Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Fe tl 4664 Furla!! fle fallen, in the meld 06.. fi-5 ' .0 . N l. .L I flk From its humble beginning in the basement of the old Pharmacy Building, now called building No. 2, the School oi Mechanical En- gineering has grown to be the largest in the world. The School has always existed primarily For the training of engineers. The School's policy of basic training has been recognized by our federal government in that large numbers of men are being trained at Purdue University under the Army Specialization Training Program. OF practically equal importance in the present war effort is the basic research which is being carried on by the staff of the School as part of the program of the Engineering Experiment Station. Approx- imately one-third oi the entire staff is worlcing lull time or part time on these projects for the government. On the School's list of alumni are many important personages who have done outstanding worlc in peace times and are doing outstand- ing work now. One such personage is Robert M. Gates, President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Gates is a Fellow of the Society and president and director of the Air Pre- heater Corporation of New Yorlc. Aside from his engineering activities he is a member of the National industrial Conference Board, is on the Board of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association and on the Advisory Board of the National Economic League. Left: Robert Gates, graduate of 1907, is president ofthe American Society ofMechanical Engineers. Left Below: The G. E. Curtis Steam Turbine is operated at different brake loads for certain determinations. Right Below: A gas engine test is being conducted in this internal combustion laboratory 'IQ

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tl fdlle Pe LZ lb 0 ZQX ,Y . fqqi' . E X ' , W F' X Q i dir-Uzilhfed il, Neronautical ngineef-ing The option in Aeronautical Engineering has been expanded to a curric- ulum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engin- eering. During the first four terms, the students in Mechanical and Aero- naitical Engineering follow an identical curriculum, however, the last four terms require specialization in the field of Aeronautical Engineering to prepare out graduates for that great industry. The First degrees of Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering were awarded in 1943. This School is carrying on important basic research for the government. Many of the staff spend a great deal of their time worlcing on the various projects. Research has played an important role in the expansion and development of the School. The Purdue University Airport was developing long before its importance in the national emergency was recognized. instruction and research con- tinues in the Aeronautical Power Plant Laboratory and in the Flight Re- search Laboratory located at the Airport. instruction in Aerodynamics, Structures, and in the Wind Tunnel is carried on in the new Aeronautical Engineering building completed in the tall of 1942. Although degrees in Aeronautical Engineering have been given only since 1943, many graduates of the Mechanical Engineering School of Purdue found their way into the field of Aeronautical Engineering. Don R. Berlin, one oi the country's leading Aeronautiual Engineers, is one such graduate. Mr. Berlin is employed by the General Motors Corporation as Aeronautical Advisor on the Staff ot Mr. O. E. Hunt, Executive Vice-President. Since his association with General Motors, he has built up an aircraft design organization to carry on the experimental worlc on bombardment and Fighter types ol aircraft requested by the Army Air Forces. ln order to better handle this worlc, he was appointed Director of the Aircraft Development Section of the Fisher Body Detroit Division. At the present time he is en- gaged in completing this experimental work, as well as worlc on a production contract for a fighter airplane for the Army Air Forces. A wing is being tested by electric strain gage in order to measure the stresses.