Purdue Engineering Research Symposium

students presenting research posters

Thank you to everyone who made the first Purdue Engineering Research Symposium in Indianapolis a success. Read more about the 2025 event here.

Congratulations to the 2025 Poster Winners:

Outstanding Poster Award:

  • Abin Mathew, PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering (Indianapolis) student with the poster titled “RampCast Phase II: Connected Vehicles Traffic Management Application on Indiana Highways”.
  • Teal Dowd, PhD Materials Engineering (West Lafayette) student and Co-presenter Patrick Cavanaugh, Research Engineer and Director of Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center, PWL. Their poster was titled, “Device for Smart Trainer Homologation”.

    • People's Choice Award:

  • Nafisi Rafiq, PhD Biomedical Engineering (West Lafayette) student with the poster entitled, “Antimicrobial Resistance: A Global Threat and Its Diagnostics with Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay”.

    • Plans to host the 2nd CoE Graduate Research Symposium in Spring 2026 is already underway! Please check back as additional details and event dates are confirmed.

    Sample Symposium Schedule:

    This is the 2025 event schedule for reference. Watch for the updated 2026 schedule!

    1:30pm – 3:00pm Poster session
    3:00pm Awards Announcement
    3:15pm – 4:30pm  Lab tours (optional)
    5:00pm Take Campus Connect shuttle back to WL Or head to downtown Indy!

    No need to drive and hassle with parking! Just take the Purdue Campus Connect Shuttle Service. It is free and convenient. Download the R2U Connect app through Google Play or the Apple Store. The R2U Connect app allows shuttle riders to view the shuttle schedule and reserve a seat. Create an account using your Purdue email to ensure shuttle rides are free.

    Questions?

    Contact Valerie Lim Diemer at wlimdiem@purdue.edu