"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.

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.

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 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.

Before becoming a professor, Joe Orczyk spent 10 years in the construction industry, where the emphasis was less about talking and more about doing.

Daphene Koch was named Outstanding Faculty in Learning for the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.

Mobile technologies are keeping students engaged and creative in courses offered by the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation.

Chad Laux and Regena Scott, both assistant professors, have added mobile-specific software to their courses to provide experiences related to careers students may pursue after graduation.
 
They will present these technologies and their experiences during a Tech Tuesday event, sponsored by Information Technology at Purdue, January 27.

To provide students with better access to engineering technology processes, John Piller built 15 programmable logic controller (PLC) trainer stations for use at three College of Technology locations.

Jessica Anderson, Ph.D., is a clinical assistant professor of building construction management. She is one of two recipients to be awarded the 2014 Dwyer Award for Undergraduate Teaching in the College of Technology. Students vote for the recipients.

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Mark French, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the School of Engineering Technology. He is one of two recipients of the 2014 Dwyer Award for Undergraduate Teaching in the College of Technology. The students in the College of Technology select the award winners. He posts explanations of engineering principles on his YouTube channel, too.

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