Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have become a staple of modern business, used in real estate, precision farming, infrastructure inspection, public safety, and even package and grocery delivery. To meet the demand for skilled, knowledgeable UAV operators, managers and innovators, Purdue is launching an online graduate certificate in advanced unmanned aerial systems to prepare them for careers in aviation, defense, public safety, agriculture, videography and more.
Purdue Research Foundation continues to highlight National Academy of Inventors fellows at Purdue whose collaborative, multidisciplinary research is translated into real-world technologies that benefit society. This week's fellow is Ajay Malshe, the R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering. His research in in-space manufacturing will be used as part of the autonomous experiments alongside real-time research by crew during the Purdue 1 mission.
Professor Elisa Bertino has been elected president of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world's largest educational and scientific computing society. Bertino, the Samuel D. Conte Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, will begin her two-year term as ACM president on July 1.
Purdue 1 crew member Abigail Mizzi credits a network of Boilermakers — professors, mentors, alumni and fellow students — for helping her progress toward becoming the first graduate student to conduct research on a commercial suborbital flight during the 2027 all-Purdue mission with Virgin Galactic.
