Six Purdue ME faculty recently had promotions approved by Purdue' Board of Trustees. Ivan Christov, Chris Goldenstein, and Neera Jain have been promoted to Associate Professor; David Cappelleri, Martin Jun, and Benxin Wu have been promoted to Full Professor, as of August 15, 2022.

Every year, Purdue students design, build, test, and compete with custom race cars. This year, they're hosting a public event to unveil three of their new race cars for 2022. The event will take place in Fowler Hall on Friday, April 15, at 4:30 p.m.

Purdue University’s work in national security took another giant leap forward, as the Board of Trustees approved $73 million for the construction of a new high-speed propulsion laboratory at Zucrow Labs. Otherwise known as ZL9, the lab will feature new testing capabilities for innovative research in rocket combustion and gas turbine engines, continuing Purdue’s history of world-class research and development in those areas, and reaching a scale only found in government or large defense contractor facilities.

As a sophomore, Tarun Prakash conducts research at Zucrow Labs, the largest academic propulsion lab in the world. This small step has led to his giant leap of getting an internship at Tesla!

Purdue Mechanical Engineering is the #8 graduate program in the country, according to the latest survey results from US News and World Report. Purdue ME has been in the top ten in the country for more than three decades.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Neera Jain a 5-year $673,000 CAREER grant, one of their most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty.

As the world begins to return to some semblance of normalcy following the pandemic, we are thrilled to see GEARE students abroad this semester all around the world. GEARE (Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education) is Purdue's premier global engineering program, incorporating studying abroad and working abroad.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Aaron Morris a 5-year $500,000 CAREER grant, one of their most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty.

When COVID lockdowns began in 2020, the world had to find new solutions to new problems. How do you disinfect both the air and surfaces of large indoor spaces – and do so repeatedly, at scale, during a labor shortage? An interdisciplinary group of Purdue students collaborated on a solution: an autonomous robot that disinfects classrooms.

Morgan Fuller and Isaiah Baptiste were competitively selected to join OHUB’s High-Growth Company Building HBCU@SXSW cohort and deliver their presentations during Demo Day in front of a panel of venture capitalist judges. OHUB bills itself as the leading and largest diversity, equity and inclusion initiative of the SXSW Festival and takes place during the interactive and film days of the event. SXSW draws more than 500,000 attendees annually.