Hypersonic vehicles, aircraft that can reach speeds of Mach 5 and beyond, are subject to extreme conditions while they are in flight, requiring strong yet aerodynamic materials to keep them both in the air and intact.

Purdue University's new Center for Musculoskeletal Engineering in Indianapolis has a growth plan that metaphorically matches a healthy growing body — start little and develop into a robust system of bones, tendons, ligaments and cartilage.

Elizabeth Su jump-started her pursuit of a PhD as a Boilermaker when her mentor and advisor was picked as the new head of Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.

Purdue University proudly announces the launch of the Center for In-Space Manufacturing (CISM), the nation's first dedicated hub for developing resilient, adaptive, and certifiable in-situ manufacturing capabilities for space.

On Friday (Oct. 24), thousands of members of the Purdue community flocked to Mackey Arena to attend a Celebration of Victories and Heroes, a showcase for both Homecoming 2025 and "Victories & Heroes: Your Campaign for Purdue."

Dan DeLaurentis, Purdue University's executive vice president for research, has announced the appointment of Rao S. Govindaraju as vice president for Institutes and Centers at Discovery Park at Purdue.

Purdue Nuclear Engineering continues to demonstrate the strength of its undergraduate design curriculum on the national stage. One of Purdue’s eight senior design capstone teams competing in the 2025 American Nuclear Society Student Design Competition has been selected as a national finalist and will present at the ANS Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., this November.

As Purdue University's College of Engineering concluded a yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary, a new milestone was literally set in stone — the burial of a commemorative time capsule on the front lawn of Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering.

This fall, Varsha Simpadipura Prasanna began her journey in Purdue University's Master of Engineering Management program - but her academic pursuit comes with a historic distinction. Varsha is the inaugural recipient of the DETermined Scholarship, a $30,000 award launched by the Duolingo English Test (DET) in collaboration with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. The scholarship aims to empower young Indian women in STEM and support their ambitions to drive real-world change.

Robert Frosch, a professor of civil engineering and vice provost for academic facilities, has been selected to receive the Charles S. Whitney Medal by the American Concrete Institute.