Purdue Polytechnic's Dean, Daniel Castro, launched the first event in his Lecture Series with guest Mirosław Skibniewski, a University of Maryland professor and editor in chief of "Automation in Construction."

“Setting The Record Straight: Black History with Fay Barber-Dansby“ will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Thursday (February 15, 2024), at the Anderson Impact Center (630 Nichol Ave., Anderson, Ind.).

Purdue Polytechnic's Abdul Salam has published a third book, this time with the goal of providing a reference for researchers as well as a practical guide for engineers working on sensors in water drainage systems—a crucial part of our underground infrastructure.

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.

At the University of Adelaide, Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar recently presented research at a conference that she also successfully co-founded and organized within the past year, all designed to bring together partner institutions charged with combatting sexual abuse of minors. Read more:

Purdue Polytechnic's Mark French has spent the equivalent of a second career consulting Hoosier businesses, making sure they succeed. He was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Purdue for these efforts.

Purdue Polytechnic's Alejandra Magana has published a new book designed to "acquire [computing-related] skills more quickly and with greater success," as the baseline requirements for such skills only continue to increase with technological progress.

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. 

Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar has continued her relationship with the criminology unit in Spain's University of Valencia, leading to a new grant from Google that seeks to identify signs of online child grooming both in the U.S. and abroad.

Chad Laux from the Department of Computer and Information Technology is now onto the third award for his coauthored work on management and efficiency, "The Ten Commandments of Lean Six Sigma."