Roadside mowing is inherently dangerous, time-consuming and costly. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) spends approximately $18 million annually maintaining more than 40,000 acres of roadside vegetation. Contractors must often operate just feet from high-speed traffic, sometimes crossing into travel lanes and navigating around obstacles hidden in tall grass. To address the challenges facing mower operators, INDOT partnered with Purdue on a research project funded through the Joint Transportation Research Program.
The Purdue spirit of designing and building things carries on in the new Manufacturing Studio in Indianapolis — a haven for students to machine parts, create prototypes and supercharge their engineering education.
Each month, Purdue Today celebrates Purdue staff members in West Lafayette and Indianapolis who have dedicated 10 or more years of service to the university. These individuals are the backbone of Purdue’s reputation as a top-tier, globally recognized institution. Their unwavering commitment and expertise drive the excellence that defines Purdue.
The university will begin the next phase of its partnership with Google by providing Google Gemini Pro licenses to interested faculty and staff. Purdue is working on an onboarding system to release licenses as they become available, with the first licenses set to be provisioned as early as the week of June 15.
