NASA has named astronaut and Purdue alumnus Scott Tingle as chief of the Astronaut Office at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Tingle has logged more than 4,500 flight hours in 51 different aircraft and served as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station. He graduated from Purdue with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1988, specializing in fluid mechanics and propulsion.
Purdue has released its 12th annual Engineering Gift Guide, featuring 10 carefully selected toys and tools designed to spark curiosity and learning in microelectronics among children and teens. The guide highlights gifts that blend play with purpose, introducing young learners to the foundational concepts of circuitry, robotics and programming.
Stephen Byrn, the Charles B. Jordan Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, addresses the significant transformations in the landscape of pharmaceutical research and development. In the new edition of “Solid-State Materials in Pharmaceutical Chemistry,” he provides a comprehensive resource for controlling solid-state properties, covering new frontiers like RNA therapeutics and final stage drug substance manufacturing.
For the 10th year in a row, Human Resources-Benefits is seeking employee input and feedback about the recent benefits open enrollment as well as overall health and wellness offerings at the university. Employees (excluding graduate staff) at the West Lafayette and Indianapolis locations, Purdue University Northwest (Hammond and Westville campuses) and Purdue Fort Wayne who are benefits-eligible and did not take the brief, two-part survey in Benefitfocus are encouraged to do so now. The survey is available here.
