Purdue University

Search for Amelia Earhart’s plane continues after Taraia Object expedition on Nikumaroro rules out latest hypothesis

The Taraia Object expedition, a joint effort by the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), Purdue Research Foundation and ...
Purdue University

Seungjin Kim appointed Purdue’s first chief nuclear officer

Purdue nuclear energy expert Seungjin Kim has been appointed chief nuclear officer to lead the university’s research and ...
Purdue University

Purdue, state of Indiana to host second Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit

Purdue University and the state of Indiana will host the Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit Oct. 19-20 in Indianapolis, ...
Purdue University

Earhart expedition update: Underwater survey of Taraia Object begins

NIKUMARORO, Kiribati — The search in Nikumaroro’s lagoon for what could be Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10-E is underway. On Wednesday (Oct. 14), members of the Taraia Object expedition, a joint ...
Purdue University

Earhart expedition update: Weather prevents shore work for third straight day; crew to extend trip

NIKUMARORO, Kiribati — The Taraia Object expedition team remains in a holding pattern as severe weather prevented the team from conducting exploratory shore work for the third straight day in the ...
Purdue University

At the nation’s only all-digital nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the U.S.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Underground on Purdue University’s campus is the only nuclear reactor of its kind in the U.S. Although used just for research purposes — the total energy the reactor generates ...
Purdue University

Earhart expedition update: Weather prevents shore work Thursday; ID update expected in next 48 hours

NIKUMARORO, Kiribati — Severe weather in the South Pacific prevented members of the Taraia Object expedition team from going ashore Thursday (Oct. 15), temporarily pausing field operations in the ...
Purdue University

Purdue in Indianapolis Industry Fair anchors year-round employer engagement

The Purdue in Indianapolis Industry Fair brought more than 700 students and employers together, strengthening year-round ...
Purdue University

Earhart expedition update: Crew arrives at Nikumaroro, launches critical phase of Amelia Earhart plane search

NIKUMARORO, Kiribati — Following a five-day, 830-nautical-mile voyage across the remote South Pacific, the 17-person Taraia Object expedition team, supported by a 17-person boat crew, arrived Monday ...