Jayathi Y. Murthy and Dipali Pradhan (IMAGE) Purdue University Caption Jayathi Y. Murthy (standing), a professor in Purdue's School of Mechanical Engineering, works with graduate student Dipali Pradhan on a computer simulation to analyze how heat is transferred through a silicon nanowire. Murthy will lead a new center based at Purdue's Discovery Park to develop advanced simulations of microelectromechanical systems for commercial and defense applications. Credit Purdue News Service photo/David Umberger Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.