Maha Fluid Power Research Center, sponsored by Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, is the largest academic hydraulics lab in the USA. The top minds in fluid power conduct world-class research on hydraulic pumps, motors, and systems -- both in computer modeling, and real-world experimentation.
The lab was formed in 2004 by a $4 million endowment from fluid power pioneer Otto Maha. Dr. Monika Ivantysynova moved from TUHH in Hamburg-Harburg, Germany to become Maha's director, where she served until her passing in 2018.
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Recent News
June 8th, 2022 - Recent Maha Graduate Xin Tian Receives 2022 ASABE Superior Paper Award
June 2022 - Congratulations to 2 new Ph.D. Graduates from Maha!
Left-to-right: Dr. Shaoyang Qu, Dr. Xin Tian
May 17th-19th, 2022 - Maha hosts successful Fluid Power Conference
April 2022 - Congratulations to 3 new Ph.D. Graduates from Maha!
Left-to-right: Dr. Sangboem Woo, Dr. Harish Babu Manne, and Dr. Riccardo Madau