Purdue recently announced a four-dimensional connection to Silicon Valley that deepens the university’s research and industry engagement through partnerships with leading technology companies. The presence of Purdue will also deepen engagement with the university’s large alumni community there.
The latest highlighted fellow in the Purdue Research Foundation National Academy of Inventors Fellows series is David Nolte, the Edward M. Purcell Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy in the College of Science. Nolte is an internationally recognized researcher in holography and laser interferometry. He’s known for pioneering the BioCD, creating inexpensive diagnostic tools used in the companion-animal veterinary marketplace.
In “Performance and the Disney Theme Park Experience,” co-editor Tom Robson, assistant teaching professor in the Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program, refocuses the park experience around its most important asset: the tourist. Using performance theory, this collection of essays argues that the agency tourists have to shape their own experiences is far greater than scholars typically acknowledge.
Melanie Kuhn, the Jean Adamson Stanley Faculty Chair in Literacy in the College of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is the first Purdue faculty member to be inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors in the field of reading education. This prestigious platform shapes reading education and helps make reading accessible for learners of all ages, advancing reading education worldwide.
At a local job fair, Carlos Bonilla impressed Eli Lilly and Company. The company took notice of his experience and the 4.0 GPA that he was earning toward his Purdue Global bachelor’s in organizational management. Now he’s moving forward as a supervisor at a new facility.
