Innovation at Purdue University Northwest
Global Excellence, Right at Home...That's Powering Onward
Purdue University Northwest serves as a hub for innovation, supporting significant advancement on campus and transformative opportunities in the community.
PNW Innovation in Action
- PNW was elevated by the Higher Learning Commission to a doctoral-granting institution, coinciding with the approval of PNW’s third applied doctoral program, a Doctor of Psychology.
- PNW helps power our region. Our impact includes $745.9 million of total income: 2 percent of gross regional product.
- PNW researchers are playing major roles in the advancement of the Quantum Corridor and particle physics.
- PNW is working toward the opening of the Roberts Impact Lab, which will contribute to regional commercialization and business expansion.
- With nearly 20 research and specialty centers, PNW is committed to deepening our understanding of the world around us.
- All these factors contributed to PNW being named the third Innovation and Economic Prosperity University in Indiana.
PNW is an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University, an acknowledgment for public research universities with strong evidence of collaboration with public and private sector partners to support economic development, innovation, community development and other areas.
The PNW Design Studio, has a wide variety of equipment for engineering students to use in their projects.
The Roberts Impact Lab is a commercialization center and regional hub for business growth under development by Purdue University Northwest. Featuring PNW’s quantum computing lab, it will be the centerpiece of a new $40 million-plus downtown innovation district in Hammond, Indiana.
With nearly 20 research centers and institutes students, faculty and staff can collaborate and deepen their understanding of the world around them.
The additions of the Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building, the PNW Design Studio, and the Dave Roberts Center for Innovation and Design provide students, faculty and staff with opportunities to work in fully updated, modern facilities.
I am excited to continue pushing the boundaries of innovation to ensure PNW remains a leader in regional economic development and workforce development.
PNW Chancellor Chris Holford
Innovation Updates
NWI Times: 10 years and counting: Purdue University Northwest propels regional growth
Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Kenneth (Chris) Holford writes in The Times of Northwest Indiana about the university’s 10th anniversary celebration; how students are transformed through innovative education; and how the university is positioning the area at the unique intersection of workforce development, advanced technology and applied research.
Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest Hosts Inaugural SPARK Summit
The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest welcomed high school students to explore creativity, innovation, leadership and entrepreneurial thinking at the inaugural SPARK Summit.
PNW is first Indiana institution to earn FirstGen Forward Network Champion designation
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) has been recognized by the FirstGen Forward Network as a Network Champion institution for its continuous efforts to provide holistic and quality support for first-generation college students.