February 19, 2019
Office of Undergraduate Research
Attention undergraduates: you can be doing research right now! Purdue's newly formed Office of Undergraduate Research will help you make it happen.
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February 18, 2019
Chris Gabehart wins Daytona 500
Congratulations to Purdue ME grad Chris Gabehart, crew chief for Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin!
February 15, 2019
Energy-Water Corridor for the US-Mexico Border
The US-Mexico border has ideal conditions for solar energy and wind-power. Instead of a wall, build an Energy Corridor! Purdue ME professor Luciano Castillo is leading the effort.
February 14, 2019
Holly Englert honored as Outstanding Academic Advisor
Congratulations to our own Holly Englert, honored as an Outstanding Academic Advisor!
February 13, 2019
Leo Aerospace launches first "rockoon"
Leo Aerospace just received the first ever FAA certification to launch a rocket from a re-usable balloon! The company was founded by Dane Rudy (BSME '17).
February 12, 2019
Jim Hale (1944-2019)
Jim Hale, who supervised ME's machine shop in the 1990s, has passed away.
February 8, 2019
Krousgrill named Tebbe Family professor
Congratulations to Chuck Krousgrill, named the Tebbe Family 150th Anniversary Professor in Mechanical Engineering.
February 7, 2019
New center to bring higher-performance computing at lower cost
As we reach the limit of Moore's Law, single processors can only compute so fast. Ganesh Subbarayan directs a new research center on stacking processors, to bring higher performance at lower cost.
February 6, 2019
Detecting indoor air pollutants
Jeff Rhoads' team have developed sensors that can detect volatile organic compounds that often pollute the air inside buildings.
February 4, 2019
Enlarged prostate could actually be stopping tumor growth, simulations show
Could an enlarged prostate actually stop tumor growth? Purdue ME professor Hector Gomez has done the simulations, and he says yes.