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The magneto safety guard can accept a lock to prevent pilots from accidentally attempting to power up an aircraft that's down for maintenance. (Purdue University photo/John O'Malley)
Michael Davis and Jon Ziulkowski have designed and implemented magneto safety guards for the Piper Archer aircraft in Purdue University’s fleet. Davis is the director of aircraft...
Published: November 13, 2024
Thirteen Purdue Polytechnic faculty members received a Teaching Excellence award during the university-wide ceremonies held on September 26. Below is a full list of Purdue Polytechnic’s...
Published: October 23, 2024
Two Purdue Polytechnic graduate students who submitted a proposal to the University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs won a first place award for their proposal in July....
Published: October 01, 2024
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...
Published: June 21, 2024
Author’s note: Thank you to faculty member Timothy Ropp for providing crucial details in both background research and reportage for this piece.   On May 1, 2024 a senior design...
Published: June 19, 2024
Two Purdue students, Reyna Dodd and Morgan Mallow, took to the skies from June 18 to 21, 2024, in the 47th Air Race Classic (ARC), the oldest airplane race of its kind in the United States....
Published: June 14, 2024
A team of faculty members within the School of Aviation (Julius Keller, Damon Lercel, Manoj Patankar) just received a two-year grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The grant,...
Published: June 07, 2024
Faculty and staff in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute were recognized for their achievements during the 2023-24 academic year at the college’s annual luncheon. “This is a...
Published: May 09, 2024
Purdue Polytechnic graduate students presented posters recapping their 2023-24 research projects at Stewart Center in late April. Students received award certificates for first, second and...
Published: May 03, 2024
In mid-April, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that Purdue Polytechnic was granted nearly $150,000 to generate new teaching modules for students in several...
Published: May 02, 2024