Big things are happening at Purdue Polytechnic, as our faculty member B.C. Min has just recently founded the Applied AI Research Center, which seeks to "[shape] the future of AI" through research and industry collaboration.

In the past two years, AI has become a bigger story than ever. Learn how Purdue Polytechnic faculty and students met with the U.S. Senate to collaborate on ideas for the future of AI, robotics and beyond:

Polytechnic alumni Ivan Ball and Scott Massey created their company called "anu" in order to bring the newest technology to agriculture, not only stopping food waste in the developed world but endeavoring to end scarcity in other parts of the globe as well. Read more about how their efforts landed Massey on Forbes' 30 Under 30:

Engineering technology just hosted the senior students' Tech Expo, which had over a whopping 60 industry-sponsored projects utilizing the latest technologies.

Read about the plethora of award-winning faculty and staff within the Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University's college for innovation in technology.

Purdue Polytechnic faculty in multiple disciplines have been granted nearly $150,000 to generate new teaching modules for engineering technology students.

A primary partner in our Smart Learning ecosystem, PTC, joined us in late March to hold one of their major events for employees and their clients. Learn more here:

Gryphon Mawhorter from Purdue Polytechnic's guitar lab returns with his latest creation: a guitar made of the old basketball court from Mackey Arena. An auction for the item will begin at the Purdue vs. IU men's basketball game, and will support the guitar lab's continued success.

Purdue Polytechnic faculty and executives gathered with representatives from Capture 3D/Zeiss, Howmet Aerospace and with peers in the industrial engineering program at Purdue to celebrate the recent installation of a Zeiss ScanBox 5120, a large machine that allows facilities to scan manufactured parts for comparison with their “perfect’’ digital versions. The ScanBox resides within the “Build @ Scale” lab, marking the first instance of cross-pollination in a physical teaching space between Purdue Polytechnic and the College of Engineering since Dudley and Lambertus Halls were dedicated.

Chad Laux has been awarded another international book award, this time for the coauthored "Lean Sustainability," a work of practical scholarship that seeks to bring innovative, environmentally-conscious efficiency into the world of industry. Read more: