Fusion Studio News

Keep up with the latest news and announcements from the Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering.

Engineering meets imagination: BGR 2025 Entertainment Challenge now accepting proposals

The Boiler Gold Rush (BGR) Entertainment Challenge provides a unique opportunity for faculty and students to spotlight projects that blend engineering and creativity. Proposals are being accepted through Nov. 15, 2024, for the 2025 challenge. Read the entire article, released…

November 12, 2024

Digital Ag Club’s Scarecrow-bot making its debut at Boiler Gold Rush

Purdue’s College of Agriculture released an article about one of the 2024 BGR Entertainment Challenge projects, supported by the Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering and Orientation Services. Read the article below. Digital Ag Club’s Scarecrow-bot making its debut at…

August 22, 2024

Work begins on the new John Martinson Entertainment and Engineering Laboratories in Stewart Center

By Rachael Yanni Fresh paint has gone up, carpet has been removed, and laminate and tiled floors have been stripped, waxed, and refreshed as we prepare the new John Martinson Entertainment and Engineering Labs, totaling approximately 1600 square feet, located…

July 26, 2024

Purdue University’s Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering Receives $1 Million Gift to Propel Innovation and Growth

by Madelyn Rogers Purdue University has accepted a generous $1 million gift from venture capitalist and alum John Martinson for the creation of a Strategic Development Fund for the Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering. Positioned at the forefront of…

February 21, 2024

Lights! Camera! Lift Off? Fusion Studio Brings Sky Elements Drone Show to Boiler Gold Rush

By Taylor Frymier Three hundred little robots rest upon a field like an army of sleeping pond skeeters. The anticipation from the gathered audience is palpable; their excitement buzzing through the night air. Three hundred blue lights affixed to the…

August 23, 2023

New Purdue Online Course Teaches the Safe Way to Build a Theatre Stage

Local newspaper Journal & Courier features a story on the Fusion Studio’s new online course, Prequalified Structures for the Stage. Read more.

March 17, 2023

TVS Motor Company Joins Industry Innovation Council as Inaugural Member

The Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering is proud to announce the inaugural member of the FSEE Industry Innovation Council: TVS Motor Company, a reputed two and three-wheeler manufacturer globally, championing progress through mobility with a focus on sustainability, offering superior customer…

September 29, 2022

Purdue’s one-of-a-kind theatre engineering program combines artist’s creativity, engineer’s diligence

Purdue Marketing features students in Purdue’s first-of-its-kind, ABET-accredited, Multidisciplinary Engineering theatre engineering concentration. Read more.

September 23, 2022

UCONN Krenicki Arts and Engineering Institute Joins Academic Consortium

The Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering is excited to welcome a new member of the Academic Consortium: University of Connecticut’s Krenricki Arts and Engineering Institute. The Institute is a partnership between the School of Engineering and the School of Fine…

September 22, 2022

Purdue’s 2016 Interdisciplinary Engineering Colloquium

September 15, 2022

BGR Entertainment Challenge Showcases Creativity on Campus

Purdue Marketing features projects from the 2022 BGR Entertainment Challenge. Read more.

August 30, 2022

I Contain Multitudes: The Power of Opposites | TEDx Talk by Rich Dionne

May 20, 2022