2026 PMRI Symposium - Purdue Military Research Institute - Purdue University

PMRI Symposium 2026

All attendees must register in advance.

Symposium Dates

April 21-22, 2026

Venue

PMRI Overview

The Purdue Military Research Institute (PMRI) began in the Fall of 2014 to focus on synergistic collaboration with our military partners by offering access to some 1900 faculty conducting world-class research in numerous research areas of significant interest to the Department of War. The PMRI partners with the Army, Navy and Marines, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard in focus areas that include:

• Merit-based fellowships for active-duty military members that cover all costs for graduate degree programs (except for books and incidental costs around graduation).
• Summer intern program for undergraduates from the military academies, Purdue ROTC, and select student veterans from other US universities/colleges.
• Faculty exchange program.

In a world of rapidly increasing technology and surges in threat, PMRI seeks to develop warfighting, defense, and security leaders who, beyond excellence in military leadership, are highly capable problem solvers in a variety of STEM and non-STEM disciplines. Since 2014, over 300 military officers recruited to the PMRI program who have successfully completed their advanced STEM academic degrees at Purdue with a 99+% on-time graduation rate.

Symposium Theme

Innovative Research for the Department of War: Enabling Technology to Support Transformation in Combat

Symposium Objectives

• Build a network of stakeholders willing to lead in promoting PMRI-related goals.
• Share and highlight research of our PMRI students and faculty, and stakeholders.
• Share PMRI experiences of collaboration with partner institutions.

Symposium Topics

We invite abstract submissions on any topic with potential military application.

Abstract Submission

Please submit abstracts (250 words maximum) at https://bit.ly/PMRI2026AbstractSubmission.

Symposium Registration

Please register at https://bit.ly/PMRI2026Registration (All attendees must register in advance.)

Important Dates

Deadline for abstract submissions: April 3, 2026

Author notification: April 10, 2026

Deadline for attendees to register: April 17, 2026

Symposium Dates: April 21-22, 2026

Sponsorship Opportunities

Please email all inquiries related to sponsorship to pmriconference@purdue.edu.

Contact us

Please email all inquiries to pmriconference@purdue.edu.