Author: Julie Beckwith

A professor points at a test tube in his hand while a student holding a clipboard looks on.

article | Research

Babak Anasori accelerates innovation, hands-on learning for students in nanomaterials

Babak Anasori works closely with students in his Purdue labs, designing novel nanomaterials
Three men and one woman seated, one man standing, in front of a Purdue Pete animation on a large screen

article | Experience

Virtual reality swim experience showcases Purdue talent in Indianapolis

Go behind the scenes of a VR game creation and learn more about Purdue’s new STEM-focused urban campus.  The horn sounds. You launch from the starting blocks, and the crowd goes wild. Purdue Pete cheers you on as you race...
Noah Pumphrey

article | Education

Cybersecurity student’s persistence leads to exceptional opportunities 

Noah Pumphrey is building his career on a foundation of hands-on learning and practical experiences Noah Pumphrey, a Purdue cybersecurity student in Indianapolis, has taken a disciplined approach to his education. The result has been a nationally competitive scholarship, a...
Sarah Papabathini

article | Education

Community involvement inspires student at Purdue University in Indianapolis

Sarah Papabathini is making a difference every day — as a mentor, researcher, volunteer, princess and AI major When your schedule is as packed as Sarah Papabathini’s, only a pink weekly planner can contain it. “My planner is the Holy...
Betsy Parkinson, assistant professor of chemistry and medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, celebrates the surprise announcement of her Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award.

article | Education

Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award honors two undergraduate faculty

Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award honors Betsy Parkinson and Lindsey Payne.

Carys George, a Purdue themed entertainment design student in Indianapolis, conducts a case study at The Children’s Museum in Indianapolis.

article | Education

Innovative major draws student to Purdue University in Indianapolis

Themed entertainment design major draws student to Purdue University in Indianapolis
Reed England, a Purdue motorsports engineering student in Indianapolis, working on a project in the Stutz Building motorsports engineering lab.

article | Education

Motorsports engineering student driven by passion for racing

Reed England is accelerating his motorsports engineering career at Purdue in Indianapolis.

John Waggle is a Purdue mechanical engineering student in Indianapolis.

article | Education

Purdue student in Indianapolis pushes himself beyond what he thought possible

John Waggle’s persistent pursuit took him from a Navy submarine to Purdue’s new urban campus in Indianapolis.
Members of Crew 288 at the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah: Jesus Meza Galvin, Lipi Roy, Riley McGlasson, Jilian Welshoff and Hunter Vannier. Not pictured: Cesare Guariniello and Ryan DeAngelis

article | Experience

Journey to ‘Mars’ with Purdue analog astronauts

Purdue given rare opportunity to send two crews on back-to-back Mars Desert Research Station missions

article | Education

Meet the pilot from our ‘Boilermakers in Flight’ video

Brittany Gallarneau applies lessons learned at Purdue in her career as a first officer for Envoy Air  When Amelia Earhart came to Purdue in 1935 as a consultant on careers for women, she imagined a future in which young women...

article | Experience

Equity in the air

Purdue Pilots Inc. generates enthusiasm for flying by providing low-cost access to flight rentals, lessons  When it comes to flying credentials, it doesn’t get much better than the student organization Purdue Pilots Inc. (PPI).  PPI came to life in 1956,...

article | Education

Amelia Earhart: Aviator. Legend. Boilermaker.

Learn what inspired Amelia Earhart, one of the most famous people in the world, to work for Purdue University.