It's time to take a look back at a remarkable 2024 at the world's largest academic propulsion lab.

Meghna Iyer’s future is up in the air — and that’s a good thing! This junior in mechanical engineering brings her experience as former jump roping champion to help spread the joys of jumping on Purdue’s campus.

The foundation of technical services at Purdue Mechanical Engineering are Mike Logan, Mike Black, and Mike Sherwood. These three Mikes have given a combined 110 years of service to Purdue, helping to guide students and build up infrastructure to keep the school running smoothly.

Adrienne Cibulka, one of seven Purdue Engineering Fellows, has made a mark as president of the Purdue Engineering Student Council and director of its Industrial Roundtable.

New homes see big energy and cost savings by installing state-of-the-art electric heat pumps and smart power controls. But rural communities are often left behind in these energy innovations. A new project from Purdue University and the U.S. Department of Energy plans to bring these innovations to rural electric co-operatives.

Purdue University has the #2 mechanical engineering program in the country over the last five years, according to the world's most comprehensive scholarly analytics platform, ScholarGPS.

Additive manufacturing has changed the landscape of many fields, including nanotechnology. To 3D-print nanoscale objects, researchers often use a laser-based process called multi-photon polymerization. But it's a relatively slow process, and difficult to ensure accuracy. Purdue University researchers have developed an active machine learning framework that leads to more accurate prints more quickly, with the use of much less training data than typically used in a machine learning process.

Babak Anasori, the Reilly Rising Star Associate Professor of Materials and Mechanical Engineering, kicked off 2025 by receiving three prestigious awards.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) held its annual AIAA SciTech Forum in Orlando on January 6-10, 2025. Several Purdue University researchers were honored during the event.

Ajay Malshe has been elected as a 2025 International Director for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).