Purdue University Mechanical Engineering

INSTA TAKEOVER TODAY! https://lnkd.in/ezfzJVt Meet Raygan Bingham, who has taken over our Instagram story today! Raygan is a Junior in the school of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. Last summer, Raygan was a manufacturing engineering intern with GE Vernova in Greenville, SC. The summer prior, she spent her time in the Purdue STARS semiconductor program in West Lafayette, IN. While at GE Vernova, she was focused on enhancing turbine assembly processes through lean methodologies and close collaboration with assemblers and fabricators. She also developed and implemented FOD (Foreign Object Displacement) prevention strategies, resulting in improved efficiency and safety on the workshop floor. On campus, Raygan serves as the structures and buoyancy lead on the mechanical sub-team of the Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) team and is a member of the Purdue Mechanical Engineering Ambassadors. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, running, cooking, and cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs and Purdue sports teams. Ask Raygan your questions! https://lnkd.in/ezfzJVt

Electrifying homes is one of the best steps we can take to battle climate change. But there’s a hidden cost to today’s electric heat pumps, water heaters, and cooktops: most older homes will trip their breakers with the new leap in peak usage. Purdue University researchers have demonstrated a simple control technique that can integrate new electric appliances into old homes, without requiring expensive upgrades to their breaker panel: https://lnkd.in/gB8rSCr3 Elias Pergantis, Levi Reyes Premer, Alex Lee, Priyadarshan ., Haotian Liu, Eckhard A. Groll, Davide Ziviani, Kevin Kircher

The third annual Women in ME Symposium takes place on Monday, October 28! Meet other women students and faculty, attend seminars and chats, and network with successful alumnae, including Indy 500 winner Angela Ashmore! Register for free today! https://lnkd.in/gZz9Ucbt

Congrats to our 2024 Outstanding Mechanical Engineer alumni award winners! Award ceremony starts tonight at 7:00, and you can watch it live: https://purdue.edu/ME/OME 2024 honorees: David Altenau David Go Moohyung Lee César Lozano Stacey McCarthy Michael McCracken Kevin Mercer Brent Rankin Michael Schrader Melanie Sprague Kartik Srinivasan Sven Strohband

NICE LABCOAT: Terrence Meyer and Steve Son are working on fueling rotating detonation engines (RDEs) with solid propellant: https://lnkd.in/e3VsjpK4

Imagine you’re a farmer who has to monitor miles of corn rows. Not only is it repetitive and time-intensive, but the rows are too narrow to walk in. Perfect job for an autonomous robot! Dave Cappelleri, Aarya Deb, and Kitae Kim have created a small autonomous robot to help farmers monitor crops and regularly collect physical samples, saving them time and effort: https://lnkd.in/gASC8kfa

Congratulations to Luca Vaccino, author of the 2024 AIAA Space Architecture Best Student Paper Award! He studies resilient extraterrestrial habitats with Shirley Dyke. Read his paper, "Simulation-Based Assessment of Hazardous States in a Deep Space Habitat:" https://lnkd.in/gb8sacBB

THIS TRAILER POWERS ITSELF: Wabash showcases its partnership with James Gibert and Purdue University: https://lnkd.in/gTCf_jVy

The ME Building Renovation project is progressing by small steps and giant leaps! Tour the current construction site with Eckhard A. Groll: https://lnkd.in/gpfeHj98

This summer, Herrick Labs hosted one of the largest gatherings of HVAC&R engineers in the world: https://lnkd.in/dDQUPJZa