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Dean’s Message
The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI, recently hosted Senator Richard Lugar for the announcement of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy. This center is a result of funding received from Vice Chancellor Uday Sukhatme's signature center initiative and a multi-year $4.5 million grant from the US Army.
Andrew Hsu, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy said the project would help reduce reliance on fossil fuels and foreign oil and therefore enhance national energy security. Ethanol can be made from corn and other agricultural products and transformed into hydrogen to power fuel cells. The by-product of ethanol fuel cell reaction is water and carbon dioxide.
Fondly,
The Top IUPUI Male was awarded to Kurush Savabi a senior enrolled in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. This marks the third consecutive year that a male from the School of Engineering and Technology received this prestigious recognition. Congratulations to all our outstanding students! E&T Top 100 Students
An Engineering Magnet School: A Collaborative Effort Between Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) and Local Industries In mid 2006, Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) under the leadership of its superintendent, Dr. Eugene White, launched an initiative aimed at providing paths to Engineering and Technology careers for a larger portion of its students. The assistance of IUPUI and local industries was solicited. The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI, viewed this initiative as an opportunity to address dismal recruiting and retention rates of underrepresented students majoring in engineering and technology by working directly with pre-university students and faculty on increased student interest in careers in engineering and technology as well as pre-university student academic preparation. IPS, IUPUI and local industries joined forces to develop an engineering magnet ‘track’ for IPS. The goal of this effort is the establishment of a ‘pipeline’ to careers in engineering and technology professions for IPS students. A committee of representatives from these organizations assembled under the name: “Pathways to Engineering” symbolizing an effort aimed at providing multiple paths for IPS students to pursue careers in engineering and technology. This effort is part of a national effort aimed at increasing the number of US citizens pursuing science and engineering studies and careers. In a statement by the National Science Foundation1: “The success of this effort is critical to providing a workforce that is prepared to ensure a healthy economy, respond to demands for national security, and maintain and elevate the quality of life and standard of living in the US through technological and scientific advancements”. For the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, success of this effort would yield stronger pre-university preparation in mathematics and science and ensure that participating students are prepared to enter and successfully matriculate in engineering and technology college curricula. The project preparation began with the establishment of pre-university curricula that, once completed, would satisfy the prerequisites for engineering study. Courses needed to satisfy prerequisites along with inputs from the Corporate Member Council (CMC) of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), whose membership includes a member of our ‘Pathways” committee. The CMC developed national content standards for K-12 engineering/engineering technology. These standards along with Indiana state educational standards were incorporated into a pre-university curriculum that spans grades 5 through 12. The curriculum, which was developed jointly by elementary, middle and high school teachers with inputs from IUPUI, had the additional goal of providing ‘seamless’ transitions from elementary through high school for participating students. This curriculum, supplemented with required ‘Gateway to Technology” courses during middle school and ‘Project Lead the Way’ courses during high school is be augmented by ‘hands-on’ experiences that are to be developed by IUPUI and local industries and offered year-around. Student selection from a pool of students that have completed 4th grade at four elementary schools (IPS schools #46, 57, 96 and 103) is scheduled during the spring of 2007. The selected students will begin the program in the fall of 2007 in grade 5. Upon completion of grade 6, participating students would then enter grade 7 at Harshman Middle School and complete high school at Arsenal Technical High School, which is designated as the math – science academy for IPS. Teacher professional development, which is a critical component of this effort, is slated to begin in the spring of 2007 followed by summer camps with pre-university teachers and administrators. These efforts will be the result of collaboration with faculty in the Indiana University School of Education, IUPUI, as well as University of Indianapolis faculty. Additional benefits to the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology resulting from participation in this effort is anticipated in modifications to our existing Minority Engineering Advancement Program (MEAP). Such modifications, which would be necessary to support students enrolled in the engineering magnet, would allow the school to focus MEAP on pre-university student academic preparation on a year-around basis. 1. National Science Foundation Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) program solicitation.
It is estimated over 32,500 high-school students on 1,300 teams both local, National and international participated in the competition. The students worked with mentors over six weeks to design, build and test their robots for team competition, beginning in regional competition, and moving into nationals. For additional information, click here.
Tell us about your major. What has been your favorite class and why? What are your career plans? Do you have a motto you live by or a saying you use often? No matter what life throws at you, you may stray from your goal a little bit, but you always persevere. What do you do in your free time? Hylton is recognized as the leader of the IUPUI Motorsports Program, having created the IUPUI Motorsports Technology Certificate, several motorsports related classes, and numerous student projects.He has held a competition driver’s license for over 25 years, and his most recent win came last fall at the wheel of the student project racecar, built as part of the campus motorsports program. Additionally, students know him for his eclectic interests, his cowboy boots and western apparel, and his love of Irish and American Folk music, which can almost always be heard playing in his office. In addition to the motorsports classes, Hylton teaches several structural mechanics classes as well as the MET Senior Design course. He has been actively involved in development of pre-engineering courses for middle and high school students pursuing careers in engineering and technology. Prior to joining IUPUI full-time four years ago, Hylton was an adjunct professor for six years, teaching one night class per semester, for which he was awarded the Outstanding Associate Faculty Award in 2000. During that time, he worked for Rolls-Royce Corporation. In his 25 year career with Rolls-Royce (and its predecessor, Allison Gas Turbines) Hylton served in capacities ranging from manager of dynamics and acoustics, to chief design engineer for Rolls-Royce Helicopters, to integration manager for the Joint Strike Fighter program. Hylton’s research interests, in addition to motorsports, include the dynamics of high speed rotating systems, a specialty that he pursued while in the aerospace industry and in which he is still involved today. A graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (BSME) and Purdue University (MSME), Hylton is currently on his way to completing a second masters degree, at IUPUI, in Applied and Industrial Mathematics. Pete and his wife, Wendy, spend their free time running a bed and breakfast in Brownsburg, IN called The Old MG. For more information on The Old MG, click here.
E&T Night – IUPUI vs. Valparaiso
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