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Lockheed, 3 Universities Team Up to Chase Sandia Labs Mgmt Recompete Contract; Rick Ambrose Comments

Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Purdue University, New Mexico State University and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to bid for a potential $2.9 billion contract to run the Sandia National Laboratories over a 10-year period. Each of the three universities aim to provide personnel and facilities to support Sandia’s research and development of nuclear deterrence, cybersecurity, energy, […] More

by Scott Nicholas July 26, 2016, 10:21 am
in News, Products & Service

DOE Selects 6 Projects to Develop Tech for Thermal Efficiency at Combined-Cycle Power Plants

The Energy Department‘s National Energy Technology Laboratory will invest $30 million in six selected Phase 2 projects to help develop technologies for gas turbine components and supercritical carbon dioxide power cycles. DOE said Wednesday it seeks technologies that work to help combined-cycle power plants meet a target thermal efficiency rating of 65 percent from its current efficiency rating of 61 […] More

by Scott Nicholas July 20, 2016, 9:54 am
in Industry News, News

Army, Battelle Request Info on Potential Partners to Help Advance AEOP STEM Programs

The U.S. Army and Battelle have issued a request for information on technical groups that are interested to form partnerships with the Army Educational Outreach Program in order to advance initiatives in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Battelle said such partnerships with AEOP will work to promote STEM programs to K-12 students, teachers and […] More

by Jane Edwards June 27, 2016, 8:37 am
in Industry News, News

Purdue Receives Research Grant on Firefighting Foam Chemical’s Effect on Amphibians

The Defense Department has granted a team of Purdue University researchers $2.5 million to fund their research on the effects of perfluoroalkyl, a chemical used in common commercial products and firefighting foams, on amphibians. The study aims to find the impact of different levels of perfluoroalkyl substance exposure throughout an amphibian“™s lifespan, Purdue said Wednesday. Marisol […] More

by Dominique Stump June 10, 2016, 8:12 am
in Industry News, News

Purdue, Air Force Sign Partnership Intermediary Agreement for Tech Commercialization Initiative

The U.S. Air Force has teamed up with Purdue University for programs and activities in an effort to accelerate processes used to commercialize products for operation by the military. Purdue Research Foundation will assist the Air Force Research Laboratory‘s marketing campaign for the lab’s hypersonics, directed-energy weapons, and autonomy technologies, Purdue said Thursday. “Goals of this agreement include implementing our established […] More

by Scott Nicholas March 29, 2016, 10:02 am
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S-RAM Dynamics to Build CO2 Refrigeration System Under Army Contract

S-RAM Dynamics has landed a $1 million contract to develop and test a mobile carbon dioxide refrigeration system prototype for the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center. The company said Friday the Small Business Independent Research phase 2 contract looks to reduce energy and fuel consumption of the Army’s mobile refrigeration systems through the use of […] More

by Ramona Adams March 4, 2016, 8:33 am
in News, Products & Service

BAE Systems to Develop New Navy Electronic Warfare Tech; Steve Hedges Comments

BAE Systems has received an $11 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop a new electronic warfare technology intended to help detect and determine radio frequency sources. The Full-Spectrum Staring Receiver will work to monitor the battlefield, track emitters, issue threat warning and cue countermeasure methods, BAE Systems said Monday. Steve Hedges, […] More

by Jay Clemens March 1, 2016, 9:23 am
in Industry News, News

Battelle-Purdue University Team to Help Evaluate Army’s STEM Programs

The U.S. Defense Department has chosen a Battelle-Purdue University alliance to evaluate and recommend strategies for U.S. Army-run science, technology, engineering and math education programs, The Purdue Exponent reported Wednesday. Sarah Kennedy writes Purdue University received a $5.25 million grant to support the military branch’s Educational Outreach Program in collaboration with Battelle. Louie Lopez, Army’s AEOP cooperative […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 29, 2015, 9:43 am
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Bechtel“™s Bill Dudley Receives Honorary Doctorate from Purdue University

Bechtel CEO Bill Dudley has received an honorary doctorate from Purdue University. Dudley holds a bachelor“™s degree in civil engineering from Purdue, Bechtel said Friday. He was named CEO of Bechtel in 2014 after time as president and chief operating officer of the company. The 34-year Bechtel veteran has served on the company“™s board of directors since […] More

by Neel Mehta June 22, 2015, 12:00 am
in Healthcare IT, News

Spero Energy receives $150,000 in funding from NSF

Spero Energy Inc., announced yesterday it has received a six-month $150,000 SBIR Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation. The technology is based on Purdue University intellectual property, said Spero. Basudeb Saha, chief technology officer, said the grant will aid in Spero Energy’s commercialization of its conversion technology. “We will use the funding to develop […] More

by Admin July 25, 2014, 8:40 am
in Industry News, News

Three Purdue University Professors Get Funds to Commercialize Research Projects

Three professors at Purdue University’s colleges of engineering and science will work to develop and commercialize their research projects with around $130,000 in combined funding. The financial assistance will come from the Trask Innovation Fund, which aims to help faculty and staff further and market their works through the Office of Technology Commercialization, the Purdue […] More

by Jay Clemens February 10, 2014, 3:53 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News

Purdue University Builds Analytics Tool for Public Safety Personnel

Purdue University has built an analytics tool for law enforcement officials and first responders, intending to help reduce the crime rate and deploy aid during emergencies. A team of researchers from Purdue’s Homeland Security Center of Excellence developed the Visual Analytics Law Enforcement Toolkit, which works to gather data about crime, traffic and civil incidents for […] More

by Jay Clemens October 11, 2013, 11:19 am

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