Faculty and Staff News

Szpankowski honored with Purdue's inaugural Arden L. Bement Jr. Award

Wojciech Szpankowski, the Saul Rosen Professor of Computer Science, has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Arden L. Bement Jr. Award. One of Purdue University's top three awards for research, the Bement award recognizes distinguished research in pure and applied science and engineering.

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In the Spotlight

Rolls-Royce first business to take off at Purdue aerospace district

Rolls-Royce is the first partner on the runway with Purdue Research Foundation in the recently established Purdue Research Park Aerospace District in West Lafayette, officials announced Wednesday (Sept. 23). Pending board approvals, Purdue Research Foundation will construct a 40,000-square-foot facility in the new aerospace district to house the R&D group for Rolls-Royce and for other companies interested in aerospace and aviation development.

In the photo: Denny Warner, executive for Rolls-Royce, during Wednesday's announcement.

Additional News

People

• Food scientist Keener to receive Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award

General

• No explosives found after bomb threat at Purdue's Schleman Hall

Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

• Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis Business Journal, San Francisco Chronicle: Rolls-Royce to set up shop at Purdue tech park

• PhysicsWorld: Earthquakes could be triggered by sound waves that 'fluidize' faults

• Inside INdiana Business: Purdue to showcase 'reimagined' Grissom Hall

• Inside INdiana Business: Funding to support K-12 teacher development

• WLFI: Psychology prof explains real-life science behind 'Limitless'

Events

	Don't Miss It! This week's events Events for the next four weeks Ongoing series and opportunities Deadlines for faculty and staff

• Entrepreneurship Week to celebrate startup successes

• 'Information Engineering' to be theme of IE's Salvendy Symposium

• Sept. 30 sociology lecture to focus on race, class in the 21st century

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