News - Ray W. Herrick Laboratories - Purdue University

Patricia Davies received the 2016 Per Bruel Gold Medal for Noise Control and Acoustics from ASME, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

A native of Bangalore, India, Chaitanya Bhat came to Purdue University as a graduate student in mechanical engineering, researching the acoustic properties of diesel engines at Herrick Labs. At the same time, he has always had a love for North Indian (Hindustani) classical music. Now he can pursue his two favorite kinds of sound: as an acoustical engineer for Honeywell in Bangalore, and as a performing musician in concerts and recordings. In his own words, here is Chaitanya's story...

Cummins, Inc. and Purdue University have been industry partners for many years. At a recent networking event, members of Cummins and Purdue shared a lunchtime "speed dating" session, where they could learn about each other's research -- and then 5 minutes later, move on to learn about the next person's research. More connections between industry, researchers, and students, translates to more opportunities to move the world forward.

Graduate students from Purdue teamed up with students from Dresden, Germany to complete an international course in refrigeration and compressors. They spent one week at the Technical University of Dresden, collaborated long-distance over the summer, and then convened for one week at Purdue University's Herrick Labs to present their final projects.

Did you know that buildings consume 40 percent of the nation's energy? Creating efficient buildings saves energy, and helps to stave off climate change. That's the focus of three simultaneous conferences happening this week at Herrick Labs: the 16th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference, the 23rd International Compressor Engineering Conference, and the 4th International High Performance Buildings Conference.

CNN's Senior Medical Correspondent, Elizabeth Cohen, visited Herrick Labs in April to film a segment about the indoor air quality of bedding materials.

Several Herrick students and graduates were recognized at Noise-Con, the annual conference of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering, in Providence, Rhode Island.

David Cappelleri was featured on WRTV6 last night as an expert in micro aerial vehicles (also called drones). Police used a drone to locate missing Lafayette teacher Krista Perdue. David works with drones in the Perception Based Engineering Lab at Herrick Laboratories; his website is http://multiscalerobotics.org

The 23rd International Compressor Engineering Conference, the 16th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference and the 4th International High Performance Buildings Conference will be held July 11-14, 2016, on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Carrie Hall (Ph.D. 2012) was recently awarded the NSF Early Career Award, one of the most prestigious NSF honors for outstanding young researchers.