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Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs at Purdue University
Purdue’s Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP), established in 2004, is preparing the the next generation of leaders for tackling complex challenges that require an interdisciplinary-driven solution. Since its inception, enrollment in interdisciplinary graduate programs spearheaded by OIGP has nearly doubled at Purdue with more than 700 students participating this year. Discover the potential for making a significant impact on the world through the nearly 20 interdisciplinary graduate programs offered through OIGP.
Discovery Park News
Sub-micrometer carbon spheres reduce engine friction as oil additive
March 5, 2015
Tiny, perfectly smooth carbon spheres added to motor oil have been shown to reduce friction and wear typically seen in engines by as much as 25 percent, suggesting a similar enhancement in fuel economy.
Read Full StoryNew Purdue propulsion facilities to expand jet-engine research
March 2, 2015
Purdue University is expanding the nation's largest university propulsion laboratory for research aimed at reducing fuel consumption and emissions for next-generation jet engines.
Read Full StoryGasoline plunge wiping out profits for ethanol producers
February 27, 2015
Ethanol producers are cutting output after getting squeezed by the biggest drop in gasoline prices since 2008.
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Other Projects and Centers
- ADVANCE - Purdue Center for Faculty Success
- Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio)
- Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE)
- Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development (CAID)
- Cancer Care Engineering(CCE)
- Central Machine Shop
- Center for Global Research and Intervention in Infectious Diseases (C-GRIID)
- Center for Health Outcomes Research and Policy(CHORP)
- Center on Visual Analytics for Command, Control and Interoperability Environments (VACCINE)
- Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment (CMS)
- Center for Research in Energy Systems & Policy
- Cooling Technologies Research Center (CTRC)
- EcoliHUB
- Healthcare Technical Assistance Programs(Healthcare TAP)
- Health Informatics Learning Technologies [HILT]
- Indiana Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute
- Ingestive Behavior Research Center
- NanoHUB
- Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN)
- Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)
- NEXTRANS: US DOT Region V Regional University Transportation Center
- Purdue Homeland Security Institute (PHSI)
- Purdue Ionomics Information Management System (PiiMS)
- Purdue Visualization and Analytics Center (PURVAC)
- Research Machining Services
- SciAether
- Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence
- U.S.-China Ecopartnership for Environmental Sustainability
Schedule a Tour / Research Meeting
Tours of Discovery Park are available all year for business, classrooms, students, or anyone else looking to learn something new!
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- Email dpengage@purdue.edu
- Call 765-494-3662
About Discovery Park
Discovery Park and its major centers lead Purdue's large-scale interdisciplinary research efforts.
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Centers
- Bindley Bioscience Center
- Birck Nanotechnology Center
- Burton D Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship
- c-PRIMED
- Discovery Learning Research Center
- Drug Discovery
- Oncological Sciences Center
- Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering
- ACCESS: Advanced Computational Center for Engineering and Sciences
- Cyber Center
- Computing Research Institute
- Rosen Center for Advanced Computing
- Global Sustainability Institute »
- Center for the Environment
- Energy Center
- Purdue Climate Change Research Center
- Center for Global Food Security
- Purdue Water Community
- Large Scale Research Centers
- NEES: Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
- NCN: Network for Computational Nanotechnology
- C3Bio: Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels
- NEXTRANS: US DOT Region V Regional University Transportation Center
- VACCINE: Center on Visual Analytics for Command, Control and Interoperability Environments
- CTSI: Indiana Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute
- Women's Global Health Institute
- RCODI: Research Center for Open Digital Innovation
- Associated Large Scale Research Centers
- The Center for Cancer Research
- The Global Policy Research Institute
- CERIAS: The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security
- Purdue Center for Regional Development
Current Events
- 9MarDetailsNanomanufacturing Faculty Candidate Seminar featuring Chi Hwan Lee
March 9 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM BRK 1001
- 12MarDetailsPWC New Faculty Seminar & Networking Opportunity
March 12 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Potter, Fu room 234
- 25MarDetailsDiscovery Lecture Series-Peter Littlewood-Energy Sustainability Lecture
March 25 @ 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Purdue University West Lafayette campus, Room #121
Contact
Discovery Park
610 Purdue Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907
- discoverypark@purdue.edu
- Phone: 765.496.6625
- Fax: 765.494.7474