Purdue Polytechnic alumni are out there doing amazing things, like installing 50-meter swimming pools in Lucas Oil Stadium for the Olympic team trials. Read on:
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PhD student earns high placement in popular cognitive engineering research competition
Zixu Zhang, a PhD student in Purdue Polytechnic's technology program, earned a top three spot out of a 600-person research competition in cognitive engineering.
Purdue Polytechnic to dedicate nation’s largest smart manufacturing ecosystem for engineering technology
Purdue Polytechnic's School of Engineering Technology will dedicate four smart manufacturing facilities, the biggest learning ecosystem for future-focused manufacturing in the United States.
Part 2: Wenhai Sun’s mission to bridge AI and online privacy with NSF award
The National Science Foundation awarded Purdue Polytechnic’s Wenhai Sun with a research grant for his efforts to develop machine intelligence-powered privacy protection technology.
Purdue Polytechnic High School opening new Indianapolis branch for 2024
Purdue Polytechnic’s network of charter schools will gain a new branch for the upcoming academic year as the system expands into Pike Township. This is the Purdue Polytechnic High School’s (PPHS) fourth campus, and the third in the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
After IUPUI split, Purdue Polytechnic to lead tech programs in Indianapolis
Purdue Polytechnic, the university’s college for technology disciplines, will launch 10 majors at the newly established Purdue University in Indianapolis in fall 2024.
Design and Innovation Challenge showcases creative problem-solving across student disciplines
Students from Purdue Polytechnic collaborated with their peers in anthropology and business management to create practical products and compete for money in the Design and Innovation Challenge.
Tech Expo 2023 hosts student designs, technological solutions for businesses
During last spring's Tech Expo, Purdue Polytechnic seniors in the School of Engineering Technology showcased many ways they've "learned by doing" through projects for international industry partners to solve real-world engineering problems.
Hubbard granted patent for new heat exchanger technology
Purdue Polytechnic’s Bryan Hubbard developed a new heat exchanger technology to improve the thermal performance of industrial water-cooling towers. His new patented concept introduces a static electric charge into the plastic film pack media, which has the potential to increase the overall efficiency of power plants.
Researchers create autonomous robot that disinfects classrooms
An interdisciplinary research team including Purdue Polytechnic’s Richard Voyles and Haoguang Yang created the Purdue Campus Patrol Robot, an autonomous robot to disinfect classrooms. The robot incorporates an entirely new air filtering system which they call the Bernoulli Air Filtration Module.