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New Course Offering – ME 597 / AAE 556: Aeroelasticity

ME 597 / AAE 556: AeroelasticityCourse InformationInstructional Modality: In-person and distance learningOffered: FallCourse credit hours: 3Class meets: HAMP 2107. Tuesdays and Thursday 4:30-5:45 PMPrerequisites: AAE 334 or equivalent course on introductory aerodynamics; ME 274 or AAE 340, or equivalent course on introductory vibrations; MA 303 or equivalent introductory course on differential equationsInstructor Contact Information ● Prof. Andres F. Arrieta ○ Office Phone: 765-494-5972 ○ Email: aarrieta@purdue.eduCourse Description Aeroelasticity is concerned with the consequences and trade-offs created by interactions between aerodynamic forces and structural deformation. The objective of this course is… Read more New Course Offering – ME 597 / AAE 556: Aeroelasticity →

Sustainability in Action: Looking for Talented and Passionate Students

During COVID, more than 800 classrooms were equipped with plexiglass shielding which has been removed and could have headed for a landfill.  Instead, the EPICS Lakota team is working to repurpose the materials in partnership with the Oglala Lakota College on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to design passive solar heaters, greenhouses and storm windows using the materials from the Purdue classrooms. We need more creative students to help design, test and develop concepts with the tribal college that will meet the needs of the residents of the reservation. … Read more Sustainability in Action: Looking for Talented and Passionate Students →