A team of Purdue engineers has created the FirePUP, a three-wheeled vehicle designed to serve as a firefighting engine in Africa. In addition to pumping 200 gallons of water, the FirePUP can travel over all terrains, a necessity for areas in Africa that have few paved roads.

Congratulations to Baratunde Cola, a PurdueME PhD, who received the Waterman Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), recognizing outstanding researchers under 35. Baratunde works in nanotechnology, pioneering a method of using carbon nanotubes as antennas to capture light, potentially delivering a much more efficient method of delivering solar energy.

Dr. Michael T. Harris will be recognized June 28 in Columbus, Ohio, as a Fellow Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Admission into the society is highly select and “one of unusual professional distinction,” according to the ASEE website.

Purdue Motorsports is embracing the future and pioneering an autonomous racing division to add to its current evGrand Prix program.

Members of the Purdue Neurotrauma Group are available to discuss concussions and answer questions on a topic that continues to make headlines almost daily.

Two Purdue competitive swimmers are getting an inside look at the design of high performance swimsuit materials in Jan-Anders Mansson’s MSE 597 Sports Technology and Entrepreneurship class.

Jean A. Chmielewski, the Alice Watson Kramer Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and professor of biomedical engineering, has been chosen as the 2017 Herbert Newby McCoy Award recipient. One of Purdue University's top three research honors, the McCoy Award is the most prestigious award the university bestows in the natural sciences.

Small glass structures resembling tadpoles that can withstand the blows of a hammer and yet burst into powdery dust by simply snipping their threadlike tails have been a source of fascination and mystery since they were discovered in the 17th century.

Mikhail Atallah, distinguished professor of computer science and a professor of electrical and computer engineering (courtesy), has been chosen as the 2017 Arden L. Bement Jr. Award recipient. One of Purdue University's top three research honors, the Bement Award is the most prestigious award the university bestows in pure and applied science and engineering.