Purdue held a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday (Sept. 30) on Memorial Mall to launch the renovation and restoration of University Hall. The private event featured remarks from Purdue President Mung Chiang, Purdue historian John Norberg and David A. Reingold, senior vice president for policy planning and the Justin S. Morrill Dean of the College of Liberal Arts..
Any mission headed to space needs a “parking spot” at its destination. But these parking spots, regions located on orbits, are quickly becoming occupied or more vulnerable to collisions. David Arnas, assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics, and his graduate students are investigating how orbits could be used to design better parking spots for satellites both in areas closer to Earth, where many of these available locations have already been taken, and in other parts of space.
Like many young professionals in China, Fan Yang found herself in a strange situation in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yang applied to universities abroad, looking to get an advanced degree in a new field but where her skills were still relevant. She discovered Purdue Polytechnic’s PhD program in technology, run by the School of Construction Management Technology.
The first Purdue faculty member has been chosen to participate in the university’s new Joint Appointment Program with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.
Guang Lin, professor of mathematics and mechanical engineering, has accepted the first joint appointment in the program, which will expand to involve other Purdue faculty members.
Registration is available for faculty to attend the Westwood Lecture Series on Oct. 18. Songlin Fei, professor and Dean’s Chair of Remote Sensing, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, will discuss “A Digital Revolution in Forestry: AI and Lasers and Digital Twins, Oh My!” from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Westwood, the Purdue president’s residence.
At the start of the 2023-24 academic year, Purdue welcomed new faculty and lecturers embarking on their first semesters of teaching and research on the West Lafayette campus. Brief profiles of many of these new faculty and lecturers, by way of welcome and introduction, are presented by the Office of the Provost and Purdue Today.
A new episode of “This Is Purdue” features Dave and Donna Beering, Purdue alumni and son and daughter-in-law of Dr. Steven C. Beering, former Purdue president. The episode features the Beering family on a more personal level, including stories about Dr. Beering’s time as a physician in the Air Force. Related:Watch the full video on YouTube.