Two CEOs and a VP/CTO from chemical, food, biomedical device industries, show the impact that Purdue mechanical engineers are having. Learn more about Jackie Levin, Jorge Ochoa, and Bill White.

ME faculty and students made great strides in the last 5 years in innovation and tech transfer. 31 invention disclosures and 17 provisional patent applications were submitted in 2008, up 3 times. 67% of the inventions have student co-inventors. As of January 2009, 27 ME inventions have active commercial licenses/options, up from 9 in 2003.

A team of researchers including Professor Paul Sojka are developing a new type of gelled fuel designed to improve the safety, performance and range of rockets for space and military applications.

Professor Timothy Fisher and colleagues have created a precise biosensor for detecting blood glucose and potentially many other biological molecules by using carbon nanotubes anchored to gold-coated "nanocubes."

Researchers led by Professor Steven Wereley have developed a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or create devices using nanoassembly.

Professor Fu Zhao and colleagues are proposing a new "flexible" approach to producing alternative fuels that could supply up to 20 percent of transportation fuels in the United States annually.

A $2 million gift from ME alumnus Gerald D. Hines has completed a drive to raise $11 million for a project to expand Ray W. Herrick Laboratories.

Professor Monika Ivantysynova's research group has shown how to reduce fuel consumption and dramatically improve the efficiency of hydraulic pumps and motors in heavy construction equipment.