Laura (left) and John (right) Chiminski pose for a photo with Purdue Pete at the dedication of the Chiminski Collaborative Research Hub on September 29, 2022. (Purdue University photo/Kristin Malavenda)

The Chiminski Family Collaborative Research Hub opened in 2022 on the second floor of the Materials and Electrical Engineering Building (MSEE). The cutting-edge research space was made possible by a generous gift from alumnus John R. Chiminski and his wife Laura A. Chiminski.

“Laura and I are thrilled to enhance the research and collaboration experience of future generations of engineering students at Purdue,” said John Chiminski. “I’ve had the honor of chairing the School’s advisory board for the last decade, and continue to be impressed by the quality of this program and many accomplishments of our graduates around the world.”

The renovated area includes high quality, flexible work space for graduate students in multiple disciplines of ECE to work together; a project demonstration and poster presentation space surrounded by floor to ceiling glass to showcase the latest technologies from the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and a modern 10-person meeting room.