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August 12, 2024
Purdue’s SCalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement in K-12 (SCALE K-12) program welcomed K-12 teachers to West Lafayette for week-long programs to train them how to include microelectronics content in their curricula. It’s part of an initiative by the U.S. Department of Defense to build a domestic semiconductor industry. Professors from three Purdue colleges, including the Polytechnic’s Greg Strimel, are collaborating with faculty at several Midwestern universities to expand SCALE K-12’s reach to 19,000 students in 12 school districts across Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan.
February 13, 2023
Angel Price, senior manager of engineering services at Walt Disney World Resort, dreamed of a career in the entertainment industry working in special effects. She found her way into our Mechanical Engineering Technology major and then to an internship at Disney — leading to a full-time career after graduating in 2007. Today, Angel leads a team of over 90 people at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, including engineers, mechanics, ride show technicians, computer experts and others.
January 04, 2022
A delegation from the Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA) in Arequipa, Peru, visited Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus in October to prepare for the third phase of a major multidisciplinary research partnership. Purdue Polytechnic’s Daniel Leon-Salas, who served as one of the delegation’s hosts, is developing a low-cost, portable sensor to measure photosynthetically active solar radiation to help farmers and plant growers to assess the solar resources available to them.
January 08, 2019
Students in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology are each receiving a new Electronic Purdue Bag with an iPad, Apple Pencil and Logitech keyboard.
April 07, 2017
Purdue Aviation Day will take place April 22, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Purdue University Airport. The event is free, and the public is invited.
March 30, 2017
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute, one of the 10 academic colleges at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, announced the second annual Purdue Polytechnic Innovation Summit will be held April 11-12, 2017. The summit will focus on the next wave of innovation and entrepreneurship.
February 22, 2017
Nine graduates of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University will be recognized during two award ceremonies Friday, April 21.
November 09, 2016
Students at Purdue Polytechnic Anderson have developed a way for Second Harvest Food Bank to provide fresh produce year-round with their Seedstock senior project.
August 05, 2016
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.
July 13, 2016 The electric go-kart has been an educational fixture at Purdue Polytechnic South Bend for several years. July 06, 2016 Like so many inventors, Andrew Schnobrich simply wanted to solve a problem that was vexing him. As a guitar player, Schnobrich often struggles with tuning his guitar and then keeping it in tune. He is not alone. January 27, 2016
Student leaders are planning an aviation celebration April 16 at the Purdue University Airport, and the world is invited.
April 01, 2015
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute is one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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