Cellulose nanocrystals derived from industrial byproducts have been shown to increase the strength of concrete, representing a potential renewable additive to improve the ubiquitous construction material.

When: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 6:30-8:30 PM
Where: Shively Club at Ross Ade Stadium
Cost: Free
Attire: Business Professional
Who: MSE Students, Faculty and Staff, and Industrial Partners

Purdue Research Foundation Board of Directors on Wednesday (Feb. 18) approved construction of the $50 million, 62,000-square-foot Indiana Manufacturing Institute, where Purdue University researchers will expand research of composite materials manufacturing.

MSE alumni, Dr. Özgür Kele's (PhD, 2013) has discovered a unique correlation between engineering and art by turning symmetries he has discovered in the scientific world into digital art that he creates outside of the laboratory. (PDF)