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.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) held its annual AIAA SciTech Forum in Orlando on January 6-10, 2025. Several Purdue University researchers were honored during the event.

Sevinch Pasilova, a junior studying mechanical engineering at Purdue in Indianapolis, conducted research on aerogels and had the opportunity to send her findings to NASA.

Which is more difficult: slaloming down a ski slope at 50 miles an hour, or designing a rocket to travel 1,000 miles an hour? William Flaherty, a Purdue mechanical engineering student, has done both!

Ajay Malshe has been elected as a 2025 International Director for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).

The School of Mechanical Engineering has announced recipients for several graduate-level departmental fellowships and scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year.