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January 12, 2011

ME alum credits rise in Pixar ranks to arts and engineering background

From the infancy of computer-aided design (CAD) to the pinnacle of Hollywood moviemaking, ME alumnus Bob Peterson has, along the way, successfully merged engineering know-how with good old-fashioned storytelling. And he has an Oscar to show for it.

January 11, 2011

Eric Nauman selected to receive B. F. S. Schaefer Outstanding Young Faculty Scholar Award

January 5, 2011

New solar cell self-repairs like natural plant systems

Jong Hyun Choi's research group is creating a new type of solar cell designed to self-repair like natural photosynthetic systems in plants by using carbon nanotubes and DNA, an approach aimed at increasing service life and reducing cost.

December 22, 2010

ME students create robotic snow blower

When the temperatures are in the teens and the snow is piled high, the last thing most people want to do is shovel or break out the snow blower. Thanks to the ingenuity of some Purdue University students, the job could be done without leaving the house someday.

December 21, 2010

Xianfan Xu appointed Shuttleworth Professor of Mechanical Engineering

December 15, 2010

George Chiu receives IEEE Outstanding Paper Award

December 10, 2010

ME students to unveil senior-design inventions

November 24, 2010

Technology uses auto exhaust heat to create electricity, boost mileage

Researchers led by Xianfan Xu are creating a system that harvests heat from an engine's exhaust to generate electricity, reducing a car's fuel consumption.

November 10, 2010

New heart pump to provide temporary assist for infants, adults

Steven Frankel and colleagues have created a new type of heart pump inserted with a catheter to improve the survival rate for infants undergoing a series of surgeries to correct a deadly birth defect.

November 9, 2010

Monika Ivantysynova awarded honorary doctorate in Slovak Republic

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