Purdue Technology News

November 2009 alumni newsletter is online

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:11:00 EDT

The November 2009 alumni newsletter has been posted online.

Read about:

an AT alum who biked across America
a student-built robot that did well in international competition
a CIT professor's role in a Purdue's new Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation

High-tech job fair aims to match Indiana companies, Purdue students

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:09:54 EDT

Indiana companies looking for new employees can recruit from among more than 600 job-hunting Purdue University students at an Oct. 28 job fair.

Employers can register online for the 12th annual High Tech Job Fair for Indiana Companies at http://www.purdue.edu/jobfair. The event, offered by Purdue's Technical Assistance Program for in-state jobs only, will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Purdue Memorial Union ballrooms.

CIT professor part of national earthquake engineering network

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:09:39 EDT

Thomas Hacker, assistant professor of computer and information technology (CIT), is a co-principal investigator for a grant that funds a national earthquake engineering network. The $105 million National Science Foundation grant is the largest in Purdue University’s history. It establishes a center at Purdue for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) to connect 14 research and equipment laboratories and the earthquake engineering community through groundbreaking cyberinfrastructure, education and outreach efforts. Purdue's center is expected to commence operations on October 1.

Purdue to host Deming Institute conference

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:09:14 EDT

Business people and students from across the country will gather at Purdue University to explore the philosophy of the man credited with improving manufacturing processes and quality control in the United States and Japan.

The W. Edwards Deming Institute Fall Conference will be Oct. 10-11 in Purdue's Stewart Center.

August 2009 CoT newsletter online

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:08:19 EDT

The August 2009 e-newsletter for College of Technology alumni and friends has been posted.

Rogers honored for law enforcement training programs

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:08:00 EDT

Marcus Rogers, professor of computer and information technology who specializes in cyber forensics, has been named a Paul H. Chapman Award winner by the Foundation for Improvement of Justice Inc.

The foundation is recognizing Rogers “for the numerous contributions he has made toward enabling federal, state and local law enforcement to better address today’s challenges with the use of cyberforensics.”

Rogers has designed and led training programs for and continuously provides assistance to local, state, and federal law enforcement officers.

“Our nation’s ability to fight computer crime has been positively enhanced by the significant contribution Dr. Marcus Rogers has made through his development of programs, teachings, and continuous personal involvement in multiple investigative processes.,” says MaLisa McOmber, executive director of the foundation.

Rogers is one of six individuals and organizations who will be honored at a September 26 ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia. The honor comes with a $10,000 award.

The Foundation for Improvement of Justice Inc. is a private, not-for-profit institution founded in 1985 for the purpose of improving local, state, and federal systems of justice within the United States. The foundation encourages improvement by recognizing and rewarding on an an annual basis either individuals or organizations who have accomplished works in one or more of 10 specific judicial arenas.

College of Technology at Anderson holding cookout for prospective students

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:07:21 EDT

Purdue University's College of Technology at Anderson and Muncie is inviting area high school juniors and seniors and their parents to an informational cookout July 22 at the Anderson University Flagship Center.

The second annual cookout for prospective students will be from 5-7 p.m. at the Anderson location, 2705 Enterprise Drive off Interstate 69, exit 22.

Purdue to participate in tuition program to support veterans

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:07:38 EDT

Military veterans, reserve and active duty military students attending Purdue University's West Lafayette campus and the Technology Statewide sites can use the Yellow Ribbon Program to help pay for their education.

The Yellow Ribbon Program, which is an enhancement of the Post 9/11 GI Bill, will be available Aug. 1. The program lowers tuition costs that would not be fully covered by the GI Bill. Assistance will be awarded to the first 50 Purdue undergraduate, graduate or professional students who qualify. Purdue will contribute $2,000 per academic year, and the Department of Veterans Affairs will match that amount.

FBI official to deliver keynote at Purdue mobile forensics conference

Thu, 21 May 2009 08:05:52 EDT

A leading computer crime expert with the FBI will deliver the keynote address at the Purdue-sponsored Mobile Forensics World Conference in Chicago.

Rick Voss, a supervisory special agent with the FBI's Chicago bureau, will speak about his experience in digital evidence collection. His talk will be at 8:15 a.m. May 27 at the O'Hare Marriott in Chicago.

College of Technology offering array of summer camps

Wed, 06 May 2009 11:05:51 EDT

Purdue's College of Technology is sponsoring a variety of camps this summer geared toward attracting students from diverse backgrounds to technology-related fields.

Antonia Munguia, the College of Technology's director of diversity, said the goal of the camps is to help students, especially women and minorities, learn more about academic pathways in technical careers.