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As a Fulbright Specialist, Purdue ENE's Kerrie Douglas spent time this summer at University College London where she worked to improve its engineering program's assessment strategies and consulted on ways to approach engineering education research.

The Center for a Secure Microelectronics Ecosystem (CSME), a public-private-academic partnership led by Purdue University that aims to address key challenges in securing the microelectronics supply chain, announced in August that MediaTek, the world’s 5th largest global fabless semiconductor company, has joined its consortium. MediaTek joins foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers, and EDA partner Synopsys, Inc., a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP. Through collaboration with the DOD-supported Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement (SCALE) Microelectronics Workforce Program at Purdue, students receive training as highly-skilled U.S. microelectronics engineers, hardware designers and manufacturing experts.

Preparing the next-generation workforce to bring the United States back to prominence in global microelectronics research and manufacturing was the focus of a workshop held in June that brought together faculty from Purdue and 17 additional faculty from seven Ivy Tech locations. The field of microelectronics is expected to add nearly 115,000 jobs by 2030, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

One of the world’s top engineering scholars is driving the creation of nanomaterials known as MXenes in his Indianapolis and West Lafayette research labs.

There’s a lot more to the wonder drugs that provide life-changing treatments than the research breakthroughs that enable them. Just because you make something work in a lab doesn’t mean you can produce it at scale, especially given the fact that pharmaceuticals are inherently unstable. After discovery of the novel substance (molecule) comes follow-on steps like manufacturing (at acceptable yields), packaging, quality assurance, storage/preservation, logistics/transportation, and regulatory approval — all obstacles to overcome so the new therapeutic’s benefits can be realized across society, including remote, underserved populations. Elizabeth Topp and Alina Alexeenko discuss the ins and outs of advanced pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing — including in space — and the nexus of Purdue and Indiana as a powerhouse in this strategic economic and social impact sector.

Is it possible to use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT without internet access?

Nearly 1,400 engineering students were projected to start classes Aug. 19 at Purdue University in Indianapolis.