As reported by , Â鶹¾«Æ·faculty contributed to Â鶹¾«Æ·â€™s position as one of the top patent-producing institutions in the United States, with Purdue ranking fourth nationally and seventh worldwide for patents received in 2024.

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:

Huachao Mao, assistant professor of engineering technology in Â鶹¾«Æ·’s Polytechnic college, and his team have created a method to fabricate economical multilevel microfluidic devices as small as one-tenth of the diameter of a human hair. The new method could be beneficial to cancer cell analysis, drug screenings, environmental testing, geology, manufacturing and other fields.

Jake, a Supply Chain student in Purdue Polytechnic, has really made the most of his Boilermaker experience, and has proved to be an incredibly resilient and adaptable student. Read his spotlight story here:

On December 6, Â鶹¾«Æ·in Columbus hosted its highly anticipated GoBabyGo cars event, a heartwarming initiative that showcased novel assistive technology for young children with disabilities.

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:

Five engineering technology students are using a battery-powered toy as a platform to build a powered wheelchair for a child in the community:

Congrats to Israa Azzam and her faculty mentor Dr. Breidi; Azzam’s research on immersive digital twins and extended reality just earned top honors:

See all of the 2024 Teaching Excellence winners among Purdue Polytechnic's faculty:

Â鶹¾«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: