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February 1, 2021

Nominate a deserving undergrad for the Purdue ME Student Awards!

The School of Mechanical Engineering is giving awards to deserving sophomore, junior, and senior undergraduate students who demonstrate academic excellence, exemplify personal integrity, and exercise involvement in the community of Purdue University. But they can't win unless you nominate them! Deadline for nominations is Friday, March 19, 2021.
January 28, 2021

It is safe to ride elevators

A 3-month study led by Prof. Yan Chen concludes that, with proper safety protocols, riding on an elevator presents a low risk for COVID exposure. Chen conducted the study with the world's largest elevator company, Otis.
January 27, 2021

Stuck in the mud? Use a two-fluid model

Simple fluids are easy to model in computer simulations. But what if you're dealing with a mud or a slurry? For these complex flows, Purdue researchers have demonstrated the success of a two-fluid model, where the fluid and its suspended particles are modeled as if they were two separate fluids.
January 22, 2021

A new way of looking at concussions

When Patrick Mahomes got a concussion, we all saw it. But what about the smaller brain injuries you don't see? Prof. Eric Nauman is quoted in this article about how mild hits accumulate damage to the brain.
January 19, 2021

Simulating the dance of colliding vortices

Aircraft turbulence is very complex, with vortices that collide and "dance" with each other. Carlo Scalo has simulated this "dance" using Purdue's supercomputers, creating models that aircraft designers can use to make future aircraft safer.
January 14, 2021

Purdue hypersonics team receives NASA grant

A Purdue team has received a $3.2 million grant from NASA's University Leadership Initiative to use optical and laser-based sensors to monitor the flow around the surfaces of hypersonic vehicles. The team includes Purdue ME professors Chris Goldenstein, Bob Lucht, and Terrence Meyer.
January 13, 2021

Joseph Pearson (1933-2021)

Joseph Pearson, heat transfer professor for 34 years at Purdue Mechanical Engineering, has passed away.
January 12, 2021

Sansit Patnaik wins battery housing design competition

Congratulations to Sansit Patnaik, who won a design competition in Germany by optimizing the battery housing for an electric car. Sansit, a PhD student under Fabio Semperlotti, collaborated remotely with friends at RWTH Aachen University in Germany.
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