Congratulations to Jin Wei-Kocsis for a truly sizeable grant from the National Science Foundation. Read more about her team's research topics, and what they hope to achieve:

Purdue Polytechnic's Thomas Hacker and graduate student Zhiwei Chu are part of a wider group of Purdue experts helping the National Science Foundation create a new center for AI-powered imaging, which will help identify weaknesses in buildings located in or around natural disaster zones.

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.

Congratulations to Kevin Dittman and Paul Thomas—and especially to our recent PhD graduate Sakhi Aggrawal for a successful presentation:

Purdue Polytechnic faculty member James Tanoos presented several hands-on case studies to graduate-level students in Germany at the beginning of the summer, as part of an ongoing set of journey's across Europe during the summer semester. Find out more:

For the 2023-24 academic year, 108 research projects were either initiated or received continuing funding within Purdue Polytechnic, altogether totaling over $16 million. Research grants represent a wide range of Purdue Polytechnic, including faculty across all academic departments as well as contributions from many graduate students listed as co-authors on many projects.

Our Purdue Indy students are saving lives; mechanical engineering technology undergrads collaborated with faculty and Riley Children's Hospital to build a new kind of incubator that can be used in lower-income nations around the world. Read all about it here:

Chengcheng Tao, a member of our Construction Management faculty, will be part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine as a new Fellow, researching offshore energy safety.

Fay Barber-Dansby from Purdue Polytechnic in Anderson just became a two-year fellow on a team led by Duke University—she'll be studying ways to make computing education more inclusive for coming generations. Find out more:

Twelve #PurduePolytechnic alumni received awards celebrating their noteworthy contributions to Purdue, their industries, and the world of technology as a whole.