Rep. Jim Banks visits Purdue to tour facilities, discuss national security efforts
Rep. Jim Banks, at center, tours the Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Engineering Research with Amit Varma, Bowen Lab’s director and the Karl H. Kettelhut Professor of Civil Engineering. (Purdue University photo/Greta Bell)
The Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) and Purdue University on Tuesday (Feb. 27) welcomed U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., to campus to tour facilities and learn about national security related efforts at the West Lafayette campus. Banks toured the Mach 6 wind tunnel, and met with researchers and students from PARI’s Infrastructure Research and Innovative Solutions (IRIS) division, which focuses on next-generation infrastructure solutions, and PARI’s Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center at the Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility. This was a first campus visit for Banks, who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee.
