The biggest contributor to climate change is the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere, especially by heavy industry such as power production and manufacturing. Purdue University researchers have patented a process using liquid filters to remove CO₂ at the source, resulting in by-products that can also be recycled and reused.

Tian Li, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been named a Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences.

Traditional, large depth-of-field 3D microscopes are used across academia and industry. Song Zhang is developing innovations that make 3D microscopes faster to operate and less expensive to manufacture.

Dean of Engineering Arvind Raman (and Purdue Pete!) join ME Head Eckhard Groll to walk through the first major renovation of the Mechanical Engineering Building since 1932.

Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratories (MMRL) will establish a presence in Indianapolis at 16 Tech Innovation District.

David Cappelleri has been appointed assistant vice president for research innovation in the Office of Research.

Purdue University has been designated an overseas partnership institution for global technology cooperation by the Republic of Korea. The South Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that Purdue is one of only five U.S. institutions named as a formal academic partner to foster and promote joint research and development opportunities in critical technology sectors. Martin Byung-Guk Jun will serve as director of the new center.

We've all seen those Internet videos of humanoid robots walking on balance beams and doing backflips. Those impressive feats are only possible because the environment is stationary — once the ground becomes unstable, so do the robots. However, Purdue University researchers are stepping in to teach these robots how to navigate the swaying deck of a boat or the uncertainty of a moving walkway, enabling their practical use in more real-world situations.

Riley Barta, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received the New Investigator Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) to investigate the practical challenges of low-Global Warming Potential zeotropic refrigerant mixtures.

In 4th grade, he dressed up as astronaut (and Purdue alum) Gus Grissom. Now, after a career in the Navy and as a mountain guide, John Waggle is living his dream with a NASA internship while he works on his mechanical engineering degree from Purdue University in Indianapolis.