Purdue-India Partnership

Fall 2024 Newsletter

Highlights | Alumni Profile |
Campus and Research News | Alumni Opportunity

HIGHLIGHTS

Purdue announces growing presence in India at event with Sen. Young and Ambassador Garcetti

Purdue University is further strengthening its educational partnership with India through the announcement of its Center for Education and Engagement in the country, as well as a U.S.-India Center of Excellence in Semiconductors (CES) jointly with the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, with support from the governments of the U.S. and India. President Mung Chiang unveiled plans for the new Purdue-India centers during an on-campus visit by U.S. Sen. Todd Young and U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Friday (Nov. 1). Following their fireside chat, Chiang formally announced the centers by signing a declaration, with Young and Garcetti adding their signatures as witnesses. (Learn more)

Purdue University and India strengthen 125-year relationship to drive partnership

In a significant step to expand Purdue University’s global leadership in innovation and business, President Mung Chiang led a high-level delegation on a three-day visit to India last week, aimed at solidifying the university’s role as a pivotal partner in India’s rapidly growing semiconductor, finance and emerging technology sectors. This visit marks a new chapter in Purdue’s 125-year relationship with India, dating back to its first Indian students. (Learn more)

Indian students participate in STARS Lite program at Purdue

In August, Purdue, in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad, hosted 21 incredible Indian students who came to campus for our two-week “STARS Lite” program. STARS Lite is part of a bilateral collaboration between the US and India, under the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) “India-US Collaborative Workforce Development Program in Semiconductor Manufacturing.” The students participated in workshops and cultural immersion activities and increased their technical knowledge, while experiencing life on a U.S. campus and in “small town USA” West Lafayette!

ALUMNI PROFILE

Interview with Sribharat Mathukumilli

BS in Industrial Engineering, 2010
President – GITAM Deemed to be University
Member of Parliament – Lok Sabha, Visakhapatnam Constituency, Andhra Pradesh

Could you tell us a little about your current position?
I currently lead GITAM Deemed to be University as President. Our goal is to build GITAM into a global top-100 University by 2040. Along this journey we started an exciting new school of public policy, Kautilya, that aspires to develop the future leaders and policymakers of the country. (Read full interview)

CAMPUS AND RESEARCH NEWS

U.S. Department of Commerce awards $285M Manufacturing USA Institute to SRC-led consortium with Purdue as lead academic institution

Purdue University is a lead academic institution in a large national institute focused on “digital twins” for semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced negotiations Tuesday (Nov. 19) to establish the Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins (SMART) USA Institute. (Read More)

Purdue receives grant funding in all three areas of NSF semiconductor research program

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and several corporate partners are relying on Purdue University researchers to improve semiconductor performance and energy efficiency with new research grants announced by NSF Sept. 16. Purdue is the only university chosen by the review panels and NSF to lead research in each of three topic areas and will receive more than $5 million. (Read More)

Purdue-invented tool reveals untapped efficacy of cancer drug, leveling up cancer fight

Research from Purdue University in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reveals that a cancer drug dismissed by traditional testing methods may be effective in treating bladder cancer, thanks to a new computational tool. (Read More)

Purdue and Lilly formalize collaboration to expand the development of new technology and accelerate the pace of delivering medicines to patients

Purdue University and Eli Lilly and Company are strengthening their long-standing strategic research collaboration with the announcement of the Eli Lilly and Company and Purdue University Research Alliance Center (LPRC). The partnership advances bold science through discovery, innovation, education and technology transfer to improve health outcomes around the world. (Read More)

$1.5M USDA NIFA grant will help Purdue researcher identify community-based food waste solutions

The Purdue University College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant will fund a research and Extension project titled “Designing Co-Created Solutions to Improve Nutrition Security, Health Equity, and Environmental Sustainability.” (Read More)

What lies beneath: Mars’ subsurface ice could be a key to sustaining future habitats on other planets

Purdue University planetary scientist Ali Bramson’s research is laying the foundation for future extraterrestrial exploration. She is focused on finding ice deposits beneath the barren surfaces of the moon and Mars, providing a buried resource important for future human habitats and even space travel itself. Subsurface ice also is a compelling target for astrobiology, climatology and geology research. (Read More)