The Department of Energy has awarded a Purdue University team and Cummins, Inc., a $1.25-million grant to develop two action plans for zero-emission infrastructure along the I-80 Midwest corridor.

Emily Helmuth, CE undergrad and member of the Women in Engineering Program (WIEP), wrote this letter for the WIEP blog with advice for her younger sister Olivia, an incoming first-year engineering student this fall.

Congratulations to Professor Marika Santagata on receiving the Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award for her passion in inspiring her students to build a better world.

THANK YOU! In just 24 hours, the Lyles School of Civil Engineering received nearly $4M in donations from our alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends. We are so incredibly thankful to everyone who supported us on Purdue Day of Giving!

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

Yining Feng's research goal is to enable sustainable built environments and human-environmental health through multidisciplinary research into materials and related device technology.

CE alumni Erin Flanigan (BSCE 1987), Jalal Nafakh (BSCE 1983, MSCE 1984, PhD 1987). and Nancy Uridil (BSCE 1974) have been named recipients of the 2023 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award by the College of Engineering.

Phillip S. Dunston, Professor of Civil Engineering and Dean's Faculty Fellow for HBCU engagement, is the new director of the Office of Professional Practice (OPP) at Purdue University. The appointment was effective April 1, 2023.

Nadia Gkritza, Professor of Civil Engineering and Agricultural and Biological Engineering, has been appointed to the Transportation Energy Committee (AMS30) of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Purdue University's Lyles School of Civil Engineering recognized five passionate, influential and visionary graduates during the 29th annual Civil Engineering Alumni Achievement Awards banquet.

A team of researchers at Purdue University's Joint Transportation Research Program, including Director and engineering professor Darcy Bullock, investigated which rural areas would be the best candidates for electric vehicle chargers.

Purdue University researchers, led by Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering Darcy Bullock, have developed techniques to harness big data from connected vehicles to monitor congestion caused by crashes, weather and construction.

Luna Lu, the Reilly Professor and acting head of Purdue's Lyles School of Civil Engineering, will serve as associate dean of the faculty for the College, effective April 1.

Bechtel Corp. recently presented its Innovation of the Year award to Bowen Laboratory at Purdue University for its contributions to a large-scale government project. The award recognizes proven innovations that have delivered unprecedented results within the company’s execution model.

Gov. Eric J. Holcomb was a featured guest at the 109th Purdue Road School Transportation Conference and Expo on March 14-15 at Purdue.

Luna Lu, the Reilly Professor and acting head of Purdue's Lyles School of Civil Engineering, has developed technology that could replace methods the construction industry has been using for more than a hundred years to test when concrete structures are ready to take on an external load.

Governor Eric J. Holcomb will be a featured guest at the 109th Purdue Road School Transportation Conference and Expo March 14-15.

Team Carbonbusters from Purdue University was selected as the Great Lakes Regional Winner in the EnergyTech University Prize. The team was awarded $3,000 for their business plan for their entry, “Removing the Barrier to Entry to Net-Zero Biofuels.”

CE graduate student Zainab Saka has been selected by the Indianapolis Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) Chapter 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.

Mirian Velay-Lizancos, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, has developed a process that improves upon the traditional method to incorporate phase change materials into construction materials.