Join us for a special two-day event May 2 and 3, 2025, hosted by Ray W. Herrick Laboratories to celebrate our research, facilities, and connections! All students, staff, faculty, and partners of Herrick (past present and future!) are welcome to "come home" and share some time with your fellow Boilermakers!

We are also celebrating the retirements of Jim Braun, Patricia Davies, Stuart Bolton, and Peter Meckl.

Herrick Open House  |  Retirement Celebration  |  Golf Outing  |  Hotels, Parking, and Other Info

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  Herrick Laboratories Open House

Open House activities begin on Friday at Herrick Labs and include:

• Guided tours of Herrick Labs state-of-the-art facilities, both of the Legacy Building and the "new" H-Lab
• Campus tours on the Boilermaker Special
• A research poster show highlighting innovative work by graduate and undergraduate students
• Networking with alumni, faculty, staff, and students at all levels
• A delicious cookout lunch (registration required)
• Appearances by Purdue Pete!

Friday, May 2, 2025
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, 177 South Russell Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907

Please park at Harrison Street Parking Garage (719 Clinic Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907)

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  Reception and Dinner Honoring Our Herrick Faculty Retirees

You are cordially invited to the beautiful Stables Event Center to join the Herrick Community for a special reception and dinner celebrating our four retirees, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Stuart Bolton, Profesor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Jim Braun, Professor Emerita of Mechanical Engineering Patricia Davis, and Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering Peter Meckl.

*Update: Peter Meckl cannot attend in person, but we will have cards to sign with your well wishes!

Friday, May 2, 2025
6:00 - 7:00pm Reception - sponsored by Carrier
7:00 - 9:00pm Dinner - sponsored by Cummins

Location: The Stables Event Center, 7071 South 100 East, Lafayette, IN 47907

Registration for each guest is required.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Dinner Sponsor	Reception Sponsor

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Golf Outing

Calling all golfers! Meet us bright and early at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex to play 18 holes on the beautiful Ackerman-Allen course. A luncheon will follow.

• Cost per golfer is $85
• Paid registration is required

Saturday, May 3, 2025, tee-time is at 8:00am

Ackerman-Allen golf course, 1300 Cherry Lane, West Lafayette, IN 47907

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  Hotel Accommodations

Special-rate room blocks available for May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, at the following locations for a limited time:

Holiday Inn City Center $199 plus tax

• 515 South Street, Lafayette, IN 47901
• Click here to book
  • Group Code = HL1
  • The reservations cutoff date for special rate is April 1, 2025

Hampton Inn & Suites $199

• 160 Tapawingo Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47906
• Click here to book
  • The reservations cutoff date for special rate is April 1, 2025

Hilton Garden Inn West Lafayette Wabash Landing - $133 plus tax

• 356 East State Street, West Lafayette, IN. 47906
• 765-743-2100
• Click here to book
  • The booking link above can be used for reservations or by calling the hotel direct at 765-743-2100 using Group Code 90F.
  • The reservations cutoff date for special rate is midnight, April 10, 2025

Driving & Parking Info

Driving Directions for Drop-Off:

Herrick Laboratories is located at 177 S. Russell St., West Lafayette, IN 47907

Please note: Russell Street is currently under construction so you must enter from Harrison Street. Although the road is marked "closed to through traffic" you are able to enter and continue to the lab for drop-off only. We are located just before the actual construction.

Parking and Walking Directions to Herrick Labs:

Visitors should park in the Harrison Street Parking Garage, which is just a short walk to Herrick Labs.

Harrison Street Parking Garage, 719 Clinic Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907

Don't forget to bring your parking ticket for validation!

Walking directions from Harrison Street Parking Garage