Dr. Zhi (George) Zhou, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, ENV SP, F.ASCE, associate professor at the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering and the School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering at Purdue University, has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Two Los Angeles-area donors see so much value in expertise provided by Purdue University professor Andrew Whelton and his team after the January 2025 wildfires that they are investing in it.

Congratulations to Dr. Dongjun Mah, LSCCE and Herrick Labs graduate, who will start as tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas in July 2026.

Kendahl Klatt, M.S., and Owen Hodges, EIT, graduate researchers in the Troy Lab, earned a 4th-place finish in the 2026 Moonshot-Labs Analyst Jam for the Intelligence Community (MAJIC) Challenge, a month-long, national level collegiate competition focused on solving real-world intelligence and national security problems.

Jordan Cross, a Ph.D. student in Professor Nusrat Jung's research group in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Purdue University, has been awarded a 2026–2027 Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

A project team, led by Ayman Habib, has been awarded a grant of nearly $2.5 million from the National Science Foundation to generate digital twins, model how fire spreads, and conduct resilience studies for preventing and mitigating wildfires at the wildland-urban interface.

63 members of Purdue's Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers attended the annual IN-KY student symposium, held April 9-11 in Lexington, KY. The symposium was co-hosted by the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, with 14 schools in attendance. This was Purdue's third consecutive year placing first overall in the symposium, winning a total of 18 awards.

A research project led by Dr. Zhi (George) Zhou bridging environmental engineering and machine learning to advance sustainable biofuel production is the winner of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists 2026 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Awards Competition.

This year's annual Bridge Bust competition, organized by the Purdue University student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), took place March 6 at the Cordova Recreational Center on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette.

The College of Engineering recognized faculty, lecturers and other staff for outstanding dedication to teaching students in a Purdue Exponent ad on March 2.

Purdue researchers in the colleges of Agriculture, Engineering and Science are collaborating to advance AI applications. One team including associate professor Mohammad Jahanshahi was awarded $100,000 to develop a real-time, AI-driven model to detect and mitigate corn tar spot.

Congratulations to CCE student athlete Sam White, member of the Purdue men's swim & dive team, for earning Academic All-Big Ten accolades in the spring 2026 sports season. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten, students must carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Todd Helwig, Ph.D., P.E., the David Allen Cockrell Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, was welcomed to LSCCE on April 14 for his Dennis & Leslie Drag Distinguished Lecture on "The Role of Structural Failures and Field Problems in Directing Research and Specification Design Provisions."

Anna M. Rakoczy, the Curtis Visiting Professor at the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, presented a seminar on remote inspection and monitoring technologies and their application in steel bridges as part of the Structures Graduate Seminar Series on Tuesday, April 7.

The Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering's Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Graduate Program in Civil Engineering has been recognized as a top 10 graduate program in the country.

CCE undergrad Kalaya Sriver has been selected by the Indianapolis Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) as the recipient of the Sharon D. Banks Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to inspire and support women who aspire to pursue a career path in transportation.

PhD student Rishika Tumula has been selected by the Indianapolis Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) as the recipient of the Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to inspire and support women who aspire to pursue a career path in transportation.

CCE undergrad Maeve Hegarty has been selected by the Indianapolis Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) as the recipient of the Sharon D. Banks Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to inspire and support women who aspire to pursue a career path in transportation.

Mark Donahue (BSCNE '94), Executive Vice President at Mortenson, and Timothy Jacobs (BSCE '84, MSCE '85, PhD CE '88), Vice President of Applied AI and Machine Learning at Walmart, have received the 2026 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award presented by the College of Engineering.

Purdue University's Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering recognized seven passionate, influential and visionary graduates during the 32nd annual Civil Engineering Alumni Achievement Awards banquet.