Doctoral candidate Yuanyuan Jing has published research on mapping local electrical polarization and polarization changes in ferroelectric thin films.

Dr. David F. Bahr, professor at the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University (WSU), is the 2011 recipient of the Purdue University Outstanding Materials Science and Engineering (OMSE) Award for his contributions towards leadership, education, and research contributions in the areas of micromechanics of deformation, corrosion of bulk materials, and the design of microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices.

The approach is capable of rapidly detecting biomarkers in the parts per billion to parts per million range, at least 100 times better than previous breath-analysis technologies according to Carlos Martinez, an assistant professor of materials engineering at Purdue who is working with researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Beginning January 19, 2011 PBS will broadcast a four part series titled, "Making Stuff" focusing on materials that are stronger, smaller, cleaner and smarter. Purdue Materials Engineering has contributed to advances in each of these topics.

A retired Purdue vice president of student services and professor of materials engineering, Richard Grace authored, "When Every Day Is Saturday: The Retirement Guide for Boomers"

Recruiters rank Purdue Engineering 2nd nationally among engineering programs. Checkout Purdue's overall ranking in this Wall Street Journal article.

Computer rendering of Atomic Force Microscopy probing of lithium intercalation on a polycrystalline LiCoO2 substrate. Light colors indicate electrochemically active hot spots in the microstructure that control the response of the bulk of the battery device.

Professor Jon Wilker discovers unique oyster adhesives which could help scientists develop better synthetic glues that could have applications in medicine.

Professor Lia Stanciu and PhD student Yu-Ho Won, as well as colleagues from Clarkson University, have demonstrated in a new paper in the Journal Biosensors and Bioelectronics that nickel nanoparticles can be successfully used in the construction of electrochemical enzyme sensors for the detection of phenolic compounds.