Construction Engineering Ph.D. student Oluwaseun Samuel Olabode has received the second runner-up Best Paper Award at the 2024 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3ce2024), held at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.

Construction Engineering Ph.D. student Hyewon Hailey Seo has been honored with the Outstanding Student Award by the Construction Industry Institute (CII). This award recognizes her exceptional academic achievements, dedication, and commitment to excellence.

Researchers from Purdue's Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP) and across the globe are employing data analytics, connected technologies and other innovations to help make intersections safer and more efficient.

Congratulations to Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering undergrad and Purdue University track & field athlete Joel Gomez on breaking the Americas record at the Paralympic Games this week in Paris!

In this recent article published in Nature magazine, Reilly Professor of Civil Engineering Satish Ukkusuri and his research collaborators outline best practices for implementing a comprehensive, strategic approach to combat the adverse effects of climate change on transport systems.

Humans have always aspired to live among the stars — and Purdue University researchers are now working to make it happen. The Resilient Extra-Terrestrial Habitat institute (RETHi), a NASA-funded Space Technology Research Institute, explores how to make future space habitats resilient to disruptions and able to deal with complex situations autonomously.

Venkatesh Merwade, Professor of Civil Engineering, has been selected by the Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (INAFSM) to receive the 2024 Education and Outreach Award.

Dr. Nusrat Jung, Assistant Professor in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering has been appointed to the Early Career Editorial Board of Indoor Environments, published by Elsevier.

Mark Donahue (BSCNE 1994), Senior Vice President at Mortenson, has received the 2023 Construction Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award. Mark's years of knowledge, experience, mentorship, support, and passion for this industry demonstrate what the standard for leadership should look like.

Jeff Lemna (BSCNE 1988), Career Development Director at The Walsh Group, has received the 2023 Construction Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award. Jeff is a long-time member of Purdue's Construction Engineering Advisory Board, serving as its Executive Director in 2014-2015.

Matthew Miller (BSCNE 2009) is the recipient of the 2023 Construction Engineering Emerging Leader Alumni Award. Matt has become a leader in the field of construction consulting and design-build methods, gaining his PE license in 2017 and becoming a Designated Design-Build Professional (DBIA) in 2019.

Purdue University will host the 4th Annual Conference on Next Generation Transportation Systems (NGTS-4) on Sept 21st and 22nd at the West Lafayette Campus, in a hybrid format (both in-person and virtually).

In a new study, Prof. Andrew Whelton worked with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to assess damaged water systems due to wildfires. The results, he says, shows that the damages have become a whole-of-society problem.

Purdue University is hosting the 3rd Annual HBCU Conference on Friday, Sept 27, 2024, at the West Lafayette Campus. Students and faculty from various Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) will attend this conference organized by the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT) research center at Purdue University.

Construction engineering student and Beta Tau President Violet Fitzgerald shares her experience attending the Future Women in Kiewit Summit.

A Q&A with Chinmay Joshi, Vice President of Beta Tau – the Honors Fraternity of Purdue Construction Engineering.

Deepak Benny, CCE doctoral graduate student, was selected to participate in a national panel discussion at the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) "P3s in Transportation" conference held in Washington, DC, July 16-18, 2024.

How will machine learning and AI revolutionize the practice of structural design and evaluation? That’s the question being addressed by a collaboration between Purdue University and the University of Houston, with funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF). They are establishing a new center to empower engineers that are responsible for designing and inspecting structures to use AI and machine learning in their everyday tasks.

In this Washington Post article, Professor Andrew Whelton and other experts weigh in on the risks to drinking water infrastructure posed by wildfires.

Rich Domonkos has been with the Indiana LTAP Center for 17 years. First serving as a Training Specialist, Rich managed the training program and assisted with technology transfer in technical manuals, short courses, and seminars. In 2018, Rich began his service as Indiana LTAP's Program Manager.