Named one of the World’s Most Innovative organizations by Fast Company and a national leader in creating tomorrow’s STEM leaders in disciplines such as AI and motorsports engineering, Purdue University is announcing a full-season partnership with the Superstar Racing Experience to introduce its new urban campus in Indianapolis. Every SRX race will air live on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday nights, starting tonight (July 13). Watch for the premiere of the new Purdue University in Indianapolis video during the race to learn more about Purdue’s first comprehensive urban campus.
While growing up in Benin, Africa, Doriane Sossou saw how food insecurity affected those around her. Now she dreams of a more food-secure future. Whether in the lab or in her classes, Sossou is driven by a deep passion for helping others to lead better, healthier lives. Read how she discovered her passion for food science.
The Office of Naval Research has selected Purdue to partner with Saab on the development of next-wave artificial intelligence capabilities to increase battlespace situational awareness by automatically detecting and characterizing threats in complex environments.
NASA has recently selected five new research teams to collaborate on lunar science and sample analysis. The Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute from NASA will use this research to support future exploration of the moon. From a pool of highly competitive proposals, only five SSERVI teams were selected. Four faculty members of Purdue’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences were selected to be co-investigators on three of the five selected teams.
Karen Plaut, executive vice president of research, has announced that Ken Sandel has been appointed associate vice president for sponsored program services effective July 1. He will also continue to hold the title of senior intellectual property officer for Purdue.
President Mung Chiang has visited many of Indiana’s 92 counties since August as part of his plan to meet with community leaders from across the state to discuss how Purdue can assist and be a resource in helping address local and regional economic development issues. Read an update on how the president’s visits are going.
Raymond Muller, a Purdue University doctoral student in computer science, has been awarded an X-Force Fellowship through the National Security Innovation Network, working this summer in an internship program that provides students a chance to serve their country by solving real-world national security problems in collaboration with the U.S. military.
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