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 third place for each of the Polytechnic’s respective strategic research impact areas—i.e. Future Work and Learning, Holistic Safety and Security and Realizing the Digital Enterprise.
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Student spotlights showcasing their achievements, experiences, and contributions.
Computer Graphics professor named most distinguished faculty researcher by student organization
Paul Parsons from computer graphics technology got resoundingly positive feedback from students when he was named a "Favorite Faculty Member" by University Residences at Purdue. Read on to see it for yourself:
Truman Scholarship awards Polytechnic student for outstanding public service, leadership potential
Congratulations to Allison Boyd, an aeronautical engineering technology student who just became a 2024 Truman Scholar. Boyd joins a list of worldwide leaders who have been recipients, including Supreme Court justices, policy experts and public service heroes.
Technology Alumni Awards celebrate Polytechnic prestige, renewed alumni board, future goals
Twelve #PurduePolytechnic alumni received awards celebrating their noteworthy contributions to Purdue, their industries, and the world of technology as a whole.
PhD fellow earns Purdue Efficiency Award for organizational reforms in construction
Candice Sexton was awarded Purdue University's Efficiency Improvement awards for her systemic efforts in recruiting young women and girls in construction, and for immense support of an NSF entrepreneurial grant project.
New student-run digital enterprise group manages engineering projects for clubs across Purdue
Six students have taken on a large-scale task of getting as many engineering-focused clubs as they can manage into their product lifecycle management system. This tech-intensive goal was founded collaboratively by students and faculty in Purdue Polytechnic's digital enterprise systems program.
“A catalyst for change”: first-generation student at Polytechnic shares experience
Suzy Meh, a first-generation college student in #PurduePolytechnic's human resources development major, shares her perspective as the first person in her family to take steps in higher education.
SMART Lab proposes new system to improve interactions between humans, robots
Computer and Information Technology professor BC Min continues to advance research within his SMART Lab, with a recent focus on improving human-robot teamwork by better analyzing the physical and emotional states of human operators.
Transportation Research Board awards Polytechnic PhD candidate
Congratulations to Purdue Polytechnic's Cheng Peng, awarded by a DC-based National Academy branch for significant contributions as a young scholar of transportation research.
Computer and Information Technology forms first grad student association with faculty, alumnus advisor
Purdue Polytechnic's Department of Computer and Information Technology formed its first official organization for graduate students, which will provide a support network for academic and social life, as well as helping with funding for conferences and travel related to students' work.