Full Steam Ahead

Description

Mechanical Engineering was the first school of engineering to be established at Purdue University in 1882. From just 120 students, the School has grown over the last 130 years to serve over 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students annually. Originally located in Mechanics Hall, a one-story red brick building, Mechanical Engineering now has extensive facilities that include two major satellite research laboratories, Ray W. Herrick Laboratories and Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, named in honor of the first director. There are more than 30 additional instructional and research laboratories, including the Roger B. Gatewood wing, which opened in 2011, and increased the space available to students and faculty by 44,000 square feet. Full Steam Ahead tells the story of the School of Mechanical Engineering and looks to a future where Purdue engineers are leading the world and making advances in biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, design and manufacturing, and renewable energy. Distinguished alumni included in this publication range from astronauts, like Gus Grissom and Jerry Ross, to Bob Peterson, lead writer and co-director for the Oscar-winning animated film, Up.
The Gatewood Wing

Namesake of the Gatewood Wing

The Hollander Atrium

The Caterpillar Foundation PEARL

The Perrella Labs

Mechanical Engineering History

The Beginning

Morrill Land Grant Act

Early Resistance to the University

The First Purdue Presidents

The Engineer’s President

The Powerhouse and the Magic

Dawn of the 20th Century

ME Traditions

Steam Engineering and the Thermosciences

World War II and Its Impact

Postwar Period

A Legacy of Strong Leadership

Achievements during the Early 21st Century

Making an Impact

Research Trends

Renaissance Engineers

ME’s Special Stories

Michael Golden

Heavilon Hall

Locomotives

Automobiles

Aviation

David Crosthwait Jr.

Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories

Changin’ Times

Ray W. Herrick Laboratories

Astronauts

SAE

Bioengineering

NSBE

Mallot Innovation Awards

Our People

References and Acknowledgements

Sujets

• Techniques
• Ingénieurie et sciences appliquées
• Ingénieurie et sciences appliquées
• Sciences et techniques
• Mechanical
• Technology
• Mechanical engineering
• Engineering

Informations

• Publié par: Purdue University Press
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781612493428
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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ISBN 978-1-55753-688-4
Greetings from Purdue Mechanical Engineering
It’s an exciting time for our School. I’m pleased to share that, during the fall semester of 2012, Mechanical Engineering
had the largest enrollment in our undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 50 years. We also revitalized the School’s strategic plan during the 2012- 2013 academic year.
We have accommodated the heavier influx of students through the opening and dedication of our Roger B. Gatewood Wing of the Mechanical Engineering Building. The students and faculty now have access to greatly expanded senior capstone design, product development and innovation
spaces; a large collaborative classroom; multiple tutorial rooms; a beautiful atrium; two student commons; many research labs and faculty and student offices.
Our School of Mechanical Engineering serves more than 1,500 undergraduate and graduate students. It has extensive facilities that include two major satellite research laboratories: the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories and the Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories (formerly the Thermal Sciences and Propulsion Center). The School has more than 30 additional instructional
Anil K. Bajaj
William E. and Florence E. Perry Head and Alpha P. Jamison Professor of Mechanical Engineering
and research laboratories, in addition to a comprehensive computing system environment, libraries and technical services support.
In addition to the much-needed space, Purdue Mechanical Engineering awarded approximately $1 million in undergraduate student scholarships and $1 million in graduate fellowships and assistantships.
Our revised strategic plan is expected to provide the road map for the School moving forward, complementing the College of Engineering’s plan, “Extraordinary People; Global Impact,” and the University’s “New Synergies” plan. We have included in this process all our stakeholders— undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni and industrial professionals—to ensure that we address the most critical needs while maintaining the School’s core mission.
With these ambitious goals in mind, we present in this publication the story of Purdue Mechanical Engineering from its humble beginnings through its many growth spurts during the past 130 years. The School’s growth has been achieved in large measure because of extraordinary and dynamic faculty and dedicated administrators, as well as the continued generous investments of our alumni, corporate partners and other donors through philanthropic support.
Boilermaker Special
The Gatewood Wing
Namesake of the Gatewood Wing
The Hollander Atrium
The Caterpillar Foundation PEARL
The Perrella Labs
Mechanical Engineering History
The Beginning
Morrill Land Grant Act
Early Resistance to the University
The First Purdue Presidents
The Engineer’s President
The Powerhouse and the Magic
Dawn of the 20th Century
ME Traditions
Steam Engineering and the Thermosciences
World War II and Its Impact
Postwar Period
A Legacy of Strong Leadership
Achievements during the Early 21st Century
Making an Impact
Research Trends
Renaissance Engineers
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ME’s Special Stories
Michael Golden
Heavilon Hall
Locomotives
Automobiles
Aviation
David Crosthwait Jr.
Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories
Changin’ Times
Ray W. Herrick Laboratories
Astronauts
SAE
Bioengineering
NSBE
Mallot Innovation Awards
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Our People
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References and Acknowledgements
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CONTENTS
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GATEWOOD WING
Purdue University Mechanical Engineering took a giant leap forward with a new wing that honors and remembers the School’s past while opening the doors to 21st-century learning, discovery and engagement.
The Roger B. Gatewood Wing adds almost 44,000 square feet to the Mechanical Engineering Building, increasing its space by 57 percent. It is the first Purdue building constructed to environmental standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council.
The Gatewood Wing is the latest milestone in the long history of Purdue Mechanical Engineering, and it sets the stage for the School’s future.
Early construction, 2009
The Namesake of the Gatewood Wing
The new wing is named for Roger B. Gatewood, a 1968 graduate, who gave the key leadership gift to support the new facility in 2003. Gatewood made an additional gift to fund the design and construction costs qualifying the building for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ certification through the U.S. Green Building Council.
The Council is a nonprofit organization composed of leaders from every sector of the
building industry, working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
The LEED rating system has four certification levels for new construction—Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum. These represent the number of credits given in five areas: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources and indoor environmental quality. The Gatewood Wing received Gold.
“For Purdue and Mechanical Engineering, this means we are committed to be a leader in energy conservation and protecting the environment,” says Keith Hawks, professor emeritus and former assistant head of the School, who was chairman of the design and planning committee. “With the Gatewood Wing being LEED certified, especially Gold, we will be the campus leader that all future campus buildings will try to copy.” During construction Hawks had full decision and budget decision- making responsibilities, assisted by Rick DuVall, Mike Sherwood and Mike Logan.
The $34.5 million wing includes flexible classroom space, an atrium, multiple conference rooms, two student commons, faculty and graduate student offices and a number of student learning and research laboratories.
Views from the building provide incredible vistas of the Heavilon Hall bells in the nearby Bell Tower, as well as such Purdue landmarks as Hovde Hall, the Purdue Mall and water sculpture, and Ross-Ade Stadium.
“Purdue has a long tradition of being one of this country’s educational leaders in the mechanical engineering field,” says former University President France A. Córdova. “The Gatewood Wing will give our students and faculty access to the latest cutting-edge teaching techniques that industry has come to expect from us.” 4 u
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A Story of Purdue Mechanical Engineering
Roger Gatewood
GATEWOOD WING
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GATEWOOD WING
Metal spacers in the floor along the south wall of the atrium outline a railroad track and pay homage to the School’s history with railroads.
Mechanical Engineering Building in the ’60s
q The Namesake of the Gatewood Wing
“The main reason to build Gatewood is to accommodate the new forms of teaching and learning that Purdue faculty are developing and the research programs that new faculty are bringing with them,” says E. Daniel Hirleman, who served as head of Purdue Mechanical Engineering from 1999 to 2010 during the planning and much of the construction.
Roger Gatewood says the wing will bring faculty and students from throughout the campus together. “This building gives the
mechanical engineering people who are located all around campus a place to interact,” he says. “Purdue Mechanical Engineering is evolving from individual work to group interaction and even interaction with other schools. This wing will facilitate that. It’s going to give a higher visibility to projects and research that are now taking place than in any other space available across campus. It will definitely add more excitement and value to the program.”
Anil Bajaj, William E. and Florence E. Perry Head and Alpha P. Jamison Professor of Mechanical Engineering, agrees.
“What this wing is producing is excitement among students and faculty,” Bajaj says. “So many buildings are going up across campus. We in Mechanical Engineering have contributed significantly to the reputation of Purdue. With this wing, the University is recognizing our needs and our contributions. It’s a morale booster for everyone. Everyone is excited.”
“The Roger B. Gatewood Wing is as fine a facility for faculty and students studying mechanical engineering as anywhere in the country,” says Leah Jamieson, The John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering. “We are very grateful for the gifts that help us make this possible.”
Gatewood’s association with Purdue began in the mid-1960s when he arrived at the University from Falls Church, Virginia.
Roger Gatewood
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A Story of Purdue Mechanical Engineering
“My older brother graduated from Ohio State with an industrial engineering degree,” Gatewood says. “I was interested in engineering, and I liked the program at Purdue better than the one at Ohio State. I liked what Purdue had to offer.”
After his freshman year, he decided to go into civil engineering, but switched to mechanical at the end of his sophomore year. It suited
him better.
“I think the most important thing about
studying engineering is that it gives you the ability to identify and solve complex problems in any field of work,” Gatewood says. “The program’s class hours created a lot of required work. You had to be organized if you were going to have a life. It was good discipline, problem-solving and technical experience.”
Gatewood was also president of his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. After graduation from Purdue, he earned an MBA from the University of Chicago.
In 1980, Gatewood, of St. Petersburg, Florida, formed Westfield Homes, and over the next 25 yea