2017 News

September 28, 2017

Two ChE alumni elected as IAMBE Fellows

Surya Mallapragada (PhD’97) and Antonios Mikos (MS’86, PhD’88) have been elected as Fellows in the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE).
September 28, 2017

Purdue academy inducts 3 CoE faculty

The Purdue University Teaching Academy recognized three College of Engineering faculty members for outstanding teaching in graduate, undergraduate or engagement programs in ceremonies on Sept. 27.
September 25, 2017

PUR-1 follows lineage of "firsts" with a fully-digitized I&C creating innovative research and next-generation teaching capabilities

Purdue University is known for having many "firsts". From the first man on the moon to the first and only nuclear reactor operating in Indiana. Purdue's Reactor Number One (PUR-1), first installed in 1962, is still just as important and useful now as it was back then, but will now become more innovative.

In August this year, a License Amendment Request to upgrade PUR-1's instrumentation and controls to be fully digitized was been accepted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

September 25, 2017

Lyles research impacts African dams

PhD student Jessica Eisma has completed a one-year project studying sand dams in Tanzania. In 2016, Eisma was awarded a pair of prestigious research grants — totaling more than $45,000 — from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and the U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program to study the ecological impact of sand dams in Tanzania. She flew to Africa in August 2016 to begin her study, which is the basis for her doctoral thesis.
September 20, 2017

Purdue dedications set for Sept. 22 and 23

Two new buildings, the expansion of a propulsion laboratory for research, an all-skills playground and the Boilers on Track monument will be dedicated by Purdue University this week.
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