Purdue Applied Research Institute

Our sponsored research portfolio ranks in the top 20 nationally for funding from the National Science Foundation. From this position of strength, we will expand our potential to deliver large and complex applied research programs.

The Issue

Global prosperity and security demand urgent action. Purdue has an opportunity to leverage its strengths in science and engineering to play an even larger role in helping to answer that call.

The Innovation

We will bring together academia, industry, government, foundations and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to advance technology and develop innovative solutions to global problems.

The Investment

We will invest in national security, technology acceleration, global development and innovation.

The Impact

Purdue will provide advanced facilities and infrastructure for federal, industry and NGO partners and help prepare a new generation of leaders with applied research opportunities.

Key Initial Investments

Digital Innovation in Agri-Food Systems Laboratory (DIAL)
National security and technology
Global development and innovation

Purdue hypersonics combines industry, academia in new materials and manufacturing center

The new center will focus on development of high-temperature materials and new manufacturing processes

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Lilly research facility sparks enthusiasm for science in students

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One gene closer to a sorghum Superman

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Early academic outreach counselors hope to attract more Black and minority Boilermakers

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Building a Pipeline: PPHS Origins Story

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Meeting students’ needs, wherever they are

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The whitest paint is here — and it’s the coolest. Literally.

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Nearly $11M in additional DOD funds expands Purdue-led microelectronics workforce program

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A Collaborative Living-Learning Community

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Purdue Theatre Engineering

Explore Purdue’s Next Moves

Each of Purdue’s Next Moves is a natural evolution of the priorities we established for the university in 2013. With the progress we’ve made and the momentum we’ve built, they represent the next phase in this initiative.

Plant Sciences 2.0
National Security and Technology Initiative
Purdue Applied Research Institute
Transformative Education 2.0
Equity Task Force

Purdue Moves

Purdue Next Moves

Purdue Applied Research Institute

Key Initial Investments

Purdue hypersonics combines industry, academia in new materials and manufacturing center

THE STORIES OF PURDUE MOVES

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