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.

Adriana Sanchez, a soon-to-be senior in mechanical engineering technology, recently got back from doing some amazing things at the Mars Desert Research Facility in Utah. Read about her two weeks in a simulated spacefaring environment here:

Huachao Mao, assistant professor of engineering technology in Purdue University’s Polytechnic college, and his team have created a method to fabricate economical multilevel microfluidic devices as small as one-tenth of the diameter of a human hair. The new method could be beneficial to cancer cell analysis, drug screenings, environmental testing, geology, manufacturing and other fields.

Jake, a Supply Chain student in Purdue Polytechnic, has really made the most of his Boilermaker experience, and has proved to be an incredibly resilient and adaptable student. Read his spotlight story here:

On December 6, Purdue Polytechnic in Columbus hosted its highly anticipated GoBabyGo cars event, a heartwarming initiative that showcased novel assistive technology for young children with disabilities.

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:

Five engineering technology students are using a battery-powered toy as a platform to build a powered wheelchair for a child in the community:

Congrats to Israa Azzam and her faculty mentor Dr. Breidi; Azzam’s research on immersive digital twins and extended reality just earned top honors:

See all of the 2024 Teaching Excellence winners among Purdue Polytechnic's faculty: