On June 21, 2012, the Purdue Board of Trustees announced that Timothy D. Sands will serve as acting president of the university until January 2013 when Gov. Mitch Daniels becomes the 12th President of Purdue.
The School of Materials Engineering is pleased to announce the addition of three Assistant Professors for 2012: Dr. John A. Howarter, Dr. Kendra A. Erk, and Dr. Volkan Ortalan.