Cedar Lake native and PU grad flying high as engineering exec

A love of airplanes has propelled Cedar Lake native Mark Burgess to a successful career at Boeing, and recently earned him recognition from Purdue University.

How does VU’s College of Engineering inspire a culture of creativity and innovation?

A view inside the Solar Furnace.

Conference touting engineering, technology degrees hosts 175 teen women

SCHERERVILLE | Merrillville High School senior Briana Williams was among nearly 175 female students from six high schools in Lake County who attended the HerWorld conference at the Patrician Banquet Center in Schererville.

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When the weather heats up, your heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system quickly becomes a most valuable player in your home life and stays that way for several months.

Introduce a Girl to Engineering

NIPSCO aerospace engineer Elizabeth Menning assists Country Club Hills Girl Scouts Suray Ah Adams, 8, left, and Aviance Brooks, 8, with their project at NIPSCO's "Introduce a Girl to Engineering" event Monday in Merrillville

Introduce a Girl to Engineering

Transmission Planning Engineer Dawn Quick, right, assists Girls Scouts Rachel Wallen, left, 8, of Crown Point, Teya Bais, 8, and Christina Harmeyer, 9, both of Lowell, on an engineering project at NIPSCO's "Introduce a Girl to Engineering" event Monday at the NIPSCO and NiSource corporate he…

Introduce a Girl to Engineering

Electrical engineer Angie Nelson assists Girls Scouts from Country Club Hills on an engineering project at NIPSCO's "Introduce a Girl to Engineering" event Monday in Merrillville.

Lowell town attorney researches engineering contract questions

LOWELL | The Town Council will learn today whether last week's decision to switch engineering firms will need a bit of refinement.

Indian student makes the right move

HAMMOND | Padmalochini Umakanthan has come a long way from her hometown of Chennai, Tamilnadu in India – educationally, figuratively and literally.

Astronauts in training

Lew Wallace Elementary first-graders Nevi Castro and Jikbrian Richie measure chemicals in the new junior astronaut program at the Challenger Learning Center in Hammond.

Astronauts in training

Weighing chemicals in the new Moonbase Explorers program at the Challenger Learning Center are Lew Wallace first-graders Asya Stewart, from left, Laronte Luckett and Terry Lee.

Astronauts in training

HAMMOND | First-graders from Hammond are learning the importance of science, technology, engineering and math through a new program called Moonbase Explorers at the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana on the Purdue University Calumet campus.

Crowley Engineering

Gregory Crowley owns Crowley Engineering in Schererville which provides energy management, environmental health and safety and forensic engineering to existing businesses.

Young 4-H member shows a talent for electrical work

Joseph Funk, 13, is making early strides toward pursuing an engineering career.

PNC receives U.S. Steel Grant for Engineering Scholarships

WESTVILLE | Purdue University North Central has received a grant from U. S. Steel to fund scholarships for PNC Electrical and Mechanical Engineering students.

PUC engineering students seek employer projects

HAMMOND | In preparation for industrial employment, Purdue University Calumet senior engineering students are seeking employer projects to tackle during the upcoming academic year.

Illinois Math and Science Academy gets new principal

PALATINE, Ill.| Preparing students for jobs that don't exist yet — that's Diana Sharp's challenge.

Math and Science Academy gets principal

Diana Sharp, former administrator at Harper College in Palatine, Ill., poses inside the Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora, Ill., where she is starting her first year as principal. Sharp is now leading the 25-year-old residential high school for gifted students as it works to educat…

Teachers can apply for summer camp

HAMMOND | Middle and high school teachers can apply to attend a free, one-week summer training camp at Purdue University Calumet, designed to interest students in engineering, mathematics and science through active learning.

Purdue Calumet graduate engineering student places first in international competition

HAMMOND | A Purdue University Calumet engineering graduate student earned first place in an international competition at the recent Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) Conference held at Atlanta, Ga.