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![Mikaela Caron Mikaela Caron](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/MikaelaCaronMatchboxTHUMB.jpg)
Mikaela Caron provides highlights of a week in her life as a junior majoring in mechatronics engineering technology in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University.
Published: September 19, 2016
![Students and solar panels Students and solar panels](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/IMG_3876_200x200.jpg)
William Arnett’s solar energy research could have immediate impact on Purdue University and similar institutions.
Published: September 09, 2016
Funding proposals for July 2016
Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: September 09, 2016
Funded research awards for July 2016
Bolded names are Purdue Polytechnic faculty or staff; starred names are the principal investigators.
Published: September 09, 2016
![Camera light sensors can be solar cells, too. Camera light sensors can be solar cells, too.](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/DSC_0015_200x200.jpg)
Daniel Leon-Salas, associate professor of engineering technology, wants his camera’s light sensor to do more. His research focuses on using the light sensor as a type of solar cell that can harvest energy when it isn’t capturing images. With this advance, cameras could produce their...
Published: September 07, 2016
The airline industry is weathering a pilot shortage that’s hitting regional carriers like Indianapolis-based Republic Airways especially hard.
Published: September 07, 2016
![Nathan Hartman Nathan Hartman](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/HartmanNathan.THUMB_.jpg)
The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved naming Nathan Hartman the Dauch Family Endowed Professor in Advanced Manufacturing.
Published: August 26, 2016
The Purdue Polytechnic High School is one of two new charter schools in Indianapolis that recently received fellowships from the Mind Trust.
Published: August 18, 2016
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute will begin the 2016-17 academic year with 42 new faculty and staff who have been hired over the past year. They include:
Administration
Published: August 12, 2016
Curriculum offered through a partnership between Purdue Polytechnic Institute and Ivy Tech Community College will create a new group of workers to fill an emerging need in the regional workforce.
Published: August 05, 2016
![Thermoelectric grill Thermoelectric grill](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/StatewideInnovationGrillThumb.jpg)
Bryan Miller designed an innovative thermoelectric grilling system which requires no external power supply as part of a senior design project at Purdue Polytechnic Kokomo.
Published: August 05, 2016
![Biowall research Biowall research](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/BillHutzelBiowallTHUMB.jpg)
The Biowall is a plant-based filter that removes contaminants from indoor air via a building’s HVAC system. It is a product of ongoing multidisciplinary research by Bill Hutzel, professor of mechanical engineering technology, and has the potential for commercialization in modern net zero...
Published: August 05, 2016
![Sean Sullivan Sean Sullivan](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/SullivanSeanTHUMB.jpg)
A lifelong love of board games is leading to a business opportunity for Purdue University senior Sean Sullivan.
Published: August 04, 2016
![Flapping wings model Flapping wings model](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/FlappingWingsTHUMB.jpg)
Mauricio Gomez looks forward to the day when more robots can be found in our homes and our work spaces. In fact, his PhD research within the Purdue Polytechnic is aimed at that goal.
Published: August 04, 2016
Imagine yourself in the weekend Leadership Master of Science degree program offered through the Purdue Polytechnic Institute Center for Professional Studies.
Published: July 31, 2016
![IMI composites wet lab IMI composites wet lab](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/PurduePeteThumb.jpg)
Purdue University celebrated the completion of a new collaborative research facility with a ribbon cutting July 26.
Published: July 26, 2016
![Dawn or Doom Dawn or Doom](https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/sites/default/files/2016PosterThumb.png)
Four Purdue Polytechnic professors will lend their perspectives to the 2016 Dawn or Doom conference, scheduled for October 3-4 at Purdue University.
Published: July 25, 2016
Purdue University will be a major research and education partner with Italpollina, an Italian fertilizers and specialty plant nutrition company that is building its North American headquarters in Anderson, Indiana.
Published: July 25, 2016