Researchers at Purdue University's C Design Lab are studying arm and muscle fatigue connected to advancements in the use of hand gestures for mid-air computer interaction.

James Braun came to Purdue from Brussels, Belgium to study turbines. James says that Purdue is not just a great engineering school, but also a wonderful multicultural environment where he can interact with people from around the world.

Purdue University has chosen an award-winning researcher in networks engineering as the next dean of the College of Engineering. Mung Chiang, the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, was selected from a group of three finalists following a national search.

Milton B. Hollander passed away on April 17, 2017. He was a noted inventor, entrepreneur, executive, and supporter of Purdue University Mechanical Engineering.

Hydraulics usually power giant machines, from bulldozers to airplanes. But can they power a bicycle? That's the idea behind the NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge, a national contest where students build a chainless bicycle, powered solely by hydraulic pumps and motors. In April, Purdue University won the 2017 competition, with students designing a custom bike frame that doubles as the hydraulic oil reservoir, and a smartphone app to monitor telemetry.

Thomas Siegmund, professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, has been elected president of the Society of Engineering Science (SES) for the 2017 term. Siegmund is the first Purdue faculty member to hold the position since A.C. Eringen founded the organization in 1963, and held its first meeting on Purdue's campus.

Purdue researchers are developing a nontoxic, biodegradable orthopedic implant, which can support healing bones, and then be safely absorbed by the body. The team includes Eric Nauman, professor of mechanical engineering.

Mechanical engineering seniors at Purdue are learning how to design, test, and prototype new toys, for children of all ages. Taught by Karthik Ramani, the Donald W. Feddersen Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the Toy Design class culminates in a Toy Fair, where the students present their new toys to the public.

Coming from Leon, Spain, David Gonzalez Cuadrado is a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering, researching turbines with associate professor Guillermo Paniagua. David tells us his experiences of studying in the United States, and why he chose Purdue.

And the winners of this year's Rube Goldberg Machine Contest national finals: Purdue ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)! Their machine portrayed a dinner date disaster, with the final task (applying a Band-Aid) performed by a rolling pin.