A team of four at Purdue, comprised of three Polytechnic researchers, one of whom is also a student, just released a novel study on college students and stress. Read more:
Research
Trimble Technology Lab is “heritage and future” for Purdue Polytechnic, university's construction programs
The multi-billion dollar Trimble Inc. joined its new partners at Purdue Polytechnic for the launch of the Trimble Technology Lab, which has proven to be productive both for new research and student work right from the start. Read on to hear remarks from President Chiang, Purdue Polytechnic's Dean Daniel Castro and others.
Year-in-review for Polytechnic research: over $16 million for 2023-24
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 represent a wide range of Purdue Polytechnic, including faculty across all academic departments as well as contributions from many graduate students listed as co-authors on many projects.
Tao made fellow in National Academies’ Offshore Energy Safety unit
Chengcheng Tao, a member of our Construction Management faculty, will be part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine as a new Fellow, researching offshore energy safety.
Barber-Dansby joins Duke, NSF-funded program to study inclusive computing education
Fay Barber-Dansby from Purdue Polytechnic in Anderson just became a two-year fellow on a team led by Duke University—she'll be studying ways to make computing education more inclusive for coming generations. Find out more:
Graduate students present research, awarded for advancing strategic initiatives
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.
USDA grant creates rare three-college collaboration between Polytechnic, Agriculture, Engineering faculty
Purdue Polytechnic's Robert Nawrocki is spearheading a USDA-funded project, incorporating colleagues from Purdue's Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering. This offers a rare opportunity for sponsored research between three distinct colleges at Purdue.
Second Dean's Lecture features expert in smart manufacturing grand strategy
Our Dean's Lecture Series recently featured Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri, an esteemed scholar in smart and sustainable manufacturing. Rachuri shared invaluable insights on overcoming smart manufacturing challenges, and a vision for U.S. manufacturing strategies. #SmartManufacturing #USManufacturing #DeanLectureSeries
Gao creates tools to determine how customers decide their preferred airport
Yi Gao has dug into the details of airport "catchment areas," or the distances from the facility where customers will choose one airport even if another is available to them.
Kao wins NSF grant, studying methods to level playing field in virtual education
Dominic Kao from the Department of Computer and Information Technology recently received early-career funding from the National Science Foundation to conduct a five-year study on stereotyping and bias related to users of digital learning tools.