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Breakthrough in early detection of prostate cancer relapse
New machine learning method turbocharges heat transfer simulations
For nearly a decade, Xiulin Ruan and his research group have been at the forefront of how phonons interact with each other in materials. Now his team has worked with machine learning expert Guang Lin to develop a new computing method for predicting and modeling four-phonon scattering more quickly.>
Zucrow Labs Annual Report
Using Minecraft to teach solid mechanics
When COVID forced all students to become online learners in 2020, the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University made the most of the opportunity. Students and faculty collaborated to create a solid mechanics curriculum based around Minecraft, the best-selling video game in history.
Winfred M. Phillips (1940-2024)
Winfred M. "Win" Phillips, who served as head of Purdue Mechanical Engineering from 1980 to 1988, has died.
Purdue ME is Number 3
Purdue University has the #3 mechanical engineering program in the country over the last five years, according to the world's most comprehensive scholarly analytics platform, ScholarGPS.
Brittany Mills' persistence takes her to Major League Baseball
3D printing promises more efficient ways to make custom explosives and rocket propellants
New computing allocation will help to predict detonation behavior
A new collaboration between the College of Engineering and the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC) will simulate energetic materials for the Department of Defense, modeling them at multiple scales to help predict and prevent unwanted detonation.