The annual award honors assistant professors who demonstrate excellence in the classroom and a strong commitment to supporting students beyond it. Recipients are recognized for communicating complex material clearly, helping students master challenging subjects, and serving as mentors and advisers.

NVIDIA Research Faculty Fellows are a group of distinguished academics selected for deep, sustained collaborations with NVIDIA researchers.

Luke Ferrer has been a tutor since January 2026. He starts tutoring sessions with engineering students by having them explain challenging concepts to the best of their ability.

SPAN, a U.S. Embassy New Delhi publication, recently featured Purdue’s work in an article titled “Connecting Research and Strategy in Semiconductors.” The publication reaches audiences in English, Hindi and Urdu, extending the visibility of Purdue’s international partnerships across multiple languages.

For the first time in the U.S., a roadway wirelessly charged an electric heavy-duty truck driving at highway speeds — demonstrating a key technology that could help lower the costs of building electrified highways for all electric vehicles to use.

The NAI senior member program recognizes active faculty, scientists and administrators at NAI member institutions who have successfully produced, patented and commercialized technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society and economic progress.

The Next G Alliance (NGA) is an industry-, government- and academic-led initiative focused on accelerating North American leadership in 5G evolution and early 6G development.

Electronics manufacturers could benefit from patented and copyrighted Purdue University simulation engines that inexpensively and quickly model semiconductors scaled as small as 2 or 3 nanometers.

Weinstein’s talk, titled “Materials to Systems: Boosting MEMS Innovation for National Security,” will highlight emerging opportunities to accelerate defense innovation through advances in microelectromechanical systems, including the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

The Hub for Innovation, Ventures and Entrepreneurship (HIVE) is a new center designed to expand innovation and startup activity within Purdue University’s College of Engineering.