Purdue Technology News

New facility to test aircraft engines, alternative fuels

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:11:00 EDT

Purdue University will operate a new federally funded facility to test aircraft engines and develop alternative fuels in work that also aims to reduce the nation's reliance on imported oil.

The National Test Facility for Fuels and Propulsion is funded with a $1.35 million grant from the U.S. Air Force and will be housed in the Niswonger Aviation Technology Building at the Purdue Airport.

Read the official release

OLS professor to present free leadership workshop in Indianapolis

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:11:29 EDT

Purdue University's Manufacturing Extension Partnership will offer a workshop on Nov. 20 in Indianapolis that will focus on leadership. Rodney Vandeveer, a professor in Purdue's organizational leadership and supervision department, will lead the workshop.

The workshop, "Leadership Is an Attitude," is free and open to the public. It will especially benefit business owners, management teams and executives, and CEOs.

South Bend plans fall industrial advisory board meeting

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:10:58 EDT

The Purdue College of Technology at South Bend will host its fall industrial advisory board meeting Monday, October 26 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. A general session will start the meeting followed by three concurrent sessions: the ECET advisory board meeting, the MET advisory board meeting and the site advisory meeting.

Dennis R. Depew, Dean of the College of Technology at Purdue University, will be the guest speaker.

Health IT seminar series available through College of Technology

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:09:00 EDT

The College of Technology will be a host site for a four-seminar series on Health Information Technology.

The Indiana Health Informatics Corporation (IHIC), Indiana Health Industry Forum (IHIF) and the Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (IURTC) are presenting the series along with supporting partners BioCrossroads and Techpoint. The College of Technology and Purdue’s Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering are partnering to make the sessions available in the Lafayette-West Lafayette area.

The seminars will be available via videoconference at 11 locations across the state. Seminar dates are:

Monday, September 28, broadcast from Fort Wayne
Tuesday, October 13, broadcast from Indianapolis
Friday, October 30, broadcast from South Bend
Tuesday, November 10, broadcast from Bloomington

The conference series has three objectives: to provide current information on Indiana’s pursuit of stimulus funding for building health IT infrastructure, to provide information on the industry to those interested in working in the sector, and to demonstrate the broad and varied Health Information Exchange networks already in place in Indiana.

"Ideal participants would include those working in the IT sector in hospitals or physician practices, those working to develop electronic medical record (EMR) and personal health record (PHR) software or systems, and those interested in learning more about working in the sector,” says Kristin Jones, interim president, Indiana Health Industry Forum.

All seminars will run from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. (Eastern time).

The cost to attend one session is $25 or $90 to attend all four seminars and paying participants must register in advance at www.ihif.org. Purdue University faculty, staff, and students entering with valid Purdue IDs can attend free of charge.

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.

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.

AT students to assist with campus Global Hawk display

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:09:04 EDT

Aviation Technology students will assist with the assembly of a Northrop Grumman Global Hawk unmanned military aircraft before it is displayed at the Purdue University Airport September 9-10.

The model aircraft will be on display from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day at the airport terminal.

Purdue to host Conference for Collaboration and Innovation

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:08:04 EDT

Purdue University's Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision is holding a conference to help those in the workplace work more effectively and creatively in teams, whether team members are working together in person or in the virtual world.

The Conference for Collaboration and Innovation will be Sept. 15-17 in Stewart Center and will feature presentations on subjects including teams and collaboration, leadership and ethics, and creativity and innovation.

Veterans, military personnel at Columbus location to benefit from Operation Diploma

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:08:22 EDT

The Purdue College of Technology at Columbus is one of several higher education locations to receive funding through Operation Diploma. Operation Diploma assists higher education institutions and student veterans' organizations across Indiana to better serve student military service members, veterans entering college for the first time and those re-entering college after extended service and deployment.

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.