Scott Deal, Tavel Arts Technology Research Center, School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI, Indianapolis. Contact: deal@iupui.edu; 317-278-4136 THE 2ND ANNUAL EARTH DAY ART MODEL ONLINE TELEMATIC FESTIVAL SHOWCASES CUTTING EDGE MUSIC AND MEDIA BY 200 ARTISTS FROM 20 COUNTRIES OVER THE INTERNET TO CELEBRATE AND HIGHLIGHT INTERNATIONAL EARTH DAY, April 21-22, 2021. Announcing the Earth… Read more »
Energy Engineering major receives several awards
Julia Cilleruelo Fernandez del Moral, a junior majoring in energy engineering with the School of Engineering and Technology, has received the Women’s History Month Leadership Award, recognizing her outstanding contributions to IUPUI. As a study abroad student from Spain, Julia immediately felt a connection to IUPUI. “IUPUI was the one university that supported me the… Read more »
Qingxue Zhang Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award for Big Data Harnessing with AI and Wearable Computing
Qingxue Zhang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI, has received a 5-year Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his work on Artificial Intelligence and Wearable Computing for Big Data Harnessing. The CAREER Award is the NSF’s most prestigious award in support of… Read more »
School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI Announces New Certificate and Minor in Themed Entertainment
Two new educational opportunities have launched to prepare students for the field of Themed Entertainment. The Computer Graphics Technology program in the Department of Computer Information and Graphics Technology at IUPUI has launched both an 18-credit certificate and a 15-credit minor in Themed Entertainment Design. Marc Dittmer, faculty member and veteran executive with Sea World… Read more »
eyeSay: Make Eyes Speak with AI-powered Wearable Computer
Technology makes it possible to more effectively understand subtle dynamics of human body, say the eye movements. Is the student having difficulties in learning? Is the driver distracted by a phone call, or drowsy now? Is the shopper interested in a product? The eyes are speaking out — as long as we can understand it! Wearable computer… Read more »
Lin appointed to Thomas J. Linnemeier Guidant Foundation Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Chien-Chi Lin has been appointed to the Thomas J. Linnemeier Guidant Foundation Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering. This endowed chair position within the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI is intended for candidates that have a distinguished record of research and professional accomplishment. Lin joined IUPUI in 2010 as an assistant professor… Read more »
Urban STEM Collaboratory Demonstrates Online Student Engagement via CourseNetworking (CN)
The Urban STEM Collaboratory is a NSF-supported collaborative project led by the University of Memphis (UofM), the University of Colorado at Denver (UCD), and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) that provides scholarships and a variety of academic support to financially disadvantaged student scholars pursuing baccalaureate degrees in engineering or mathematics. This project investigates and implements… Read more »
Miller to Join National Program Aimed at Helping STEM Faculty from Underrepresented Backgrounds Ascend to Leadership Roles
Second Cohort of 24 Faculty and Administrators to Gain Leadership Development Preparing Them for Senior Roles Sharon Miller, Associate Chair and Clinical Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, was named a fellow in the second cohort of the IAspire Leadership Academy, a leadership program aimed at helping… Read more »
Professor to receive the 2020 James H. McGraw Award
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has announced Ken Rennels, Associate Professor Emeritus with the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, the recipient of the 2020 James H. McGraw Award in recognition of his distinguished accomplishments. The purpose of the James H. McGraw Award is to recognize outstanding service in engineering technology… Read more »
Engineering and technology students make IUPUI’s Top 100 and Elite 50
Congrats to our engineering and technology students that made IUPUI’s Top 100! Purdue School of Engineering and Technology’s Elite 50 students: Paula Angarita Rivera: M.S. Mechanical engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, spring 2021. Sufia Suleman Sukhyani: M.S. Mechanical engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, spring 2021. Sanskar Thakur: M.S. Mechanical engineering, School of Engineering… Read more »