“Trading Power: West Germany’s Rise to Global Influence, 1963-1975’” by William Glenn Gray, associate professor of history, traces the successes and failures of a generation of German political leaders as the Bonn Republic emerged as a substantial force in European, Atlantic and world affairs. Gray’s book is the latest in Purdue Today’s weekly “In Print” series, which highlights faculty expertise across a diversity of subjects and disciplines. Related: A
list of recently published Purdue authors is also available online.
Researchers in Purdue’s College of Engineering have developed and validated a patent-pending method that could expand the industrial applications of ceramics by making them more plastically deformable at room temperature.
John Waggle still aspires to have a career in space. And he hopes to become the first Purdue student in Indianapolis to join the Cradle of Astronauts. His persistent pursuit of this goal has taken him to many places — from a Navy nuclear submarine to an astronomical observatory in Hawaii and finally back to Indianapolis.
Zach Edey has officially announced that he will declare for the 2024 NBA Draft, ending one of the greatest careers in college basketball history. After sweeping all six national player of the year honors for the second straight year, Edey finishes his career with 12, the second-most national player of the year accolades in history.
