Congrats to all of our student winners at the most recent Design and Innovation Challenge:
Holistic Safety and Security
Polytechnic team visits Lake Michigan for sustainable cement research
A group of students in our Construction Management Technology discipline are doing some amazing sponsored research into sustainable alternatives to current concrete formulas:
Tao receives two Indiana Department of Transportation grants
Congratulations to Dr. Tao! She was recently awarded two grants from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) for research projects that will improve the holistic safety of our infrastructure.
Engineering technology students build kid's powered wheelchair through GoBabyGo program
Five engineering technology students are using a battery-powered toy as a platform to build a powered wheelchair for a child in the community:
Tajikistan women in STEM visit Purdue Polytechnic, explore options for female student recruitment
We were glad to host visiting women from Tajikistan, all of whom are part of the Congressional Office of International Leadership. Read more to see their interests in recruiting women in their own higher education institutions, and what facilities they explored during their visit to Purdue Polytechnic:
Karabiyik receives DOJ funding for IoT crime scene investigation training
Umit Karabiyik from our Department of Computer and Information Technology just received funding for a project that will have big implications in how law enforcement are trained to investigate crime scenes:
IN-MaC visitors meet on-site to celebrate, plan for future of Design and Innovation, Pathways programs
Purdue Polytechnic's Indiana Manufacturing Competitiveness Center just hosted a big group over two days to plan for the future of two massive (and still growing) programs that bring hands-on workforce preparedness to new generations:
Dean’s Lecture Series explores physical AI, human connections across industries
Thank you to Richard Voyles for presenting at the most recent Dean's Lecture Series on his work in human-robot interaction!
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:
Research explores importance of salons for identifying abuse, trafficking victims
Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar is a coauthor on a new study that shows how trafficking victims could turn the odds in their favor with the help of salon workers—their rare point of contact with the outside world. Read more about what Seigfried-Spellar and the team recommend: