Six interdisciplinary research teams at Purdue University have received $2.7 million in grants of $450,000 each through a partnership with the U.S. Navy.

A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown to be more accurate than other automated systems.

Darshini Render, assistant director of student success in the College of Engineering, has received the 2016 Impact Award for “Career Development Professional of the Year” from IndianaINTERN.net.

Monika Ivantysynova, the MAHA Named Professor in Fluid Power Systems, School of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, will be presented with an honorary doctoral degree from Lapeenranta University of Technology (LUT), Finland.

Young Kim and Chi Hwan Lee, researchers in the Purdue Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, have received funding from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research in support of their individual projects advancing the development of wearable and implantable nanomaterials. They each received $110,000 grants, which are renewable on an annual basis.

Joe Sinfield, associate professor of civil engineering, was named director of the College of Engineering’s new Innovation and Leadership Studies Program in the fall.

The highly competitive Gates Cambridge Scholarship has named Purdue University senior Michael Drakopoulos one of its 2017-18 scholars. Fewer than 40 U.S. students from all disciplines will receive the award this year. It funds a postgraduate degree at the University of Cambridge and recognizes intellectually outstanding students who have a capacity for leadership and commitment to improving the lives of others. Drakopoulos is the second Purdue student to receive the award in two years.

Researchers have introduced a new type of “super-resolution” microscopy and used it to discover the precise walking mechanism behind tiny structures made of DNA that could find biomedical and industrial applications.

Purdue Learning Communities recently recognized Michael Mashtare, assistant professor of agronomy and environmental and ecological engineering, with its Exceptional Event Planner Award.