by the solar cell is modulated to convey information. (Image provided)
Daniel Leon-Salas, associate professor in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Engineering Technology, led a research team that has patented a way to transmit power and information between IoT devices using only light.
Published: October 01, 2018

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