Meghna Iyer’s future is up in the air — and that’s a good thing! This junior in mechanical engineering brings her experience as former jump roping champion to help spread the joys of jumping on Purdue’s campus.

The foundation of technical services at Purdue Mechanical Engineering are Mike Logan, Mike Black, and Mike Sherwood. These three Mikes have given a combined 110 years of service to Purdue, helping to guide students and build up infrastructure to keep the school running smoothly.

Adrienne Cibulka, one of seven Purdue Engineering Fellows, has made a mark as president of the Purdue Engineering Student Council and director of its Industrial Roundtable.

New homes see big energy and cost savings by installing state-of-the-art electric heat pumps and smart power controls. But rural communities are often left behind in these energy innovations. A new project from Purdue University and the U.S. Department of Energy plans to bring these innovations to rural electric co-operatives.

Whitney Fung, a motorsports engineering student in Indianapolis, knew she made the right decision coming to Purdue, after growing up in a racing family.

Purdue University has the #2 mechanical engineering program in the country over the last five years, according to the world's most comprehensive scholarly analytics platform, ScholarGPS.

Engineering is the foundation of manufacturing and other industries, but it can also play a positive role in societal issues. Purdue University researchers have developed an educational program to integrate refugee women into their new host countries, while also teaching them about their potential contributions to sustainable development.

Additive manufacturing has changed the landscape of many fields, including nanotechnology. To 3D-print nanoscale objects, researchers often use a laser-based process called multi-photon polymerization. But it's a relatively slow process, and difficult to ensure accuracy. Purdue University researchers have developed an active machine learning framework that leads to more accurate prints more quickly, with the use of much less training data than typically used in a machine learning process.

Babak Anasori, the Reilly Rising Star Associate Professor of Materials and Mechanical Engineering, kicked off 2025 by receiving three prestigious awards.

In motorsports, you often meet people who have “been there and done that.” Chris Andrews (BSIDE ’92) is one of those people. As a lifelong race engineer, and current technical lead of Vasser Sullivan’s IMSA sports car team, Chris has had an influence on stock cars, open wheel racing, and even Purdue’s own pioneering motorsports teams.