Faculty and researchers from Purdue's School of Civil Engineering and Rosen Center for Advanced Computing, together with a consortium of engineering companies led by Applied Research Associates (ARA), have been awarded a contract with a value of up to $9.9M to assist the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Congratulations to Prof. Santiago Pujol, recipient of the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

CE senior Skyler Potts returned to classes this fall with a better understanding of professional engineering after a 12-week internship at Greeley and Hansen.

The Purdue University civil engineering building has been named for alumnus and donor Delon Hampton and his mother, Elizabeth Hampton. The naming ceremony was held on Friday, September 14th.

Rao "GS" Govindaraju, the Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Professor of Civil Engineering, has been named the next Bowen Engineering Head of the School of Civil Engineering, effective July 1, 2012.

Purdue engineering faculty have a long history of researching infrastructure in the U.S. and around the world. Featured here are CE associate professors Robert Connor and Amit Varma, and their work on assessing structural safety and developing innovative solutions.

Fighting cancer is personal for CE grad Patrick Byrne and the Drumline team he leads at Purdue's Relay for Life. Their pulsing rhythms open the event and infuse energy to the student walkers throughout the 15-hour trek. A string of records recognize donations exceeding $18,000 — including the top team for three years running, top individual and top on-site fundraiser.

Dr. A. Ramachandra Rao, Professor Emeritus of Hydraulic and Hydrologic Engineering, received the Ven Te Chow Award from the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers.