March 24, 2008
2008 Distinguished Engineering Alumni
Two Mechanical Engineering alumni are among those honored as 2008 DEAs
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March 10, 2008
Jayathi Murthy leads $17M center on MEMS reliability
The National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded a $17 million cooperative agreement for a research center, headed by ME Professor Jayathi Murthy, to develop advanced simulations for commercial and defense applications.
February 4, 2008
Mechanical Engineering alumnus named Director of Purdue's $100 million Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Development
A former president and CEO of an international producer of medical devices will serve as the executive director of the Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Development at Purdue University.
October 31, 2007
ME & ECE team creating wireless sensors to monitor bearings in jet engines
Professor Farshid Sadeghi is among researchers who, working with the U.S. Air Force, have developed tiny wireless sensors resilient enough to survive the harsh conditions inside jet engines to detect when critical bearings are close to failing.
October 25, 2007
Mechanical engineering celebrates Gatewood Wing
Purdue University celebrated the successful completion of fundraising for the $33 million state-of-the-art Gatewood Wing addition to the Mechanical Engineering Building in the heart of campus on October 25.
October 12, 2007
ME students build solar oven for use in Tanzania
A solar oven designed by Purdue University mechanical engineering students in an effort to save valuable forests and lives was presented to officials in Tanzania recently during a workshop there.