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![Manoj Patankar Manoj Patankar](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/PatankarManoj-thumb.jpg)
Manoj Patankar has been appointed head of the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology. Patankar was previously a professor of aviation science at Saint Louis University.
Published: July 06, 2017
![The WestGate Academy Conference and Training Center in Odon, Indiana. The WestGate Academy Conference and Training Center in Odon, Indiana.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/WestGate-thumb.jpg)
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute plans to provide courses, seminars, and workshops at the WestGate @ Crane Technology Park as part of a collaboration between Purdue University, the Purdue Research Foundation, and WestGate Authority, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC...
Published: July 03, 2017
![Thomas Carney Thomas Carney](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Carney-Unitedvideo-thumb.jpg)
Thomas Carney, a professor of aviation technology, appeared in a United Airlines video series to explain what turbulence is and how it affects air travel.
Published: June 29, 2017
![Teachers participate in last summer's PLTW Core Training "Medical Detectives" course. Teachers participate in last summer's PLTW Core Training "Medical Detectives" course.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/PLTW-2016-thumb.jpg)
The 2017 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Core Training, now underway at Purdue’s West Lafayette campus, is offering K-12 teachers professional development in numerous topics in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
Published: June 20, 2017
![Mary McCarty and Alyssa Harvey Mary McCarty and Alyssa Harvey](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/air-race-2017-thumb.jpg)
Mary McCarty, a senior in professional flight, and Alyssa Harvey, a junior in professional flight, will compete in the 41st annual Air Race Classic, a women's cross-country competition.
Published: June 19, 2017
Funding proposals for April 2017. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: June 19, 2017
Funded research awards for April 2017. Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: June 19, 2017
![Xingtao Liu Xingtao Liu](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/LiuXingtao-thumb.jpg)
Xingtao Liu, graduate teaching assistant in engineering technology, conducts research with Xiaoming Wang, assistant professor of engineering technology, on how grain refinement occurs in aluminum. With this information, the aluminum casting industry may create fewer defects, improve product...
Published: June 16, 2017
![Ayhan Ince readies a metal sample for high cycle fatigue testing. Ayhan Ince readies a metal sample for high cycle fatigue testing.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Ince-research-thumb.jpg)
A new hydraulic machine with an integrated 3-D Microscopic Digital Image Correlation (3D-DIC) system is facilitating faster and more accurately measured experiments for Ayhun Ince's research in the unification of computational models with various scale lengths to predict the growth of fatigue...
Published: June 14, 2017
![Red Gold Red Gold](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/RedGold-thumb.jpg)
Purdue Polytechnic Anderson has unveiled plans for an open house and career fair for the Madison County and surrounding areas from noon to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. The “Shift Your Career” fair is intended to “shift your perspective, your career and your life....
Published: June 12, 2017
![John H. Mott John H. Mott](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/MottJohn-headshot-thumb.jpg)
2017 Purdue Aviation Day recapThe spring semester was a busy one with classes, events, company visits, and much more.
Published: June 09, 2017
![In The News](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/InTheNews-filler-thumb.jpg)
Appropriate security at large events is the responsibility of everyone involved, according to Eric Dietz, professor of computer and information technology.
Published: June 07, 2017
![Patrick Connolly Patrick Connolly](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Connolly-Patrick-thumb.jpg)
Patrick E. Connolly, Ph.D., has been appointed associate dean for undergraduate programs and learning innovation in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
Published: June 05, 2017
The 2017 Polytechnic Summit, an international gathering of fellow academic and industry professionals, will be held June 5-7, 2017, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The summit will showcase innovative 21st-century polytechnic approaches to applied learning environments and student...
Published: May 31, 2017
![Bob Dimond & Dan Dimond Bob Dimond & Dan Dimond](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/Dimond-Bob-Dan-Apr2012-thumb.jpg)
Published: May 31, 2017
Chris Vogt, a 2011 aeronautical engineering technology graduate, developed a love of juggling into a career as a project engineer and designer at UTC Aerospace Systems in Phoenix, Arizona.
And it started as a fifth-grader during a visit to Chuck E. Cheese’s.
Published: May 30, 2017