5/11/08

Splingaire wins NHRA midwest national title

Brina Splingaire, a senior in MET, placed first in the Super Gas class of the National Hot Rod Association O'Reilly NHRA Midwest nationals held May 3 in St. Louis. Splingaire, driving her 1963 Corvette roadster, ran the race in 9.912 seconds at 156.86 mph. She has been in drag racing since the age of 8, but this was her first win at a national event. Next, she will compete in two other national races, the Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals held June 5-8 in Joliet, Ill., and the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals held June 26-29 in Norwalk, Ohio. After graduating from Purdue, Splingaire plans to pursue a career as a professional stock car driver.

5/9/08

Laux appointed voting member of ISO technical advisory group

Chad Laux, a visiting professor of industrial technology at the Purdue College of Technology at Anderson, has been appointed a voting member of the International Standards Organization Technical Advisory Group 22006 for the United States. The 22006 group makes recommendations on quality-management systems in crop production. Laux also is a member of the 22005 technical advisory group, which makes recommendations on food safety management systems and applying traceability of agents in the food chain, both in human and animal food. Both groups are administered by International Standards Organization Technical Committee 34.

5/9/08

Tetteh selected for Scholarship of Engagement Faculty Grant

Edem Tetteh, a continuing lecturer in industrial technology at the College of Technology at Richmond, recently was selected for a 2008-09 Scholarship of Engagement Faculty Grant by Indiana Campus Compact. The $2,250 in funding is for his proposed project "Disability Services Safety Improvement Evaluation." The Lilly Endowment provides funding for the program.