Patrick Loehrer (BSME '75) has been recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology with the Allen S. Lichter Visionary Leader Award. Dr. Loehrer founded the Hoosier Cancer Research Network and is the current director of the IU Simon Cancer Center. Purdue recognized Dr. Loehrer in 2015 as a Distinguished Engineering Alumni.

The premier conferences in Compressor Engineering, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, and High-Performance Buildings are coming to Purdue University on July 9-12, 2018. Hear from world-class experts in the field, tour the largest academic HVAC lab in the world, and make connections to people in your field. It's all coming to West Lafayette, Indiana in July 2018, so mark your calendars!

The Venus Flytrap is the fastest mover in the plant kingdom, with two leaves that quickly close on insects. The leaves are bistable, meaning they naturally rest in one state, and then in another. Purdue University engineers are taking inspiration from the Venus Flytrap to design and manufacture a composite material in a curved structure that will also be able to take two stable shapes. By bridging material science, mechanical engineering, and the biological world, they hope to bring enable this new composite to manufacture lighter, faster, and cheaper goods. The research is being conducted under Andres Arrieta, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue.

Rolls-Royce, Purdue University, and the state of Indiana have announced a new $24 million jointly funded program to establish unique gas turbine research capabilities at Zucrow Labs that will focus on advanced turbine aerodynamic and heat-transfer technologies. The announcement was made at the International Paris Air Show.

Ask anyone who's ever had a lumbar puncture or epidural: having a needle inserted into your spine is not the most pleasant experience. And it's no easier for the doctors who perform the procedure, who are largely working by feel. This hundred-year-old technique often leads to mistakes, pain for the patient, and extra time in the hospital. Now a Purdue Engineering alumna is bringing lumbar punctures into the 21st century, by developing a handheld device that can digitally detect vertebrae and indicate exactly where to insert the needle.

Two longtime Mechanical Engineering professors recently passed away.

Three Purdue ME students have won poster awards at the 2017 IEEE ITherm Conference in Orlando, FL.

Introducing MEERCat, the Mechanical Engineering Education Research Center at Purdue. MEERCat will leverage about $6 million of federally-funded research focusing on educating engineers, in collaborations involving faculty from Purdue’s School of Engineering Education and the School of Mechanical Engineering.

Getting a PhD may seem intimidating -- especially if you're moving to another country! Here's how Italian candidate Valeria Andreoli handles working with aircraft engines, along with her time outside of the lab.