N95 masks have a distinct shelf life, because their elastic bands disintegrate. Nick Vu, a Purdue ME grad student, is working to redesign the elastic band so that the N95 masks can be viably stored for a longer time.

When students move back into dorms, there will be a new way for them to climb into their lofts. Stow Step, a retractable step that attaches to the bed, was created by a group of mechanical engineering students.

Two Purdue ME professors have been recognized by Purdue University's Office of the Provost as University Faculty Scholars for 2020.

Airlines have been leaving the middle seats empty on many of their flights. Does this actually help stop the spread of COVID-19? The answer is complicated, as Prof. Yan Chen explains in this video from Vox.

Assistant Professor David Warsinger has been named as one of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35. An expert in membrane science, Warsinger is helping to alleviate the worldwide water crisis by improving the desalination process.

Prof. Chi Hwan Lee has developed a novel wearable patch with nanoneedles, to provide an improved treatment experience for people with melanoma.

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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) have elected two Purdue ME faculty as Fellows -- members who have had active membership for 10 years and have demonstrated significant engineering achievements. Bumsoo Han studies biotransport phenomena, including building microfluidic models of biological processes like tumors. Steve Son researches combustion, specializing in energetic materials and nanoscale propellants.

If tractor-trailers could platoon (one truck autonomously following another), the aerodynamic drag alone would save up to 10% total fuel costs, as well as increasing safety.

Congratulations to Glynn Gallaway (BSME '20), who received a Fulbright scholarship to travel to Germany in 2021 and study human tissue engineering.