Purdue News Photo Index/2001

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O.Bannon.ilight-- James Bottum, Purdue's newly appointed vice president of information technology and CIO, explains the research capabilities and state economic potential of I-Light, the new optical-fiber information network that links Purdue, IU and Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis campuses.
Szaroletta.goalpost-- A computer-generated stress analysis of the "indestructible" double-gooseneck goal post designed in a Purdue University mechanical engineering technology class.
White.celebration-- Purdue Research Park’s phase II expansion plans call for the extension of Win Hentschel Boulevard and the development of 50 acres, including a 7-acre lake, large commons area, numerous walkways and several adjacent building sites.
White.celebration-- The $6 million Vistech I is the first high-tech, multi-tenant facility in Purdue Research Park funded by private investors.
Sheahan.emc-- Judy Potts, manager of human resources at Caterpillar's large engine center in Lafayette, also is a student in the Krannert School Executive Education Program, which offers "mini MBAs" to Lafayette companies.
Breed.PMO68-- This "Saturday Evening Post" cover entitled "The Christmas Trio" was created by Norman Rockwell in 1923.
Adams.diagnostic-- Researchers will demonstrate their "structural health monitoring" system on Dec. 13, with the "black box" pictured here, during the International Conference on Smart Technology Demonstrators and Devices in Edinburgh, Scotland. The box uses a technology that relies on a theory known as structural diagnostics using nonlinear analysis, or sDNA.
Adams.diagnostic-- This "contour plot" shows how different pairs of vibration sensors can "see" damage in material being tested by research engineers at Purdue University. The researchers are developing a "structural health monitoring" system.
Brewer.ICEE-- Vinton Elementary second-grader Brooke Richardson shows her suitcase to teacher Callie Marksbary. The students were planning an imaginary trip, which illustrated the economic concept of opportunity cost.
Watkins.pizza-- Peter Oliver Pizzare, "P.O.P.," is the guide through the food science of pizza, a CD-ROM and a Web version developed by nutrition researcher Bruce Watkins and his team at Purdue University.
VanEck.forestry-- A portion of the estate given to Purdue's Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center overlooks the picturesque Yaquina River along Oregon's central coast. The late Fred van Eck donated land and timber to Purdue University.
VanEck.forestry-- Gilbert Roddy (from left), John Graham and Dennis Le Master are dwarfed by a 30-year-old stand of Douglas fir trees on the Oregon property of Fred van Eck during their June 2000 visit.
Strueh.training-- Judy Wilson, a Krannert School secretary, has improved her computer skills by using the Web-based online training tutorials that all Krannert School support staff personnel now use.
Discoverypark.lilly-- Purdue President Martin C. Jischke, at podium, and N. Clay Robbins, president of the Lilly Endowment, announced Thursday (10/25) a Lilly Endowment grant of almost $26 million for the university's new Discovery Park.
Burns.parkland-- Purdue Research Foundation's plans to further develop the Purdue Research Park's northeast quadrant include 10 new building sites designed for high-tech companies, a four-acre lake and a central commons area.
Burke.aquatic-- Morgan Burke, Purdue director of intercollegiate athletics, stands near the diving well at the new Boilermaker Aquatic Center. The $17.1 million center dedication ceremony will be at 2 p.m. Friday (10/26).
Redcross.blood-- Kathy McNew, a Central Indiana Regional Blood Center technician, receives blood from Purdue University clinical psychology graduate students Michele Collins of Kansas City, Mo., and Sara Pettinger of Flint, Mich. The students were donating blood Tuesday (9/11).
Jischke.rembrance-- Purdue University students react during the singing of "God Bless America" as a 77-foot wide American flag is unveiled during a Friday (9/14) memorial service at Elliott Hall of Music on the West Lafayette campus.
Shively.gift-- This is a view from the northwest of the four-story pavilion that will rise on the west side of Ross-Ade Stadium. The stadium club and working press area will be named for Richard Shively, a member of the Class of 1941.
Shively.gift-- The 11,000-square-foot club on the second floor of the four-story pavilion on Ross-Ade Stadium's west side will be known as the Shively Stadium Club in honor of alumnus and benefactor Richard Shively of Santa Fe, N.M.
Nielsen.maze-- The outline of Purdue's Boilermaker Special emerges from a cornfield just south of Lafayette, Ind. The Boiler Mazer is the creation of Purdue Extension specialists and will be open for visitors to wander through as part of Purdue's Farm Progress Show exhibits.
Nanotech.main-- State and federal lawmakers, private donors and Purdue University faculty and administrators met on campus today (Friday, 9/7) for the announcement that the university will build a $100 millon Discovery Park, which will include the $51 million Birck Nanotechnology Center.
Discovery.allinone-- Groundbreaking ceremony participants operate remote-controlled earthmoving equipment to celebrate the announcement of Purdue University's new $51 million Birck Nanotechnology Center.
OConnor.equipment-- Lt. Col. Marie Juliano spearheaded the U.S. Marine Corps program that donated $585,000 worth of electronic testing equipment to Purdue University's School of Technology and its Statewide Technology Program.
Krutz.mower-- Graduate students Louis Cassens (right) and Michael Thomas put a revolutionary lawn mower through a trial run recently near Purdue's Food Science Building. The mower uses ordinary water in place of hydraulic fluid.
Chang.quantum-- In research that is part of an effort to make super powerful "quantum computers," Purdue University researchers have created quantum dots in this extremely fine circuitry, using a standard process known as electron beam lithography. A semiconducting material known as gallium arsenide was coated with a plastic.
Jischke.vigil-- Nearly 5,000 people, mostly Purdue University students, gathered Wednesday night (9/12) on Slayter Center hill on the West Lafayette campus for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Tuesday's (9/11) terrorist attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon.
Vet.statefair-- Dr. Kathleen Salisbury of Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine performs a spay surgery at last year's Indiana State Fair.
Bennett.Dupont-- Purdue University urban pest scientists Gary Bennett and Abdul Ameen examine German cockroaches in a "cockroach arena," which is a laboratory structure designed to simulate the conditions in an American kitchen.
Bennett.Dupont-- Purdue University scientist Gary Bennett (right), director of Purdue's Center for Urban and Industrial Pest Management, guides DuPont official Deb Grubbe (center), a chemical engineering alumna, on a tour of his labs.
Bolton.tires-- With the help of a mathematical model, engineers created these graphs, which are visual representations, much like a "fingerprint," of a tire's distinctive vibration pattern.
Salt.gene-- Genes from this rare Austrian plant, called Thlaspi goesingense, could allow scientists to engineer plants that clean up polluted industrial sites or to add essential micronutrients to food.
Nice.weeds-- The giant ragweed was voted the most common weed and most difficult weed to control in a survey of Indiana farmers conducted by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.
Ladish.biochips-- Scientists at Purdue University hold a graphic representation of a computer chip embedded with proteins. The scientists say that such biochips will allow for rapid detection of disease-causing microbes, disease cells, and harmful and beneficial biochemicals.
Kak.robot-- Purdue University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering doctoral students Guilherme DeSouza of Brazil and Andrew Jones of Austin, Texas, work with a Kawasaki UX120 robot, given to Purdue by Ford Motor Co.
Fenniri.barcode-- Purdue University researcher Hicham Fenniri (front to back), Laboratory for Chemical Nanotechnology director Alexander Ribbe and graduate student Yegor Zyrianov examine hyperspectral images and spectroscopic barcodes of newly designed resins.
Javorsek.exceptnal-- Dan Javorsek, who has completed a doctoral degree in physics within two years at Purdue University, uses a piece of equipment called an accelerator mass spectrometer in the university's PRIME Lab.
Paczolt.caryquade-- The average remodeled suite in Cary Quadrangle's east wing features walk-in closets with built-in dressers. Open houses to show off the $7.8 million renovation project will take place on Wednesday (8/1) and on Oct. 27 during Homecoming Weekend.
Paczolt.caryquade-- Cary Quadrangle manager Tom Paczolt sits in one of the remodeled suites holding a pennant given to him by one of the hall's first residents. To commemorate Cary's renovation projects, each resident will receive a replica of the pennant.
Weaver.boyscamp-- Daniel Loehr, 13, of Churubusco, Ind., undergoes a bone density scan during a calcium experiment at Purdue University's Camp Calcium. Researchers are hoping to find whether the calcium requirements needed to offset osteoporosis is different for teenage boys than for teenage girls.
Chan.pda-- MBA student Ryan Chan "syncs up" his personal digital assistant to one of the Krannert School's wireless access points. Newly installed software and wireless access points allow students to connect their PDAs to the university computer network and the Internet.
BenAmotz.PRIM-- Hartmut Hedderich, director of Purdue's laser facility, uses Purdue's new portable Raman imaging instrument, or PRIM, to analyze the chemical makeup of a medicine sample. By pointing the laser "gun" at the sample, the laser light creates molecular vibrations in the molecules of Tylenol.
Revankar.solar-- Shripad Revankar, an associate professor of nuclear engineering at Purdue University, displays the plastic "capsules" he has designed to test an experimental solar-power system for space vehicles.
Gibb.armymoths-- Purdue entomologist Tim Gibb holds armyworm moths, which have been inundating homes, trees and vegetation in Indiana. Despite their large numbers, Gibb says the moths are not causing harm.
Gibb.armymoths-- Purdue entomologist Tim Gibb holds armyworm moths, which have been inundating homes, trees and vegetation in Indiana. Despite their large numbers, Gibb says the moths are not causing harm.
Zinmeister.analysis-- Purdue paleontologist William Zinsmeister shows how a new computer tool he developed can display fossil finds from the Antarctic in two dimensions.
Obermeyer.armyworms-- Jay C. Young of Waynetown, Ind., had plans to cut the grass at Purdue University's O'Neal Farm this week, but armyworms like the one he displays took care of that.
Hasse.outstanding-- Ben Hasse has climbed several dozen trees on the Purdue University campus. One of his favorite climbing trees is this sycamore in front of Stanley Coulter Hall.
Team.award-- Jamal Faghihi (top), Virginia Ferris and Rick Vierling have developed a soybean gene line that is completely resistant to nematodes, a microscopic roundworm that infects the roots of soybeans.
Sawyer.lions-- Jim Blume, a Purdue physical facilities employee and project team member for the Stone Lions Fountain, prepares to flush the newly installed water lines in preparation for the drinking fountain's return to service. The fountain, a gift from the class of 1903.
RubeNational.2001-- Senior mechanical engineering major Mark Pund of Ferdinand, Ind., works against the clock to reset Purdue University's winning entry in the 2001 National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest at West Lafayette High School.
RubeNational.2001-- Purdue Society of Manufacturing Engineers team members Beau Wendholt and Mark Pund, both from Ferdinand, Ind., react to a successful run of their machine, "The Big Apple." The team's contraption claimed first place today (Saturday, 4/7) in the 2001 National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
Phillion.distance-- Purdue University Professor JoAnn Phillion discusses teaching techniques being used in a third-grade class at Harrison Elementary School in East Chicago, Ind. Phillion's students observe the East Chicago classroom from Purdue's West Lafayette campus via the Internet
Moseley.usda-- Purdue Distinguished Agricultural Alumnus James Moseley, shown here standing on his farm in Clarks Hill, Ind., was nominated to be deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday (4/3).
GrandPrixResults-- Thomas Gray gets a hug from his mother, Connie Lund, in celebration of his second victory in Purdue's Grand Prix kart race. Gray, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering technology from Indianapolis, also won the race in 1999. Thirty-three Purdue students, including two former winners, competed in the 44th annual event.
GrandPrix.2001-- Got milk? Thomas Gray, celebrating his 1999 victory, does. This year 33 Purdue students, including two former winners, will compete to stand in the winner's circle during the Purdue Grand Prix kart race.
Graduation.briefs-- Debra, Daniel and Douglas Felix of West Lafayette pose near a group of trees Douglas planted as an arborist for Purdue Physical Facilities. Both parents and Daniel are receiving Purdue degrees during the May 11 commencement exercise on the West Lafayette campus.
Collier.fence-- A rendering of a fence design by John Collier, Purdue University landscape architect, for Purdue's Loeb Fountain at Founder's Park. The ornamental fencing was designed to prevent possible injuries to children.
Badylak.scaffolds-- Stephen Badylak, a senior research scientist in Purdue's Department of Biomedical Engineering, holds a tube-shaped piece of scaffolding material harvested from the urinary bladder of a pig.
Turpin.race-- Cockroach racing at "Roach Hill Downs" is one of the highlights of Purdue's annual Bug Bowl, slated for April 7-8. Other activities include cricket spitting, a petting zoo and foods made from bugs. The Bug Bowl is part of a full weekend of activities on campus during Purdue's Spring Fest.
Sheahan.engmgmt-- Wilbur G. Lewellen, Herman C. Krannert Distinguished Professor of Management and director of the Krannert School's executive education programs, teaches a class in financial management.
Ameritech.gift-- Lindsay Hendricks, a Purdue University Krannert School of Management student, works with after-school students at the Martin Luther King Community Center in Indianapolis. As one of Purdue's service-learning efforts, Hendricks is taking part in the High Hopes Program.
Rubelocal.2001-- Debra Klein, a senior from Wood Dale, Ill., and Lindsay Elliot, a sophomore from West Lafayette, Ind., reset the Society of Women Engineers' machine during Saturday's Purdue University Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
Rubelocal.2001-- Jose Rojas, a sophomore from Panama City, Panama, and Nicole Orillac, a junior from El Dorado, Panama, provide a little manual assistance to the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers' entry in Saturday's Purdue University Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
Rubelocal.2001-- Josh Hurst, a senior from Lafayette, Ind., celebrates a successful run of the winning entry in Purdue University's Rube Goldberg Machine contest Saturday on the West Lafayette campus. Built by the Purdue chapter of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, the contraption, called "New York and The Big Apple," utilized more than 40 steps to select, clean and peel an apple.
Gordon.marketing-- "The New Face of 4-H" is the title of a campaign to attract new youth and to tell current members about new opportunities in 4-H.
Gazo.costarica-- Henry Quesada, a Purdue graduate student in wood processing and industrial engineering, tests the durability of a chair on a device called the "torture chamber."
Basaran.drops-- This frame shows a set of images of a drop as it emerges from a nozzle. This not only shows the large primary drop that is desirable, but also the smaller, unwanted satellite drop that almost always occurs in ink jet printing.
Basaran.drops-- This diagram illustrates a phenomenon called "period doubling," in which the droplets coming out of a nozzle are not always the same size. Instead, every other drop, or every fourth drop, is the same size, depending on how fast the liquid is being sprayed.
Basaran.drops-- Purdue University graduate student Ozgur Yildirim and chemical engineering Professor Osman Basaran use a high-speed camera to capture how drops evolve as they come out of an inkjet printer nozzle.
Ford.gift-- Patricia Davies, associate professor in Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering, explains perception-based engineering research during a news conference today (1/24) to announce a $5 million pledge from Ford Motor Co.
Discoverypk.overview-- Purdue University today (Friday, 9/7) rolled out plans for its new $100 million Discovery Park. The park will bring together researchers from a wide range of specialties for the exploration of new ideas, technologies and products.
Rawls.groundbreak-- Construction of the technologically state-of-the-art Jerry S. Rawls Hall is beginning this fall. The 128,000 square-foot building will be ready for occupancy in the fall 2003 semester.
Rawls.groundbreak-- The atrium area of Jerry S. Rawls Hall was cited by a publication highlighting excellence in the design of educational facilities. Architectural Portfolio stated the building's "center space will be inspiring and at the heart of the school."
Rawls.groundbreak-- Jerry Rawls (left) accepts a plaque commemorating the groundbreaking of Rawls Hall, the Krannert School of Management's new building, from Purdue University president Martin C. Jischke (right).
Ford.gift-- Wayne Booker, a Purdue University alumnus and vice chairman of Ford Motor Co., receives an autographed commemorative Rose Bowl football from university President Martin C. Jischke. Booker joined Jischke today (1/24) to announce Ford's $5 million pledge to Purdue.
Ford.gift-- Wayne Booker, a Purdue University alumnus and vice chairman of Ford Motor Co., sits in a chair designed to convey directional information. Booker signals his response to a sequence of vibrations emitted from the chair's back.
Melson - Wildthings-- Gail F. Melson's book, "Why the Wild Things Are," shares new insights into the developmental significance of children's relationships with animals.
Ohm - Fusarium-- Herb Ohm displays the misting system now in place at Purdue University's Agronomy Farm. It took two months and more than 11,000 feet of 1-inch plastic tubing to assemble the system, which was designed to grow the wheat fungus fusarium head blight. Researchers hope to find ways to battle fusarium, as well as other fungal diseases of wheat, through the project.
Fenniri - Nanotubes-- Hicham Fenniri uses a scanning probe microscope to study structural features of a self-assembled nanotube obtained from molecules he designed using synthetic organic chemistry techniques. The nanotubes can be tailored to specific dimensions and chemically modified to perform specific tasks.
DeWoody - Nests-- Male freshwater fish, such as these sunfish, guard nests (the light-colored circles) of their eggs against predators and other males. New genetic information by Purdue Assistant Professor Andrew DeWoody reveals that the fish are willing to eat some of their own eggs in order to survive while guarding the nest.
Collicott - Satellites-- A new mathematical technique enables engineers to create this cross section image of a satellite fuel tank. The cross section shows the distribution of fuel inside the tank and the location of "vanes," structures inside satellite fuel tanks designed to keep fuel in the proper position.
Soycontest - 2001-- Purdue students (from left) Louis Cassens, Matt Peter and Rebekah Kennedy used a heater to test their soybean-based heating oil. Their invention earned top prize in the seventh annual New Uses for Soybeans Student Contest. The competition is sponsored by the Indiana Soybean Council and Purdue University.
Holtman - Family-- Mary Holtman has been working with families since she graduated in home economics from Purdue University in 1940. She contends that families, like businesses, need a written plan and a thought out path to success.
Mehta - Burtonmorgan-- Griffin Analytical Technologies team members pictured with an existing-technology chemical detector. Griffin has developed a miniaturized, shoebox-sized spectrometer. The winners of the 14th annual Burton Morgan Competition are (from left) Garth Patterson, John Scott and Dennis Barket Jr. Team member Enrique Vasquez is not present.
Collodi - Zebrafish-- Purdue animal scientist Paul Collodi peers through an aquarium full of zebrafish in his laboratory. Thanks to recent developments in his lab, the familiar tropical fish may soon be used by scientists to discover new insights into the genetics of diseases.
Ferraro - Gerontology-- Purdue doctoral student Melody Phillips assesses 84-year-old Ann Warren of West Lafayette as a potential candidate for a new research study on strength training for senior women. Health, fitness and strength training are portions of the gerontology program's wide-ranging efforts to enhance quality of life and independence in later years.
Rube - Bug-- Josh Hurst, a senior from Lafayette, Ind., celebrates a successful run of the winning entry in Purdue University's Rube Goldberg Machine on Feb. 10. The entry will represent Purdue in the April 7 national competition.
Thursby - NSF-- Jennifer Talavage, a doctoral candidate in electrical engineering at Purdue University, explains her research in video streaming for the Internet to Noel Marsden (left) and Brian Krum, two MBA students. The three students are working as a team transform academic research into marketable products as part of the Innovation Realization Laboratory, a project funded by Purdue and the National Science Foundation.
Ahlbrandt - Book-- Purdue faculty member Michael Rossmann's 1939 visa to enter the United Kingdom specified a pleasure visit of about three weeks. Germany's invasion of Poland, and subsequent war with England, extended his stay until 1956.
Chapple - Plastics-- Biochemist Clint Chapple withdraws a specimen of Arabidopsis from a growth chamber in a laboratory at Purdue University. Chapple has cloned a gene from the plant that will make it easier for crop plants to produce precursors for plastics.
Stuart - Hessian-- Purdue University entomologist Jeff Stuart examines a collection of Hessian flies in his laboratory. Stuart is mapping and cloning the genes that the fly uses to infest wheat in order to reduce future infestations.
Severson - Hardwood-- Purdue researchers are using genomics to study and improve hardwood trees. Charles Michler and Jeanne Romero-Severson use the black-boxed thermocyclers on the counter to replicate and amplify DNA. They are developing technology to identify superior trees at the seedling stage.
SpectraCode - Recycling-- Edward Grant, a Purdue University professor of chemistry, demonstrates new technology developed by SpectraCode, the company he formed at the Purdue Research Park. With distributed focusing, post-consumer black plastics can be instantly analyzed for recycling purposes.
Muir - Hoggenome-- Animal scientist William Muir displays an automated gene sequencing machine in a laboratory at Purdue University.
Kapadia - Grid-- Nirav Kapadia, left, a senior research scientist at Purdue University, and doctoral student Renato J. Figueiredo, use a computer to access PUNCH, a network computer that provides access to programs from 16 universities, four research centers and six companies. The system could be considered a prototype for a future "computational grid" in which users no longer have to purchase software but are able to run programs remotely via the Web.
Flynn - Seniors-- Purdue doctoral student Melody Phillips assesses West Lafayette resident Judy Schreiner as a potential candidate for a new research study on strength training for senior women.
Fenniri - Pharmacy-- Purdue chemist Hicham Fenniri (right) and Hartmut Hedderich, director of Purdue's laser facility, examine a series of specially designed beads that will allow pharmaceutical researchers to screen for potential drug candidates many times faster than is possible using current methods.
Rutledge - Pharmacy-- Conducting nuclear pharmacy research at Purdue are (from left) Kara Duncan, adjunct assistant professor in nuclear pharmacy; second-year pharmacy student Lerin Becton of Chicago; and fourth-year pharmacy student Charlie Bockelman of Newburgh, Ind.
Phillips - Entertain-- Van Phillips, Scott Meador and Dennis R. Short, co-directors of the Purdue International Center for Entertainment Technology
Ward - Mockfactory-- Students in Management 669 - Manufacturing Practice and Models, design and run a mock factory operation called Velocity Manufacturing under the guidance of Professor James Ward, whose role in the class is that of a customer.

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