The College of Technology is hosting a Fulbright Scholar from Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) this academic year. Paul Duffy, who is working on his doctorate in mechanical engineering at DIT, is developing an online water monitoring control system. After hearing about the work done by Michael Kane, associate professor of computer and information technology, in DNA detection technology, Duffy knew he would benefit from working with Kane on his project.

Terry O’Connor is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering technology at the College of Technology at New Albany. He is a graduate of Northern Arizona University where he received a bachelor’s degree in engineering technology. He received his master’s degree in engineering technology from West Texas State University.

His professional interests include cell phone forensics and ultra low frequency/very low frequency wave propagation research. He has served as an expert witness in court on cell phone forensics, which he handles through his company, O’Connor Cell Phone Forensics. This summer, his son, Pat, who is a mechanical engineering major at Purdue, helped Terry with his company’s research.

Two College of Technology students presented their extracurricular undergraduate research Dec. 2 as part of Purdue’s LSAMP Research Program.

Mark French has added another element to his teaching arsenal – YouTube videos. He created a PurdueMET YouTube channel, and in less than a year, he has posted more than 70 videos that have been viewed more than 80,000 times.

Part showcase, part recruitment event, the annual Rockwell Automation Fair gives manufacturing engineering technology students a chance to shine away from campus.

The Old Oaken Bucket football game ball made a 110-mile trip from Bloomington to West Lafayette Nov. 27, courtesy of the Purdue Veterans Organization and ROTC students from Purdue and Indiana universities. Bryan Morris, a student in the Department of Building Construction Management, and Stephen Schmid, a student in the Department of Aviation Technology, were organizers of the game-day ball relay.

The College of Technology is sponsoring an animation contest as part of the 2011 Tech Week celebration. Help us spread the word by telling your students about the contest. Complete details are at the Animation Contest Web site.

TCN has begun planning for Spring 2011 software needs in the college's labs. To help, all professors are asked to verify the software needs of the courses they teach.

The College of Technology Student Ambassadors are sponsoring a food drive through December 3 to benefit Food Finders Food Bank of Lafayette. The Food Bank serves thousands of families throughout Indiana.

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The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is soliciting pre-proposals for Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust awards.

The Honeywell Users Group (HUG) student competition is now open to students in North and South America. It challenges students to design automation solutions to common problems facing process manufacturers.

See a list of the most recent sponsored research awards on the Applied Research Web page.

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