Dr. Amanda Thompson is the CEO of Explore Interactive, a game platform that teaches STEM concepts through fun and engaging augmented reality adventures, and a professor of Finance, previously served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Foundry.

Creating new materials is key for solving many of the current limiting factors in science. New fabrication methods are necessary, and the demands of technology require multifunctional materials (combined magnetic, electrical and optical). Robynn Paldi has learned that as technology progresses, we require more sustainable and elegant materials to service our needs.

March 8 marks International Women's Day, a time meant to celebrate all the achievements of women across the world. Shweta Singh, a Purdue innovator, writes about what inspires her research and innovation.

Gregory Deason is the Senior Vice President of Entrepreneurship and Place Making of the Purdue Research Foundation. Following the Purdue Technology Showcase we wanted to get some perspective with Greg on a Take 6. We learn more about how Greg deals with stress, who influenced him, and why he wants Purdue startups to stay for life.

Purdue Research Foundation is teaming up with Old Town Design Group to bring a new, diverse residential development to the Discovery Park District. PROVENANCE will include single family homes, luxury townhomes, and apartments, with move-in ready units this summer. We sat down (via video chat) to talk to the CEO of Old Town Design Group John Bain for our new interview series, the Take 6.

The Purdue Research Foundation joins with Purdue throughout the year to support innovators in advancing their technologies and moving them to people in need. The Trask Innovation Fund is one example of that support. It is a development program established to support projects that advance the commercial value of Purdue intellectual property. We talked with a recent winner of Trask funding, Yoon Yeo, who received support for technology related to a new drug formulation for cancer immunotherapy.

The information coming out of Purdue University is a machine that never stops producing as the good news is endless. Before going out to the public, each release is reviewed by a highly professional group of writers, experts and editors. Even after writing a news release, it typically takes a week or more to move it through the approval process – and that is good.

In his words, PRF President Brian Edelman is "filled with gratitude as another year comes to a close." Looking ahead to 2021, PRF and Purdue are focused on another year filled with successes across our ecosystem as we aim to change the world through technologies and vibrant companies.

More than 25% of families in rural communities across the United States lack access to broadband services. As more students are forced to learn from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this lack of e-learning connectivity puts these kids behind those that have such access. David Broecker shares how Innovation Partners Institute (IPI) is helping to solve this problem.

December 1, 2020 This has been a year like no other in my life as a researcher. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes that I could never have imagined. For one thing, the pandemic required changes in our lab. We had times where we could not be in the lab, which is our playground, and other times where we were happy coding and analyzing data with a computer at home.

November 17, 2020 Wes Crouch, founder of Studytable, shares his experience facing two of entrepreneurship's toughest moments: making a pivot and shutting down. He reminds us that tough decisions, and what some would call failure, are the engines behind giant leaps.