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March 27, 2013
In the Spotlight
Tight budgets, environmental pressures and rising energy demand -- all challenges facing the world today. The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the highest priority should be on becoming energy-efficient, as this offers the highest potential for reducing carbon emissions at the lowest cost. In practice, however, it can be challenging to capture these benefits.
This is why Purdue Engineering researchers are examining ways to make the energy we already use work harder for us while developing new, cost-effective alternatives. Find out in Engineering Impact magazine how by increasing our energy productivity, or efficiency, we can do more with less.
Faculty and staff news
The Purdue community is invited to join President Mitch Daniels for a President's Forum on Thursday (March 28) in the South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. The forum is scheduled for 8-9:30 a.m. and will focus on student affordability. A live webcast of the forum will be available at mms://video1.itap.purdue.edu/PresidentsForum. To watch online, viewers must have Windows Media Player, which can be downloaded from Microsoft here.
As part of Indiana's Severe Weather Preparedness Week, the Emergency Preparedness and Planning Department will be coordinating a campus-wide tornado drill today (March 27), including the sounding of sirens between 10 and 10:30 a.m.
This is the part of a series of articles discussing safety and security for the Purdue West Lafayette campus.
Research news
Purdue scientists will receive $1.1 million to find ways to increase maize's tolerance to heat.
People
Andrew Weiner, the Scifres Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the 2013 recipient of the Herbert Newby McCoy Award, the most prestigious research honor in the natural sciences given by Purdue.
Jason Henderson, a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City vice president who leads the bank's agricultural and rural outreach and research programs, has been appointed associate dean of the Purdue College of Agriculture and director of Purdue Extension.
General news
Researchers in Purdue's College of Engineering could improve the operations of energy-generating devices like wind turbines and high-volume manufacturers with their patent-pending sensor that monitors the performance of bearings.
Encouraging students to 'Think Summer'
President Mitch Daniels sports a new Think Summer T-shirt at the France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center, where he is helping promote the Think Summer initiative to grow summer enrollment. The campaign is also being run in the Exponent and on the Think Summer website, where students are reminded that summer courses at Purdue can help them stay on track to graduate on time.
Purdue sports
Louisville beat Purdue's women's basketball team 76-63 Tuesday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
This weekend's Mike Poehlein Invitational has been canceled due to inclement weather and facility conditions, the program announced on Tuesday.
The Purdue baseball and softball games scheduled for today (March 27) have been canceled due to field conditions. Snow in the West Lafayette area also has changed the softball schedule for the weekend.
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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