Karen Plaut, executive vice president for research, announced today (April 18) that David Cappelleri has been appointed assistant vice president for research innovation in the Office of Research, effective May 1. Cappelleri, a professor of mechanical engineering with a courtesy appointment in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, will support key initiatives of the division of Strategic Interdisciplinary Research in the Office of Research.
Purdue PhD student Aimable Mugabo single-handedly distributed more than 1,000 USB cards promoting Purdue-based Scientific Animations Without Borders at Rwanda Day 2024, the largest event of its kind in the U.S. Mugabo’s efforts build on a recent collaboration between SAWBO and the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board to support agriculture extension efforts in the East African nation.
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering has announced the induction of Arezoo Ardekani, professor of mechanical engineering, to its College of Fellows. Ardekani researches complex flows, soft and active matter, biological flows, and transport of particles and cells.
The National Science Foundation’s Sethuraman Panchanathan and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., will join Purdue President Mung Chiang at 11 a.m. April 25 in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall for a fireside chat. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and are available here.
Faculty, staff, students and the public are invited to attend the Excellence in Research Award Lectures on Monday (April 22). The event will feature lectures by the winners of the university’s three most prestigious research awards.
In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” Erik Miller, owner and winemaker of Kokomo Winery and Breaking Bread Winery, shares the journey of working his way up from a wine harvest intern to later founding his own winery in Healdsburg, California, in the heart of Sonoma County.
