Prof. Amit Varma is leading a team of researchers working with Westinghouse Electric Co. to ensure that a new design for nuclear power plants will stand up to strong earthquakes.

"Geospatial Technology for Earth Observation," an in-depth and broad collection of recent progress in Earth observation, serves as a valuable training source for researchers, developers & practitioners of geospatial science.

"Economic Jumpstart: Investments in Transportation"

Congratulations to Prof. Julio Ramirez on the new NSF grant to establish Purdue as the headquarters for the NEES (Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation) program. Dr. Ramirez will serve as Director of the Center. Professors Mete Sozen, Mike Kreger, Santiago Pujol and Ayhan Irfanoglu are also involved with the new NEES Center.

Two Purdue graduate students have developed sampling kits and educational materials for three Native Alaskan villages as part of an interdisciplinary partnership between Purdue faculty and the Alaska Native Youth Institute. Leila Nyberg (CE/ESE) and Laurel Royer (Agronomy) became involved with the project in February 2008.

Congratulations to Kendra Schenk, recipient of the $7,500 Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Scholarship.

CE student Sara Greer has spent the summer (and will spend the following two summers) taking part in an international co-op program in Kuwait City.

CE sophomore Brett Westcott, along with Cameron Brown, have gained an international reputation as the "Compliment Guys" for spreading goodwill & high-fives to the Purdue student body. Now they're taking their operation on the road with a ten city tour sponsored by Kodak.

Congratulations to Fred Mannering on his appointment as the Charles Pankow Professor of Civil Engineering.

Prof. Jan Olek weighs in on this NBC news article on processing rice husks for use in concrete.

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas E. Mulinazzi (MS '66, PhD '73) for receiving the Steeples Award this spring for his service to Kansas.

The Schneider Corporation, Indiana's largest civil engineering, GIS and land surveying company, awarded Derek Anger, a junior CE student, with a scholarship for the Spring 2009 semester.

A 3:20 video featuring a recap of 2008 highlights in Civil Engineering. Video file is 11.3MB, and is windows media format.

"Designed to Sustain: Architectural Engineering Emphasis new to Purdue"

Researchers at Purdue University and the NEXTRANS Center are applying cutting-edge technology to develop a model that can accurately measure travel-time reliability. This model may provide a new basis for transportation professionals to monitor the performance and benefits of activities implemented on roadway networks.

Congratulations to S. Ebow Coleman, William N. Dudley Jr., Charles Dulic, Rosalie F. Morgan & James E. Rowings, recipients of the 2009 CE Alumni Achievement Awards!

Congratulations to Profs. Bethel, Mikhail, Shan, and grad students J. Youn, S. Alkheder & J. Wang on their achievements!