Six student projects designed to assist bakers, brewers, Boy Scouts, and more have received Commercialization and Research Grant (CRG) funding from the Purdue Polytechnic Institute Statewide.
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Mixable saves CGT professor 'boatloads’ of time
With an average of more than 650 students enrolled across his classes, Professor Craig Miller says his daily email inbox was nearly insuperable.
The professor of computer graphics technology used to spend hours at a time responding to hundreds of homework and course housekeeping questions, such as how to access the CATIA CAD software suite or when certain assignments were due.
Pumpkin chunking returns to New Albany festival
Purdue Polytechnic New Albany students have designed and built a modern version of a medieval weapon called a trebuchet. The ultimate goal?
Cory balances teaching and learning
When Clark Cory, an associate professor of computer graphics technology, fell 16 feet on a job site, landed on his head and broke his back, he realized leaving construction and teaching full-time might be his best bet.
Roller skates, ping pong shooters, guitars highlight interactive lessons
"This is either going to be a great lesson, or I’m going to face plant in the middle of the hallway," Mark French told the photo editor of the Purdue Exponent.
Columbus classrooms are making the Polytechnic switch
The Columbus Republic highlighted changes in Austin Creasy’s mechanical engineering technology classrooms in its August 21 edition.
Creasy is incorporating many elements of the Polytechnic learning environment as the Purdue Polytechnic Institute location continues to transform with the rest of the college.
Engine donation helps AET program
The Department of Aviation Technology recently received a donated Allison 250 turboshaft engine from Rolls-Royce for use in its aeronautical engineering technology (AET) program. The engine is used in a variety of helicopters and fixed-wing airplanes.
Students in natural language course train a version of Watson
Students at Purdue were able to use a version of the famous IBM Watson software in Spring 2015 to learn firsthand about how computers process natural language.
IMPACT helped professor focus on educational objectives
Before becoming a professor, Joe Orczyk spent 10 years in the construction industry, where the emphasis was less about talking and more about doing.
Faculty Perspective: Daphene Koch
Daphene Koch was named Outstanding Faculty in Learning for the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.