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Purdue-India Partnership
Spring 2024 Newsletter |
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REGISTER NOW – Purdue in India April 1-6 for the 10th India-Purdue Collaborative Lecture Series |
The 10th installment of the India-Purdue Collaborative Lecture Series in honor of Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao will be held the first week of April in New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. The keynote speaker this year will be Kaushik Roy, Edward G. Tiedemann, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Roy will present on “Rethinking Computing with Neuro-Inspired Learning.”
Alumni, admitted students, and friends of Purdue are invited to receptions that are being held in conjunction with the lecture series. Special guest Dr. Kaushik Roy will be in attendance to connect with the Boilermaker community in India.
April 2: Oberoi New Delhi, 8:00 p.m. Register
April 4: Park Hyatt Hyderabad, 8:00 p.m. Register
April 6: Oberoi Bengaluru, 8:00 p.m. Register
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Dean of Agriculture, Dr. Bernie Engel, Visits India
Bernie and Andrea Engel had plenty of dreams when they were growing up in their respective rural Illinois towns. But the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, talks about one specific moment neither of them ever expected to experience. “Growing up you hear about the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. But we would never have imagined that one day we would be there. We were truly overwhelmed.” (Learn more) |
Interview with Vindhya Tumati |
| BS in Industrial Engineering, 2013
CEO – Amavi Living
Could you tell us a little about your current position?
I am the CEO of a boutique real estate development and consulting company, Amavi Living, that I founded in 2019. We develop and/or sell beautifully architected, design-centric weekend and holiday homes across the Indian cities of Hyderabad, Bangalore, Goa and Coorg. Our largest development project is currently underway, where we are developing a weekend home community composed of 27 meticulously-crafted homes. Our vision is to establish ourselves as a prominent player in the booming second home market in India. (Read full interview). |
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Commercial air service returns to Purdue University AirportPurdue University and Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM) have agreed to begin scheduled commuter air service between West Lafayette/Purdue University Airport (LAF) and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with a target start date in early second quarter 2024. (Learn more) |
Purdue University receives $100 million commitment from Lilly Endowment
Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants totaling $100 million to Purdue Research Foundation to support two major Purdue University initiatives, which together will elevate the university, its students and faculty and accelerate new investments in Indiana’s workforce and economy. (Learn more) |
‘Body internet’ may eliminate the need for smartphones by changing how we use technology
Innovations being developed at Purdue University may not only help reverse the trend of putting every possible task on a smartphone or other single device, but also completely change how humans have interacted with devices so far. (Learn more) |
Star of wonder: Dazzling new image of supernova Cassiopeia A released by First Lady Jill Biden and Purdue astronomer Ten thousand years ago, a star exploded. Now scientists are getting their best look ever at the details of that explosion, Cassiopeia A. Space-age tools and methods are allowing them to glimpse never-seen-before details that may change forever the way scientists think about star death, star formation and the distribution of matter in the galaxy. (Learn more) |
AI learns to simulate how trees grow and shape in response to their environments A research team from Purdue University’s Department of Computer Science and Institute for Digital Forestry, with collaborator Sören Pirk at Kiel University in Germany, has discovered that artificial intelligence can simulate tree growth and shape. (Learn more) |
ReElement Technologies uses Purdue tech in rare earth elements production critical to semiconductor manufacturing, other new-age technologies Many essential products, from smartphones and magnets to electric vehicles, semiconductors and wind turbines, need rare earth metals to perform. (Learn more) |
Are you interested in connecting Boilermakers in India to each other and to Purdue? Join the Purdue Alumni India network as an alumni ambassador, to coordinate alumni activities in your area – facilitate networking with alumni, support student recruitment, meet with Purdue visitors and share opportunities for collaboration. To be part of sustaining and enhancing Purdue’s presence in India, please apply to be a Purdue International Alumni Ambassador.
International alumni communication is almost entirely by email and social media. Email searches, however, are all based on postal mailing addresses. Even if your email is up-to-date with Purdue, it will not be found in a search in your present country of residence unless your postal address is also up to date. To update your Purdue alumni record: https://www.purdueforlife.org/connect/international-networks/international-alumni-information-update/
Join the Purdue Alumni India Network on Facebook and LinkedIn.
To learn more about the Network, please visit: https://www.purdueforlife.org/connect/international-networks/india/ |
Professor Fabricio d’Almeida promoted the Daniels School of Business at receptions in Mumbai (Dec. 9, 2023) and Delhi (Dec. 3, 2023). Pictured: Delhi Reception. Daniels School of Business reception in Delhi, Dec. 3, 2023 |
College of Agriculture reception in Delhi, January 25, 2024
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India is a country of top strategic importance to Purdue. The Purdue-India relationship is deep and broad. Nearly 3,000 Indian students call Purdue home and almost 300 faculty and researchers of Indian origin provide instruction and engage in world-changing research on campus and with partner institutions in India. Purdue has a strong and growing alumni network in India and increasing numbers of collaborations with corporate and institutional partners. Purdue is committed to long-term strategic engagement with India. This is the nineteenth edition of the Purdue-India partnership newsletter. You can help others stay informed about Purdue-India engagement activities by submitting events and news to Purdue-India Partnership Director Heidi Arola at PurdueIndia@purdue.edu.
For upcoming university-wide events, visit: https://events.purdue.edu  |
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