Research led by Prof. Chad Jafvert suggests synthetic carbon molecules called fullerenes, or buckyballs, have a high potential of being accumulated in animal tissue, but the molecules also appear to break down in sunlight, perhaps reducing their possible environmental dangers.

Bowen Engineering won an Aon Build America Award for its Central Energy Plant Indianapolis Maintenance Center Utility Connector, which was also recognized as Project of the Year for a new installation by trade publication Trenchless Technology. Article courtesy of Indiana Constructor magazine.

Sanjiv Kumar, a PhD Student working with Prof. Venkatesh Merwade in the Hydraulics & Hydrology area, won first prize in the Graduate Student Research Competition at TeraGrid '08.

Video of Prof. Fred Mannering debating a proposed national speed limit of 55 on the Fox News show "Fox & Friends," which aired July 10th.

A paper co-authored by Civil Engineering Professor Srinivas Peeta and Civil Engineering PhD candidate George Kalafatas won the best paper award at the 10th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation (AATT) in Athens, Greece.

A recent NY Times article on minimizing the effects of seismic activity on building stability, featuring contributions from Professors Sozen & Pujol.

Prof. Jie Shan received a grant from the NOAA Indiana/Illinois Sea Grant Program.

Congratulations to CE alumnus Narayanan Neithalath (PhD 2004), winner of the CAREER award for his work in concrete innovation.

The Wood Commons was formally opened on Saturday, October 27, 2007 during Homecoming Weekend. This area for students, faculty, staff and alumni to gather was made possible by a generous donation from Margaret Wood, widow of former faculty member and alumnus Leonard Wood.

Congratulations to Abhishek Bhargava, Ronald Davis & Daniel Ackmann, recipients of the 2008-09 Edward J. Cox Memorial Transportation Scholarship Awards.

On April 18, 2008 the Purdue Geotechnical Group hosted the 6th Leonards Lecture, offered by Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau, President of the California Institute of Technology. The topic of the lecture: "Role of the University in Education for Sustainability."

CareerBuilder.com reports Civil Engineering as one of the Top 10 fields of job opportunities for this year's graduating seniors, with a projected job growth rate of 18 percent.

Even large amounts of manufactured nanoparticles, also known as Buckyballs, don't faze microscopic organisms that are charged with cleaning up the environment, according to Purdue University researchers.

The 94th annual Purdue Road School, sponsored by the Joint Transportation Research Program, will be held on March 25-27 at the Stewart Center and will feature a number of state, federal, academic and industry transportation experts.

Stacy Bartoletti (BSCE '91) recently assumed the title of President & COO of Degenkolb Engineers, one of the nation's leading structural engineering firms in the design and seismic strengthening of buildings.

Engineers at Purdue's Superpave Center are addressing the issue of highway noise by conducting research on quiet pavement. A 38,000-pound, 12-foot diameter circular machine designed at Purdue makes it possible to test numerous types of pavement surfaces and compositions in combination with various tire designs.

Daniel W. Halpin, Professor Emeritus and retired Bowen Head of the Division of Construction Engineering and Management at Purdue University, received a 2008 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

View CE290 students' entries from the Spring 2007 "Visualizing Civil Engineering Project"

Congratulations to Prof. Sinha, recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to transportation engineering.

Colleen Naughton is one of an increasing number of graduates choosing the Peace Corps as an option for life after college.