Engineering Impact – Spring 2019
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What Is ‘Engineering + X’?
Purdue Engineering aspires to the pinnacle of collaborative excellence, and, indeed, excellence through collaboration. In this issue of Engineering Impact, we are grateful for an opportunity to showcase some of the myriad collaborations with colleges and schools at Purdue and Indiana University.
Engineering + Agriculture
Introduction
With an anticipated completion in 2020, the new Agricultural & Biological Engineering building will bring faculty home from 11 campus buildings to 165,000 square feet of new and remodeled space.
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Opening Data
OATS researchers using data to improve food access to a growing global population.
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Fueling Prosperity
WHIN grant sparks global hub for digital agriculture and next-generation manufacturing collaborations.
Engineering + Health Sciences
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Raising the Bar for Healthcare
Regenstrief Center conducts research to improve healthcare delivery.
Engineering + Pharmacy
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Bridging Pharmacy With Engineering
Engineering collaborations with industrial pharmacy mirror the latter field’s ventures into new frontiers.
Engineering + Management
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Dual-Power Graduates: Two Degrees In Two Years
Concurrent master’s degree program highlights new collaboration.
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Engineering Entrepreneurship
Campus partnerships merge technology and business on a path to market.
Engineering + Veterinary Medicine
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Linking Biomedical Engineering with Veterinary Medicine
Doctoral program bridges two kindred disciplines.
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Tracking a Brain Chemical Gone Rogue
Tiny implantable sensor shows promise in tracing glutamate spikes.
Engineering + Medicine
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Biomedical Engineering Meets Clinical Practice
Collaboration sets the standard for the exchange of ideas between engineering and medicine.
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Research-driven Solutions
USAID selects Purdue-led center to research world poverty challenges.
Engineering + Liberal Arts
Engineering + Technology
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The Catalyst for Manufacturing
Purdue’s INMaC is advancing the manufacturing ecosystem in Indiana.
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‘Assure’ing Ultra-Secure, Ultra-Reliable Trusted Microelectronics
Collaboration will ensure security and reliability upfront.
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Partnering for Defense
Alliances further the state as a leader in military arts, science and technology.
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Maker Space for Boilermakers
The Bechtel Center is a place for students to explore new ideas and put them into action.
Engineering + Science
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Disease Detectives
Developing an integrated biosensing platform to detect diseases faster and more cheaply.
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Advancing the Quantum Science National Agenda
Researchers spearhead quantum computing projects.
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Toward Unhackable Communication
Single particles of light could bring the ‘quantum internet.’
