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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.

Purdue Polytechnic's Robert Nawrocki is spearheading a USDA-funded project, incorporating colleagues from Purdue's Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering. This offers a rare opportunity for sponsored research between three distinct colleges at Purdue.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214860422006376?via%3Dihub

Six students have taken on a large-scale task of getting as many engineering-focused clubs as they can manage into their product lifecycle management system. This tech-intensive goal was founded collaboratively by students and faculty in Purdue Polytechnic's digital enterprise systems program.

Our Dean's Lecture Series recently featured Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri, an esteemed scholar in smart and sustainable manufacturing. Rachuri shared invaluable insights on overcoming smart manufacturing challenges, and a vision for U.S. manufacturing strategies. #SmartManufacturing #USManufacturing #DeanLectureSeries

Purdue Polytechnic's Mark French has spent the equivalent of a second career consulting Hoosier businesses, making sure they succeed. He was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Purdue for these efforts—find the details in our newsroom.

Purdue University's Undergraduate Research Expo for fall 2023 highlighted substantial efforts in Purdue Polytechnic, with participation from 31 undergraduate students and 24 faculty and graduate mentors.

Four authors—two Polytechnic faculty members, one Polytechnic PhD student, and a Polytechnic alumnus/capstone sponsor—were recently awarded for their AI-based research in the metal casting industry.

Purdue Polytechnic recently hosted a dedication for its new smart manufacturing labs, designed to prepare students for the factory of the future. Engineering technology faculty have already begun shaping new curricula around these state-of-the-art facilities.