We are sad to report the passing of mechanical engineering student Timothy St. John, who died in a cycling accident while working at his co-op in North Dakota.

We've sent many probes, landers, and rovers to Mars, but we've never been able to send anything back from the Red Planet. That may change, thanks to some Purdue researchers who have successfully demonstrated a solid rocket propellant using the same perchlorates found in Martian soil.

Very few organizations have ever launched a liquid methane rocket. Launching the same methane rocket, twice in one weekend? Well, that singular honor belongs to Purdue Space Program.

After finishing two degrees at Purdue ME, and working at the highest levels of NASCAR and INDYCAR, Angela Ashmore just achieved her next giant leap: winning the Indy 500! Hear her story on the official This is Purdue podcast.

Nathan O'Rourke (BSME '04) has attended every Indy 500 since he was four years old. Today, he's the lead race engineer for Andretti Autosport's No. 26 Gainbridge Honda, driven by Colton Herta.

Not every internship showcases your work at 200 miles per hour on national television! For Purdue mechanical engineering student Zachary Nelson, an internship with INDYCAR team Juncos Hollinger Racing is making his motorsports dreams come true.

Designing robots to perform autonomous tasks is difficult enough. But operating those robots in a body of water only multiplies those challenges. A team of Purdue students has won 1st place in Virtual RobotX (VRX), an international maritime robot competition.

U.S. administrator for nuclear security Jill Hruby (BSME '81) received an honorary doctorate from Purdue University on May 13, 2022 at the university’s spring commencement.

The US Department of Defense has awarded its prestigious National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) fellowships. One of their 2022 recipients is Purdue ME PhD student Abhinav Ramkumar.

The 1892 calfskin was in amazing condition. A die-cut gold seal adorned the left side, and precisely-drawn calligraphy augmented the crisp printed blackletter text. It was so robust, you could have mistaken it for a modern diploma accidentally shoved into a cardboard box on moving day. But there was one problem: it was unfinished.