Joseph Pabst has had an illustrious career in the near-30 years since he first came to Purdue. With his new venture, he sets his sights even higher on a self-started entrepreneurial project. Read Joseph's incredible story of small steps to giant leaps:
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Aviation alumnus named Super Bowl replay official
Purdue Polytechnic alumni are taking Giant Leaps—like Kevin Brown, an aviation grad who will play a crucial role in officiating the Super Bowl this SUnday:
Keller partners with FAA to prepare next-gen aviation students
“We’re focusing on making aviation education accessible and impactful through advanced simulation and hands-on learning"—Julius Keller
Purdue aviation experts invent, license safety guard for Piper Archer aircraft
Purdue Polytechnic’s Michael Davis and Jon Ziulkowski have designed and implemented magneto safety guards for the Piper Archer aircraft in Purdue University’s fleet. Their patent-pending safety guard ensures that student pilots and maintenance personnel who approach an aircraft know its engine and propeller are turned off.
Full list of Teaching Excellence award winners among Polytechnic faculty
See all of the 2024 Teaching Excellence winners among Purdue Polytechnic's faculty:
Purdue aviation team wins first place award for innovative, multifunctional airport luggage cart
Two School of Aviation and Transportation Technology grad students and their faculty advisor just won an award for a convenient, practical upgrade to the system used to move luggage around airports and runways. Read about how it works here:
Three Polytechnic students awarded scholarships on aviation organization’s 30th anniversary
Congratulations to three of our aviation students, who have just been awarded a prestigious scholarship!
Year-in-review for Polytechnic research: over $16 million for 2023-24
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.
Aviation senior project for sampling atmospheric emissions takes flight
Our senior students in aviation are generating novel methods to detect greenhouse gas levels during normal commercial flights, massively increasing the efficiency for making such measurements. Learn all about their invention in our newsroom:
Flight students improve standings, crack top 10 once more in 2024 Air Race Classic
Some incredible female pilots have gathered for the 2024 Air Race Classic, including a Purdue team composed of Reyna Dodd and returning competitor Morgan Mallow. Here's to cheering them on to another top ten finish for the second year in a row: