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June 3, 2025

Q&A with Purdue ME alum William Drakas

William graduated from Purdue in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Since then, he’s been working for an additive manufacturing company called re:3D where he works in the research and development department. Recently, he came back to Purdue to give a seminar titled “FGF 3D printing: An opportunity to print from waste.”
May 22, 2025

Al Unser's legacy to live on through Purdue motorsports engineering scholarship

When you think of motorsports in Indianapolis, one name comes to mind foremost: Unser. Al Unser, Sr. won the Indy 500 four times, and his family have won it nine times. That incredible legacy will continue for future generations, thanks to a donation in Al’s name to Purdue University’s one-of-a-kind Motorsports Engineering program.

May 14, 2025

Wire-to-wire: TSVs may be the key to faster semiconductors

As computer processors get smaller and more powerful, semiconductor engineers are running into the physical limits of how fast these chips can operate. One strategy involves stacking chips in 3D and using tiny wires called TSVs (through silicon vias) as vertical connectors. Purdue University researchers are zeroing in on the study of TSVs — how small they can be made while still robust enough to be reliable.
May 7, 2025

Engineer your future: A new course on how to succeed as a woman in engineering

More than 500 women currently attend Purdue’s School of Mechanical Engineering, bringing unique voices and experiences to the table. For the first time, those experiences are now part of an elective within the ME curriculum. Succeeding as a Woman Engineer is a new class meant to provide women with the necessary tools to succeed in school and after graduation. The class has already received high praise from its first round of students.
April 27, 2025

The History of Herrick Labs

The largest academic HVAC lab in the world, Herrick Labs had humble beginnings 67 years ago in a horse barn.
April 24, 2025

HabSim: testing deep space habitat resilience

Purdue University researchers have developed a software-based testbed that simulates disruptions in space environments, enabling the study of how habitats safely recover. This testbed replicates various complex scenarios and generates data to help researchers identify the most effective strategies for restoring a habitat to full functionality, particularly during the transition from a dormant to a crewed state.
April 21, 2025

Jeff Allman: the first ever degree-in-3

There have definitely been some high achievers at Purdue Mechanical Engineering through the years. But completing this rigorous degree in just three years? And a Master’s the year after that? That unique achievement first belongs to Jeff Allman (BSME ’75, MSME ’76).

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