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Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · 25d

Electrifying all homes and vehicles in the US could overwhelm the grid unless key upgrades are made. @kevinjkircher.com's team have developed strategies that could cut 2/3 of the potential costs of reinforcing the nation's distribution grid to handle this demand: www.purdue.edu/newsroom/202...

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Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Sep 9

🍕PIZZAPEDIA: Jim Mumford (BSME '08) used his engineering expertise to research the best ways to make pizza, and published his results as a cookbook: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/News/2025...

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Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 29

Cummins CEO Jennifer Rumsey (BSME '96) is our special guest at Visionary Voices, a discussion hosted by Purdue University on September 11 at 7:00 pm: engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 26

⚡FLOW WITH THE CURRENT: Purdue Electric Racing loves the high-pitched whine of electric motors powered by a 600-volt battery. This year, they enjoyed another unique sound — victory. They completed every event in their competition for the first time in history: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/News/2025...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 25

Did you know that lubricant drops can hover above a bearing, due to the aerodynamic Leidenfrost effect? ASME highlighted Purdue's groundbreaking work in this field: www.asme.org/topics-resou...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 25

First 7:30 Thermo class in the books! Welcome back Boilers!

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 22

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2025-2026 faculty for the largest mechanical engineering school in the nation: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/fa...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 19

As a NASCAR crew chief for Trackhouse Racing, Matt "Squid" Swiderski has blazed his own trail, thanks to an Online Master's degree from Purdue that he finished along the way: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/News/2025...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 18

BOILERS IN DETROIT: We talked to Purdue ME interns and alumni at Ford, GM, and Daimler Truck to discover why they chose to work in the automotive industry: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/News/2025...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 14

Congratulations to Andres Arrieta, named the Doug and Cathy Field Rising Star Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; and Chris Goldenstein, named the Avrum and Joyce Gray Rising Star Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/News/2025...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 12

VR WIND TUNNEL: Have you ever walked inside an active wind tunnel? Prof. Jun Chen collaborated on a VR platform enabling students to clearly visualize the principles of fluid mechanics: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/News/2025...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 8

Congratulations to Guillermo Paniagua and Carl Wassgren, receiving named professorships! Guillermo Paniagua is now the Reilly Professor of Mechanical Engineering; and Carl Wassgren is the Charles E. and Louise W. Springer Professor of Mechanical Engineering: www.purdue.edu/newsroom/202...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 5

GO BABY GO! A group of Purdue Engineers in Indianapolis designed a custom power-wheels car for a girl with a rare medical disorder: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/News/2025...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Aug 4

WE'RE NUMBER ONE: More engineers graduate from Purdue than from any other school: engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 30

STAFF STUDY ABROAD: For the first time, Purdue ME has offered staff members the same Study Abroad opportunities as students and faculty. This May, staff members traveled to Argentina, France, Italy, Germany, and South Korea: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/News/2025...

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Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 28

🏁NOW AVAILABLE: a Professional Master's in Motorsports Engineering will elevate your career to the next level! Get your Master's in just a year or two, in the Racing Capital of the World: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/Graduate/...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 25

Congratulations to our fearless leader, Eckhard Groll, who is now officially a United States citizen!

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Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 24

Congratulations to Jie Cai, receiving an NSF CAREER award for "an altruistic game theoretic framework to characterize environmental responsiveness of residential electricity consumption" engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs...

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Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 23

Congratulations to Nicole Key, recipient of the 2025 AIAA Ground Testing Award, for "outstanding contributions to the rigorous testing of advanced high-speed compressor and fan technologies, with application of state-of-the-art diagnostic methods." aiaa.org/awards/groun...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 17

As a kid, Akul Ramasubban raced go-karts and built his own vehicles. Now he's interning at Ford, working on hybrid engines: engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 15

BEST SUMMER EVER: For the first time in history, all 3 of Purdue's SAE racing teams finished top 10 in their respective competitions: engineering.purdue.edu/ME/News/2025...

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Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 14

Check out this awesome profile of Fu Zhao, who is working to find solutions for global environmental problems: engineering.purdue.edu/SEE/AboutUs/...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 11

I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW: Zucrow Labs students have developed a completely transparent rocket engine, enabling them to see the entire combustion process for the first time: engineering.purdue.edu/AAE/spotligh...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 8

Water heaters aren't that smart, and that's a problem for our fragile power grid. Purdue University researchers have developed a simple system that can account for existing water heaters in the energy management of a city: www.purdue.edu/newsroom/202...

Purdue Mechanical Engineering @purdueme.bsky.social · Jul 7

David Warsinger is known for teaching complex topics in unconventional ways — like demonstrating heat transfer by making solar s'mores. He was recently honored by the College of Engineering with an Early Career Teaching award; hear what his colleagues had to say: www.youtube.com/watch?v=naRm...

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