Adriana Sanchez, a soon-to-be senior in mechanical engineering technology, recently got back from doing some amazing things at the Mars Desert Research Facility in Utah. Read about her two weeks in a simulated spacefaring environment here:
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Building community across Purdue—finding belonging in Columbus
Whether its organizing outreach events as a team or supporting one another over the holidays, Purdue Polytechnic's statewide sites like Columbus are profound example of the Boilermaker spirit across all of Indiana:
Âé¶¹¾«Æ·in Columbus brings joy with GoBabyGo
On December 6, Âé¶¹¾«Æ·in Columbus hosted its highly anticipated GoBabyGo cars event, a heartwarming initiative that showcased novel assistive technology for young children with disabilities.
Polytechnic students published in 5th edition of Cornerstone Review
Congratulations to Purdue Polytechnic's students Oluwatobi, Elena, Michael, and Sam for their impressive accomplishments across disciplines in the liberal arts!
Lu secures $1.44M DoE grant to advance microgrid resilience in underserved communities
Congratulations to Xiaonan Lu from Purdue Polytechnic, who has just received a massive grant from the Department of Energy to innovate power grid systems, especially in underserved locales:
Engineering technology students build kid's powered wheelchair through GoBabyGo program
Five engineering technology students are using a battery-powered toy as a platform to build a powered wheelchair for a child in the community:
Purdue AFROTC Detachment 220 receives prestigious Secretary of Defense award
Congratulations to our Air Force ROTC Detachment, which was recently recognized by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin:
Purdue Themed Entertainment Design program in Indianapolis expands with industry partnerships
Purdue Polytechnic's Themed Entertainment Design program, available only at Indianapolis, is going places with the help of some new collaborators:
Tajikistan women in STEM visit Purdue Polytechnic, explore options for female student recruitment
We were glad to host visiting women from Tajikistan, all of whom are part of the Congressional Office of International Leadership. Read more to see their interests in recruiting women in their own higher education institutions, and what facilities they explored during their visit to Purdue Polytechnic:
Purdue hosts DigiTwin 2024, explores digital twin tech for sustainable manufacturing, resilience
Âé¶¹¾«Æ·is proud to be on the organizing committee for the DigiTwin conference, especially digital twin technology becomes more relevant to manufacturing industries all the time. Read about the 2024 conference: