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April 7 to 11, 2008 will mark Technology Week 2008. Among the week's activities will be two gift announcements, the Dean's Distinguished Lecture presented by Mike Morris, president and CEO of American Electric Power (AEP) as part of  "The University Listening Tour on Energy," the first Project Lead the Way Student Celebration luncheon, a Corporate Partners Day with Faurecia Exhaust Systems, the Dean's Executive Council meeting and industrial advisory boards reception, the PTAA sponsored Senior Send-off Picnic, and our annual Distinguished Technology Alumni event. Visit the Tech Week Web site for the complete Technology Week line-up with all of the details.
Note: Please encourage College of Technology students to complete the "Energy" poll question on the front page of the college Web site and submit their energy-related comments and questions via the online form, which is linked both from the poll question and available on the Tech Week Web site.
Other Technology Week news sources:
UNS release on Mike Morris
UNS release on Technology Week 2008
Students spend break in Germany
 Fourteen students, mostly from the College of Technology, traveled over spring break to Germany with Henry Kraebber, professor of MET, to learn about manufacturing as well as take in some of the local history and culture of Bavaria.
Kraebber said the main purpose of the trip was to introduce students to advanced-manufacturing systems being utilized in Germany. The group visited the KUKA Robotics plant in Augsburg and toured the BMW headquarters plant in Munich, where they were able to see how KUKA robots are used in the assembly plant. Kraebber said thanks to the use of robotics, the BMW plant is able to produce about 900 cars a day.
"The BMW plant is using robotics where it really makes sense," he said. "This is a great learning experience for students to see cutting-edge ideas and technology put into action."
 The group also visited the new Ayinger Brewery outside Munich that features state-of-the-art control and packaging systems, featuring integrated computer controls. Other group activities included visits to the Dachau Concentration Camp Historic Site and the Linderhof and Neuschwanstein castles in the German Alps.
Kraebber said this is the fifth time he has taken students to Germany, and there already is a growing interest list for next year's trip. KUKA has invited the group back to its plant next year, he said. Plans for the trip in March 2009 are now starting to come together.
"For about half of the students, this was their first opportunity to go oversees, and for most of the group, it was their first time in Germany," he said. "It's important for students to see not just how things are done differently in another country in terms of industry, but also see the differences in culture and attitudes."
For more information about the student trips to Germany, contact Henry Kraebber at (765) 494-5039 or kraeb@purdue.edu
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Alumni News
Brett McCoy, CIT '06, was recently selected as a member of the 2008 Business Technology Analyst Advisory Council (BTAAC). BTAAC is a national council consisting of selected business technology analysts and consultants who work to enhance the experience of business technology analysts and elevate the program as a preferred post-undergraduate business technology consulting career choice. McCoy, who lives in Newport Beach, Calif., is a member of the platform architecture and infrastructure group within IT at Deloitte.
Student Honors
Purdue's student chapter of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America was recently selected as student chapter of the year by the national organization. Students were rated on student chapter activities completed in 2007. They were judged in the following categories: governance, communication, community service, career development, competition participation, membership, fundraising, field trips, internships and employment. Daphene Cyr Koch, assistant professor of BCM, is the faculty adviser to the Purdue group.
Faculty Honors
La Verne Abe Harris, an associate professor of computer graphics technology, received the Educator of the Year Award from the Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF), an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to the document management and graphic communications marketplace. The award, sponsored by Canon, is presented to academic professionals at both the college and secondary school levels who are dedicated to the advancement of the industry through education. She was honored for her contributions in the classroom with her students, in curriculum development and within the document management and communications marketplace.
News Submissions
The next e-newsletter will be published on April 14. If you have news you'd like to see reported in the newsletter and other College of Technology communications, use the faculty and staff news reporting form Submit news items for the next e-newsletter by April 7, 2008.
Sponsored Research Update
For an updated look at sponsored research activities within the College of Technology, visit the applied research section of the CoT Web site.
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In the News
Inefficient burger-making skills put to test at Rube Goldberg national contest
It may not be the fastest food, but teams from around the country will try their best to make a hamburger sandwich in the most inefficient way possible during the 21st annual national Rube Goldberg Machine Contest on April 5 at Purdue University.
The contest, which is free and open to the public, begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Purdue Armory. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Lunch will be available for purchase at the event.
The competition, sponsored by Phi Chapter of Theta Tau fraternity, rewards machines that most effectively combine creativity with inefficiency and complexity. Machines must complete the assigned task in 20 or more steps. This year's task is to assemble a hamburger consisting of no less than one precooked meat patty, two vegetables and two condiments, sandwiched between two bun halves.
The Purdue Society of Professional Engineers will represent Purdue. The team is led by Drew Wischer, a senior in the Department of Aviation Technology.
UNS Release
Undergraduate research to be highlighted at poster symposium
Undergraduate students from the colleges of Science, Engineering, Technology and Agriculture will display their research projects Monday, March 31 at the fourth annual Undergraduate Research and Poster Symposium.
Viewing for the posters will be 2-6 p.m. in the Purdue Memorial Union North and South ballrooms. Judging will take place throughout the day, and awards will be presented at a ceremony at 6:30 p.m.
UNS Release
Six Sigma Green Belt certificate offered at College of Technology at Anderson
Purdue's College of Technology at Anderson will offer a Six Sigma Green Belt certificate starting in fall 2008 for students in the industrial technology program.
The certificate will be part of a four-course module covering two semesters. During the process, students will be required to identify, produce and complete a business project in a realistic setting.
Students who successfully complete the courses and a project will become certified by Purdue as Six Sigma Green Belts. They also will be eligible for the Green Belt exam offered by the American Society for Quality.
UNS Release
Marketing guru, former White House adviser to speak at manufacturing summit
Entrepreneur Doug Hall and Alan Hubbard, former White House economic adviser, will speak May 6 at Purdue's seventh annual advanced manufacturing summit.
Advancing Manufacturing VII: The Impact of Innovation on Manufacturing Competitiveness will take place on campus and will examine ways industry can be competitive in an ever-changing world. The conference is expected to attract 400 attendees.
UNS Release
Schools work to train future engineers
Classes focused on careers in engineering and engineering technology were offered to Central and Southside high school students for the first time this school year, in hopes of filling a need in the workforce eventually.
A new program, Project Lead the Way, introduces students to engineering and engineering technology fields to increase the number of students receiving two- or four-year post-secondary degrees. Muncie Community Schools received a $67,000 grant from the Department of Workforce Development to offer the program, said Jo Ann McCowan, director of extended services and vocational education.
Muncie Star Press
Aviation fundraiser breakfast set
Several Purdue aviation technology groups are sponsoring an event called the Purdue Fly-in/Drive-in.
The event will be a breakfast in which people can fly into the airport or drive in to eat.
The breakfast is all-you-can-eat and costs $6 for adults and $3 for children 10 and younger and will run from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 12.
Journal and Courier Online
UNS Release
Energy discussion to highlight Technology Week
The president and chief executive officer of American Electric Power will speak at Purdue University's second annual Technology Week. Michael G. Morris will also listen to students' ideas about the future of energy on April 9. His visit is one of several events designed to examine how technology impacts lives.
Inside Indiana Business
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