Congratulations to Xiaonan Lu from Purdue Polytechnic, who has just received a massive grant from the Department of Energy to innovate power grid systems, especially in underserved locales:
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Engineering technology students build kid's powered wheelchair through GoBabyGo program
Five engineering technology students are using a battery-powered toy as a platform to build a powered wheelchair for a child in the community:
Purdue AFROTC Detachment 220 receives prestigious Secretary of Defense award
Congratulations to our Air Force ROTC Detachment, which was recently recognized by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin:
Purdue Themed Entertainment Design program in Indianapolis expands with industry partnerships
Purdue Polytechnic's Themed Entertainment Design program, available only at Indianapolis, is going places with the help of some new collaborators:
Tajikistan women in STEM visit Purdue Polytechnic, explore options for female student recruitment
We were glad to host visiting women from Tajikistan, all of whom are part of the Congressional Office of International Leadership. Read more to see their interests in recruiting women in their own higher education institutions, and what facilities they explored during their visit to Purdue Polytechnic:
Purdue hosts DigiTwin 2024, explores digital twin tech for sustainable manufacturing, resilience
Purdue Polytechnic is proud to be on the organizing committee for the DigiTwin conference, especially digital twin technology becomes more relevant to manufacturing industries all the time. Read about the 2024 conference:
Two Polytechnic professors receive 2024-25 Fulbright awards
Congratulations to Winston Sealy and Bryan Hubbard on their Fulbright 2024-25 Scholar programs. Read about the great work they'll be doing abroad:
Dean’s Lecture Series explores physical AI, human connections across industries
Thank you to Richard Voyles for presenting at the most recent Dean's Lecture Series on his work in human-robot interaction!
Maha Fluid Power 2024 tracks ‘research trends,’ provides support network across industry
“There is so much technology available to the modern workforce,” Purdue Polytechnic's Dean Castro said. “We give [students] the opportunity to use it all first-hand without ever having to leave the teaching environment.”
Research explores importance of salons for identifying abuse, trafficking victims
Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar is a coauthor on a new study that shows how trafficking victims could turn the odds in their favor with the help of salon workers—their rare point of contact with the outside world. Read more about what Seigfried-Spellar and the team recommend: