Sihun Kim will travel to Indonesia, while Jehan Shalabi will conduct research in France. Both were selected for Fulbright Study/Research Awards in June 2026.

Purdue’s Guaranteed Work Experience program, known as GWE, is helping students make early connections with employers in Indianapolis and begin preparing for their careers from the moment they arrive on campus.

The award provides $15,000 for the 2026-2027 academic year along with access to professional mentoring, networking opportunities and events designed to support students preparing for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Backed by philanthropic support from the Engineering Advisory Council (EAC) and funds from the College of Engineering, the Blue Sky Award invests in visionary concepts that may not yet fit traditional funding opportunities, helping position faculty as national leaders in emerging areas of research.

Purdue University graduate student Runwei Zhou received a Best Student Paper Award at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation for research that could help engineers reliably simulate multiscale electromagnetic problems.

Matt Woongkul Lee, assistant professor in Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a $250,000 Director's Award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to continue developing a new generator designed for uncrewed aircraft.

Purdue University is expanding its semiconductor professional education by collaborating with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan to deliver the Semiconductor Academy — a jointly developed program that brings together internationally recognized faculty and global perspectives.

Named after the shape-shifting sea god in Greek mythology, PROTEUS can reconfigure itself to run different kinds of AI models, from those used in image recognition to those that support chatbots and emerging generative AI applications.

On a flight into space, Purdue researchers will test forces that could determine how we find our way, build and survive in space.

For Purdue University students in Indianapolis, the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the School of Applied and Creative Computing (ACC) are partnering to expand academic opportunities in gaming, interactive technology, and digital experiences, with a new undergraduate certificate planned.