Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Fjrpw' rxglil tw'm'r: Professor F. F. Bruhn, Ht-.ld flli.'XL'I'0I11lllI'lC1ll Fngincuring. Aeromurzml E 74 Cgz'nee1fz'n cg The close of the second NYorld War brought forth a miraculous expansion of interest in the Field of aviation. The School of Aeronautics under Professor F. F. Bruhn, is a direct result of this increased demand for trained aeronautical engineers. Formerly, aeronautics was a branch of the Mechanical Fngineering School, but much better results were obtained by dividing the courses to allow for greater specialization. At present the School of Aeronautics is divided into two curricula: Aeronautical Fngineering and Air Transportation. Flying enthusiasts in the School of Aeronautics are well acquainted with the many facilities available in the numerous, well-equipped shops and laboratories at the Purdue Airport as well as with the aeronautical wing of the Mechanical Engineering building providing space for research. Thus Purdue will play a major part in the growth and development of the field of aviation. 25

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1 W'-ip 1 Uppfr LMI Corner: Professor H. L. Solberg, Head of Mechanical Engineering Z-7 4 f a . . . Metnnnzanl E n Cgzneenn cg The School of Mechanical Engineering, under Professor H. L. Solberg, has adopted the post-war curriculum and returned to the philosophy which assisted in making it the most popular engineering school in the world, since there are enough electives to permit Hexibility in selecting the area to prepare the individual for his prospective work. The School has been expanding at the graduate level with financial impetus supplied through the various U. S. Army Ordinance projects, k7v.,,,,,,,,,. ,... ,.,.,., ..... .. ....,.,.,., .....--.....,--,-.,..-......-.. ....- ,..,..-.....-........... api 1 'i 1 Y! ,ar 'I-Jw. Amari? -v,i,3 .. A-.. ,M . ,-M4 M- -,,,-,,,-,U ww . 4. -L 4, 'L J- M-A .nh 35 Westinghouse Heat Transfer, and other Fellow- ships, etc., so that assistantships are available in both research and instruction. The staff has been developing projects for the war effort, bringing Purdue University the Ord- nance Distinguished Service Award. As veterans return and add their spirit of determination, the School ofMechanical Engineer- ing will train better engineers to accept the challenge of the post-war world 1 ..,.,. ..v,,..-a. ....--Tr.a- .--.Q-,Q f...., 24 f 'ff' 1 f.iFTT'A'Ff9?V' v, ' , - - t FW n w ff .mf:J:,i:i5.fuGS'7I!.- e rfb:-f i54?'5m?,iEi- ' A-A-ti ---'--712' iw' AGP' ' 'if - f.z,o:,i,,h,-yi I J ' ' V , -80.4514-b':,. .'-.'. -. , .-QA

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Chemin! and Mein flmfcgzbazl EnCgz'nee1fz'ng si. of 1 ff' t i Ask almost any chemical engineer what he thinks is the Utoughestn school X 7' in the 1'niversityg his answer is bound to be the Chem. and Met. school. The Q ' school has a reputation for being perhaps the most difhcult at Purdue, but its .K graduates also have a reputation for being some of the best equipped and most U 1 ingenious engineers in the country. N- X li The Chemical lfngineering School was established at Purdue in 1911 with a X faculty ol' six men. Since those early years the faculty has been nearly tripled, Q and the facilities at hand and the r if, scope ol. the curriculum have been enlarged immensely. ln 1939, Met- allurgical lingineering was incorp- orated with the Chemical lnfngineer- ing School. In that same year, the Chem. and Met. building was completed, making available to Purdue engineers some of the most modern and up-to-date equipment in the country. Good use was soon made ol' the new equipment since scientific re- search was stimulated by the de- mands of a nation and a world ll 1' XVHT. Professor bl. L. Bray, Head of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. V 1 1 , 1',.4v