Olivia White, a PhD student at Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and a Leslie A. Geddes Fellow, is researching the intersection of type 2 diabetes and alcohol use disorder, focusing on their combined impact on skeletal health. She collaborates across multiple campuses and institutions to address this under-researched challenge.

Paridha Talmale, who is pursuing her master’s in engineering management degree, was the sole Purdue member of the ToTech team who placed first in Innovate-A-Thon, a competition that provides a unique opportunity for university students to generate new ideas, collaborate and recognize views from all team members.

Maya Mishra, who earned her master’s in engineering management (MEM) degree in May, was the sole recipient of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) Graduate Scholarship.

Among the Purdue faculty Indianapolis is Rachel Surowiec, assistant professor in Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.

Among the Purdue faculty in Indianapolis is Sharon Miller, associate professor of engineering practice at the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and assistant vice provost for Purdue University in Indianapolis.

Shahryar Zehtabi, a PhD student in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is researching and developing innovative algorithmic solutions to advance this next phase of autonomous artificial intelligence.

Purdue University's Student Team MARS (Mechanisms and Robotic Systems) achieved an impressive 3rd place finish and a $5,000 prize at the What Bimanual Teleoperation and Learning from Demonstration Can Do (WBCD) competition, hosted during the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) -- widely regarded as one of the world's leading robotics conferences.

Elnaz Ghajar-Rahimi is a fourth-year PhD candidate working on advancing imaging techniques to study disease progression and improve detection and treatment across a broad spectrum of medical conditions.

Akash Patil is a PhD candidate working in the Innovation Science Lab of Dr. Joseph Sinfield, Professor of Civil Engineering and Director, Institute for Innovation Science.

Satya Wagle is a PhD candidate in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.