Energy Engineering Technology
Purdue University in West Lafayette
The future technologies of power systems consist of energy from renewable sources, such as wind, solar and geothermal, and more efficient power transfer that use smart grids and distributed power generation. Learn the engineering principles, economic power consumption and process improvements needed to create these energy-efficient systems for both residential and industrial purposes.
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute is one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University. The Polytechnic specializes in team-based labs where you’ll test ideas, take things apart and put them back together — only better. You’ll learn side-by-side with professors who have worked in the industry and thrive on combining theory, imagination and real-world application. In this innovative environment, you'll learn by doing - gaining deep technical knowledge and applied skills in your chosen discipline coupled with problem-solving, critical-thinking, communication and leadership skills employers desire.
Polytechnic alumnus makes Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ for innovations in agriculture
Mechanical Engineering Technology alumnus Scott Massey has been honored as one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in the manufacturing and technology category for his game-changing rotary aeroponics company anu. The successful start-up, co-founded with Purdue Electrical Engineering Technology alum Ivan Ball, is on a mission to fight food insecurity and unsustainable agricultural practices.
Massey and Ball’s company is using innovations in agricultural technology to commercialize an at-home smart garden that delivers fast-growing, fresh vegetable crops directly to the individual. The fully automated dishwasher-sized growth chamber fits under a counter in the kitchen and delivers daily servings of pesticide-free produce within the home.
Their methodology uses agriculture’s most novel technology: “rotary aeroponics” — a technique of plant cultivation that doesn’t require soil. Subscription-based anu seedpods are suspended in a rotating inner tower while doused with a thin mist monitored by Grow AI. The carefully curated computer system eliminates consumer error, allowing people to “focus on the fun stuff,” as Massey and Ball explain on the company website.
The results? Anu’s indoor gardens use 98% less water than traditional field farming. From leafy greens to tomatoes to cilantro, Massey writes that “anyone can be a farmer,” and perhaps, one day, everyone will be: these alien-looking chambers are laying the groundwork for a future of sustainable agriculture.
Plan of Study
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Careers in Energy Engineering Technology
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