1/8/09

South Bend Open House scheduled April 18

Purdue University's College of Technology at South Bend will host an open house on Saturday, April 18 from noon to 4:00 p.m. for Michiana residents interested in pursuing a Purdue technology degree on the IU South Bend campus. Information on degree programs, financial aid, admissions will be presented and refreshments will be served.

For more information, call (574) 520-4180 or email techsouthbend@purdue.edu

1/7/09

DRE technology is a staple for CGT students

Rendering frames in a complex animation can tie up workstations for days or weeks. A two-minute animation at 30 frames per second will typically take over 100 hours to render on a single computer. Sharing the load among hundreds or even thousands of machines dramatically reduces a job’s run time—and the time required to complete a project.

Enter the Distributed Rendering Environment, or DRE, developed atPurdue University five years ago for computer graphics students. It draws on the Purdue Condor pool, a system for sharing unused computing time on more than 20,000 linked processors in computers at Purdue and its partner campuses. This pool is part of both theTeraGrid and the Open Science Grid.

DRE has become a staple in the courses from Purdue’s Computer Graphics Technology Department. It allows instructors to present students with more challenging assignments without fear of a bottleneck. The load sharing system lets scientists and animators refine what they're creating almost instantly.

12/31/08

Prof. Benes receives Cyber Center Seed Grant

Purdue University's Cyber Center within Discovery Park announced the recipients of its first Seed Grant program on December 16. Bedrich Benes, assistant professor of computer graphics technology, is one of four recipients of the grant for his project titled "GPUMass: A GPGPU-based Analytic Tool for Mass Spectrometry Data Analysis."

12/23/08

Rogers honored by Indiana Public Defender Council

Marc Rogers, professor of Computer and Information Technology and University Faculty Scholar, received a certificate of appreciation from the Indiana Public Defender Council on Dec. 12. Rogers was honored for his efforts in education, research and training of defense council and work with the public defenders office.

12/22/08

Nanotechnology to be introduced into courses at South Bend

Beginning in the spring semester, students at the Purdue College of Technology at South Bend will learn about nanomanufacturing, which could one day have far-reaching applications in industry.

Sarah Leach, an associate professor of mechanical engineering technology at South Bend, is one of 25 faculty nationwide selected as a field-test instructor as part of a National Science Foundation project to develop curriculum modules about nanomanufacturing for students at associate-degree granting institutions.