Editing Purdue University (section)

===Research===
The university expended $622.814 million in support of research system-wide in 2017, using funds received from the state and federal governments, industry, foundations, and individual donors. The faculty and more than 400 research laboratories put Purdue University among the leading research institutions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Purdue University – NSF – Total R&D Expenditure |url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=report&fice=1825&id=h1 |access-date=June 6, 2019 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806160836/https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=report&fice=1825&id=h1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Purdue University is considered by the [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education]] to have "very high research activity".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=243780 |title=Carnegie Classifications: Purdue University–Main Campus |publisher=Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |access-date=June 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705033132/http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=243780 |archive-date=July 5, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Purdue also was rated the nation's fourth best place to work in academia, according to rankings released in November 2007 by ''[[The Scientist (magazine)|The Scientist]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gawrylewski |first=Andrea |url=http://classic.the-scientist.com/2007/11/1/67/1/ |title=Purdue pushes forward |journal=The Scientist |date=November 1, 2007 |volume=21 |issue=11 |page=67 |access-date=June 25, 2012 |archive-date=May 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509123936/http://www.the-scientist.com/2007/11/1/67/1/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Purdue's researchers provide insight, knowledge, assistance, and solutions in many crucial areas. These include, but are not limited to Agriculture; Business and Economy; Education; Engineering; Environment; Healthcare; Individuals, Society, Culture; Manufacturing; Science; Technology; Veterinary Medicine.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purdue.edu/purdue/research/research_areas.html |title=Purdue University – Research Areas |publisher=Purdue.edu |access-date=January 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408073427/http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/research/research_areas.html |archive-date=April 8, 2008 }}</ref>
[[GTAP|The Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)]], a global research consortium focused on [[Global governance#Governance of the economy and of globalization|global economic governance]] challenges (trade, climate, resource use) is also coordinated by the university. Purdue University generated a record $438 million in sponsored research funding during the 2009–10 fiscal year with participation from [[National Science Foundation]], [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], and the U.S. departments of [[United States Department of Agriculture|Agriculture]], [[United States Department of Defense|Defense]], [[United States Department of Energy|Energy]], and [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Health and Human Services]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2010/100830BuckiusResearch.html |title=Purdue hits research funding record in 2010 |publisher=News.uns.purdue.edu |date=August 30, 2010 |access-date=April 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233830/http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2010/100830BuckiusResearch.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Purdue University was ranked fourth in Engineering research expenditures amongst all the colleges in the United States in 2017, with a research expenditure budget of 244.8 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Engineering by the Numbers ASEE.org |url=https://www.asee.org/documents/papers-and-publications/publications/college-profiles/2017-Engineering-by-Numbers-Engineering-Statistics.pdf |access-date=June 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024031008/https://www.asee.org/documents/papers-and-publications/publications/college-profiles/2017-Engineering-by-Numbers-Engineering-Statistics.pdf |archive-date=October 24, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Purdue University established the [[Discovery Park (Purdue)|Discovery Park]] to bring innovation through multidisciplinary action.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purdue.edu/dp/index.php |title=Discovery Park at Purdue University |publisher=Purdue.edu |access-date=January 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519123638/http://www.purdue.edu/dp/index.php |archive-date=May 19, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In all of the eleven centers of Discovery Park, ranging from entrepreneurship to energy and advanced manufacturing, research projects reflect a large economic impact and address global challenges.<ref>{{cite web |author=Buck |first1=Charles |last2=Sharma |first2=Pankaj |date=2008 |title=Discovery Park at Purdue University: Engine for Academic and Commercial Growth |url=https://www.nanohub.org/resources/5025/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222165405/http://nanohub.org/resources/5025 |archive-date=December 22, 2009 |access-date=August 11, 2008}}</ref> Purdue University's [[nanotechnology]] research program, built around the new Birck Nanotechnology Center in Discovery Park, ranks among the best in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/070612SandsSmalltimes.html |title=Purdue's nanotechnology research facilities rank 8th in U.S. survey |publisher=News.uns.purdue.edu |date=June 12, 2007 |access-date=January 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705152257/http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/070612SandsSmalltimes.html |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Purdue Research Park]] which opened in 1961<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web |url=http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/020110.B.Research.park.html |title=Purdue Research Park |publisher=News.uns.purdue.edu |date=January 10, 2002 |access-date=January 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615114419/http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/020110.B.Research.park.html |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was developed by Purdue Research Foundation which is a private, nonprofit foundation created to assist Purdue. The park is focused on companies operating in the arenas of life sciences, homeland security, engineering, advanced manufacturing and information technology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://purdueresearchpark.com/about |title=About Purdue Research Park |publisher=Purdue Research Park |access-date=June 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814023007/http://purdueresearchpark.com/about |archive-date=August 14, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> It provides an interactive environment for experienced Purdue researchers and for private business and high-tech industry.<ref name="ReferenceC"/> It currently employs more than 3,000 people in 155 companies, including 90 technology-based firms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/080804RebarResearchFunding.html |title=Purdue generates record $333.4 million in research funding |publisher=News.uns.purdue.edu |date=August 4, 2008 |access-date=January 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810002438/http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/080804RebarResearchFunding.html |archive-date=August 10, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Purdue Research Park was ranked first by the Association of University Research Parks in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |year=2004 |url=http://www.aurp.net/more/awards.cfm |title=AURP Annual Award Recipients: Outstanding Research/Science Park Achievement Award |publisher=Association of University Research Parks |access-date=August 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112195707/http://www.aurp.net/more/awards.cfm |archive-date=January 12, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Purdue's library system consists of fifteen locations throughout the campus, including an archives and special collections research center, an undergraduate library, and several subject-specific libraries. More than three million volumes, including one million electronic books, are held at these locations.<ref>[http://www.purdue.edu/datadigest/AdditionalFact/Libraries.html Data Digest 2013–14: Libraries] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501034922/http://www.purdue.edu/datadigest/AdditionalFact/Libraries.html |date=May 1, 2015 }}. Purdue University. Retrieved April 28, 2015.</ref> The Library houses the [[Amelia Earhart]] Collection, a collection of notes and letters belonging to Earhart and her husband [[George P. Putnam|George Putnam]] along with records related to her disappearance and subsequent search efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/aearhart/index.php |title=Amelia Earhart Collection |website=collections.lib.purdue.edu |access-date=November 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725075500/http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/aearhart/index.php |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> An administrative unit of Purdue University Libraries, [[Purdue University Press]] publishes books in the areas of agriculture, health, and engineering.