In April 2022, Purdue and Rolls-Royce signed a research and testing agreement that will bring $75 million over 10 years to the University. This represents Purdue’s largest single industry research-testing funding on record.

The testing and research will focus on gas turbine technology and electrical and digital technology. This investment will be focused primarily at Purdue’s Zucrow Laboratories — the largest academic propulsion laboratory in the world — for research in sustainable power systems through advanced technology in electrification, turbines, compressors and combustion with sustainable fuels.

The seven-decade relationship between Purdue and Rolls-Royce is highlighted by millions of dollars invested in aerospace testing technology, sponsorship of graduate student research fellowships and more than 600 Purdue graduates among the company’s current workforce in Indianapolis.