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Purdue Mechanical Engineering

@PurdueME

Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering, established in 1882.

 West Lafayette, Indiana
purdue.edu/ME
Joined March 2010
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@PurdueEngineersNov 9
🧑‍🚀 Be a part of the Purdue 1 mission! As part of the Purdue 1 Indiana Essay Competition, Hoosier fifth graders are encouraged to write about how they could use a favorite school subject, hobby or skill to help a space mission crew succeed. One winner from each of Indiana's 92 counties will receive a personalized Purdue 1 mission patch — and could even see their name fly to space if mission conditions permit. Essays are due Nov. 30. Enter today: bit.ly/purdue-1-essay
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Many Spring Break and May/Summer 2027 study abroad programs are accepting applications! More info found at the link engineering.purdue.edu/GEP/s… @PurdueEngineers @LifeAtPurdue @PurdueME @PurdueChemE @PurdueCCE @PurdueBME @PurdueECE @purdue_ie @PurdueNuclear @purdue_see @EPICSPurdue
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If you don’t hire purdue rocket nerds your company is literally cooked
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undergrads pulling off some incredible stuff at purdue
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ICYMI: K-12 students and families are invited to explore STEAM and sports on Nov. 1! Join Purdue and the @Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium and participate in fun, hands-on activities like virtual reality football. 🏈 Register. 👇 colts.com/tickets/single-gam… @ColtsLife
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@PurdueEngineersOct 21
From pit lane to victory 🏁 Purdue motorsports engineering student Dylan White overcame a pre-race engine problem to win the 100-lap Halloween Hundred against 29 other student teams. Read more: bit.ly/4k9ahcQ #PurdueEngineering #Motorsports
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"We're not just fast, we can race." — @purdueairacing, the only American university among this year's top teams, ahead of setting a new track record at the @IndyAChallenge at Laguna Seca. Go behind the scenes: bit.ly/4hNBCzC @PurdueECE @PurdueME
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Follow Nina through her first career fair, from prep to interview, in Episode 2 of “College.” It’s out now ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=f7PcMYNl…
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College: Episode 2

Find out about the do's and don’ts of resume building, elevator pit...

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Purdue alumni helped the Artemis II crew journey around the moon — and they also helped the crew make it home safely. 🚀 Meet some of the #Boilermakers who helped advance the @NASAArtemis program & who will contribute to its many giant leaps to come. ⬇️ purdue.university/4zX9FN0
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Purdue University@LifeAtPurdueSep 15
🏅 Surrounded by members of the Neil Armstrong family, Purdue Cradle of Astronauts, Purdue leadership and @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman, the @SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Landing Team received the 2026 Neil Armstrong Space Prize during a ceremony in the nation’s capital tonight. ⭐️
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I am pleased to announce that my book, Inside Mission Control, published by Purdue University Press will be released Nov 15 2026. Pre-release orders can be made at all the usual places.
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@PurdueEngineersSep 14
Recent @PurdueME doctoral graduate Aditya Singla has won a 2026 Chorafas Foundation award for modeling how dendrites form at solid-state battery interfaces. Read more about what this means for next-generation energy storage: bit.ly/4h3lAjO
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From wind energy to Puerto Rico's coastal resilience, Purdue's Luciano Castillo has a new two-volume book series — "Energy and Coastal Security, Resilience, and Workforce Development" — exploring sustainability challenges facing the U.S. and Caribbean. purdue.university/3SNUC7J
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Purdue alums have helped shape the @NASAArtemis program in every stage of its development. 🚀 Meet some of the #Boilermakers who have set the stage for humankind’s exciting return to the lunar surface. ⬇️ purdue.university/4zX9FN0
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RACE RESULTS: @purdueairacing set a new track record (1:27.731) to win time trials outright, then reached the championship round of @IndyAChallenge's first road-course passing competition before finishing runner-up: bit.ly/3SGiVV3
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After finishing fourth in the world last year, @PurdueBajaSAE set its sights on the podium — and got there. The team's off-road car, entirely designed and built by students, took first place in Oregon this spring, the best finish in the program's history: bit.ly/4zC16XR
Purdue Baja Racing's mud-caked No. 5 car powers through an obstacle at the 2026 Baja SAE competition.

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@PurdueEngineersAug 26
WATCH: @purdueairacing tests adaptive cruise control through Laguna Seca's corkscrew and Turn 11, holding a safe following distance, ahead of @IndyAChallenge's first overtaking competition on a road course. Read the full race preview: bit.ly/4bPA9FT
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It’s here: #CollegeTheSeries. Watch #PurdueEngineering’s new series ⬇️ bit.ly/4ggRcmX
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@PurdueEngineersAug 18
.@PurdueME's Jay Gore has received the 2026 @ASMEdotorg Holley Medal, one of the society's oldest and most respected honors, for decades of work in combustion, heat transfer and sustainable energy: bit.ly/4wsPiV4
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@PurdueEngineersAug 14
Globally, more than 50 million people are living with limb amputation. But current in-socket sensing systems remain largely limited. @PurdueBME, @PurdueME and @NDengineering have developed a wearable solution. Read more about the innovation, featured today in Science Advances: bit.ly/3TXPden
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@PurdueEngineersAug 13
First-year motorsports engineering student Alec Staley joined Purdue's Kart 24 team for the Grand Prix — and trained for a full Ironman on the side. His advice: "Why not me?" bit.ly/4qbapty
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