This award is presented by the Purdue chapter of Tau Beta Pi to an engineering professor for his or her devotion to encouraging, inspiring, and advising the engineering student body in order that engineering students might grow both academically and professionally.

The winner of the award is determined by the distance students who nominate faculty and support those nominations through comments and evaluations.

The Murphy Award, the university's highest undergraduate teaching honor, is given annually in recognition of outstanding teaching in all phases of undergraduate instruction at Purdue's West Lafayette campus.

Helping bridge the gap between photonics and electronics, researchers from Purdue University have coaxed a thin film of titanium nitride into transporting plasmons, tiny electron excitations coupled to light that can direct and manipulate optical signals on the nanoscale.

Helping bridge the gap between photonics and electronics, researchers from Purdue University have coaxed a thin film of titanium nitride into transporting plasmons, tiny electron excitations coupled to light that can direct and manipulate optical signals on the nanoscale.

Donald Thompson (BSEE '84), a member of the Purdue University Board of Trustees, was named chief executive officer of McDonald's on March 22nd following the retirement announcement of former CEO Jim Skinner. The transition will become effective this summer. At that time, Thompson will leave his current position as McDonald's president and chief operating officer.

Abhinav Pathak's research showed that free apps drain the battery life of the device by using 65%-75% of the energy for user tracking, downloading ads, and uploading user information. Abhinav is advised by Professor Y. Charlie Hu.

A new online application will help growers and pesticide consultants electronically track the number of insects in their crop fields so they can better control crop damage caused by insects and improve the use of insecticides.