OmniVis, a Purdue biotech startup, has been named to Pepperdine's Most Fundable Companies list! Started by Katie Clayton (PhD '17) and Steven Wereley, this company makes handheld devices to detect water-borne pathogens quickly and easily.

Robots do a pretty good job walking on solid surfaces. But what if they are needed on a boat, train, aircraft, escalator, or other moving surface? Yan Gu is pioneering the control systems that enable robots to traverse both static and dynamic environments.

For the fourth straight year, Purdue ME's Online Master's program is ranked #1 in the country, according to US News and World Report. Purdue ME's Online Master's offers the same degree with the same faculty, for less than $25,000.

The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has announced the latest group of grant recipients as part of its Young Investigator Research Program (YIP). Among the 2023 recipients is assistant professor of mechanical engineering Monique McClain, who will receive $450,000 over three years.

Packing more transistors into a microchip is like packing more people in an elevator – it's physically possible, but it gets too warm and uncomfortable very quickly. Tiwei Wei is proposing a solution: building jets of coolant directly into the microchip itself.

Cancer cells migrate through the body for multiple reasons; some are simply following the flow of a fluid, while others are actively following specific chemical trails. So how do you determine which cells are moving and why? Purdue University researchers have reverse-engineered a cellular signal processing system and used it like a logic gate – a simple computer – to better understand what causes specific cells to migrate.

Under faculty advisor Karthik Ramani, the Purdue Table Tennis club has had a surprise resurgence, winning a recent tournament and looking forward to a bright future for Boilermaker ping-pong.

In the late 19th century, steam power was the height of technology, and Purdue University hosted the most advanced steam engine laboratory in the country. Over time, those steam engines became lost to history – until now! Bill Champ (BSME ’90) has found an original 1915 steam engine used in Purdue’s laboratories, and is now restoring it.

Dehydrating is a vital part of many industrial processes, from food to chemicals to pharmaceuticals. Unfortunately, industrial drying processes require huge amounts of heat, which wastes valuable energy. David Warsinger’s team is developing a new system that will reduce 50-80% of that energy usage using vapor-selective membranes.

Started at Purdue ME in 1954, the Co-op program enables students to spend alternating semesters working in industry, and taking classes. In addition to getting paid, students get unmatched opportunities in the working world and a chance to expand their professional network, all while still enrolled as a student at Purdue.