Rolls Royce, Purdue Partner on $33M Jet Engine Design Plan
by Shrutee K/DNS
Purdue University is the NUMBER ONE RECIPIENT of Indian students of all Universities in USA, with over 1700 Indian students currently. Rolls-Royce and Purdue University combine strengths to form a $33 million jet-engine research and development program to create next-generation aircraft propulsion systems.
"It is a badge of pride for Purdue University to be selected by one of the world's truly great research and manufacturing companies for a partnership," said Purdue President Mitch Daniels. "There is no more fitting or prestigious first step for the university's Aerospace District, which we imagine is a big piece of Purdue's future".
Rolls-Royce already employs nearly 600 Purdue alumni,making it a strong recruiter of Purdue graduates.
Purdue announced last week that the partnership will initially encompass two research centres in the areas of advanced thermal management systems and advanced compressor systems. Purdue and Rolls-Royce earlier formed a partnership in 2003 to study high-Mach propulsion, and that program is transitioning into the focus on advanced thermal management systems.
Purdue boasts rich Indian alumni and has also partnered with Institutions in India namely IIT Madras, IIT Hyderabad, and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The investment by Rolls-Royce will further support Purdue's Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, the largest university-based propulsion laboratory in the US, which has a storied history of performing research for NASA, the U.S. Department of Defence and other federal agencies.
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