Fueled by a lifelong fascination with anything that moved fast, Runchen "Ray" Liang, a Purdue mechanical engineering student, is transforming curiosity into hands-on motorsports experience.

Mahhad Nayyer, a graduate researcher in Purdue Engineering's Aeronautics and Astronautics program, was recently recognized as one of five Young Space Leaders (YSL) for 2025 by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) in Sydney, Australia.

According to Sofia Velarde, a senior in the Purdue School of Mechanical Engineering, she chose Purdue because it was clear the university could support her in whatever she wanted to pursue.

The Halloween Hundred is a 100-lap race features 25 teams, and is a unique test of persistence and determination. In the October 2025 race, the Motorsports Engineering Club in Indianapolis took home the trophy.

In seventh grade, Cullen Bradley tried out for his middle school's men's volleyball team and didn't make it. In eighth grade, he tried again and was rejected once more. Most students would have moved on to something else. The recent Purdue computer engineering graduate had a different approach.

Multidisciplinary Engineering student Cian Mansfield transforms a summer revelation into a nationwide student movement for national security

As the largest mechanical engineering school in the country, Purdue University has a unique place in history. On the occasion of the Mechanical Engineering Building's renovation and grand re-opening, let's look back at what makes Purdue ME such a historic and unique institution.

Purdue Engineering is the product of millions of Boilermakers, past and present, pursuing the pinnacle of engineering excellence at scale. Will you help us? We're proud to join Purdue University in launching "Victories & Heroes: Your Campaign for Purdue."

In 1995, there were plenty of College of Engineering events available to students attending Purdue University. But few were focused on prospective students. Marcia (Klichenman) O'Malley and a group of senior classmates wanted to change that.

What started as a mission to create safer, more efficient diesel engines for school buses, ambulances and other vehicles has fast-tracked Aakash Gupta, a student in Purdue's online Doctor of Engineering program, into the global spotlight.