The importance of Adam Landers’s research is not evident at first glance. You’ll see an array of canning jars topped with aluminum foil. You’ll recognize the smell of gasoline. You’ll probably wonder how this seemingly simple set-up could influence the future of aviation fuel research and production.

"This specification is so important, because it's never been done before," said Landers, a senior majoring in aeronautical engineering technology. "We are setting the baseline for how the industry will receive the specification and respond to it."

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Dawn Laux is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT) at Purdue University. She has been with the University since 2007 and is responsible for teaching database fundamentals and introductory technology courses. She earned her M.S. degree from Iowa State University in Information Systems in 2007, and has 10 years of industrial experience in the information technology field. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in human-computer interaction at Iowa State as well.

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The College of Technology administration recognized faculty, staff and students at its annual recognition luncheon April 30.

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College of Technology faculty members were recognized April 26 for international and national awards, University and college honors at the Faculty Awards Convocation. The convocation also honored faculty for their years of service.

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The Purdue INhome, the University's entry into for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011, has been named a Project of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

The project, which won in the Single-Family Concept and Research-Academic category, was one of 11 recognized by NAHB during the National Green Building Awards April 30 in Nashville.

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Fatma Mili, Ph.D., has been appointed head of the Department of Computer and Information Technology, effective July 16, 2012. She comes to Purdue from Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., where she is a professor and chair in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

She earned her doctorate in informatiques multicriteria decision support from the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI, France.

Technology graduate and undergraduate students received awards and scholarships at recent University ceremonies.

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The College of Technology will have eight commencements across the state, starting Friday, May 4, in Richmond.

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