Jie Shan, Reilly Professor of Civil Engineering, was presented the Schwidefsky Medal at the 25th International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Congress in Toronto, Canada.

The project will establish new scientific foundations for automated vehicles that can interpret human attention, intent, and cognitive state in real time, allowing them to make personalized shared-control decisions that improve safety, trust, and the overall driving experience.

Alek Habecker (CCE intern) and Bala Reddy Kolanu (ECE graduate student) represented Purdue at the 28th International Roboracer Competition that took place in Detroit as part of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IEEE IV), June 22-25, 2026.

How CCE alumnus Mike Moran's love for coins grew into scholarship, public service and opportunities for Boilermakers.

Researchers from Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering and Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering have found a way to divert spent lithium-ion battery materials from landfills — by mixing them directly into concrete.

Professor Samuel Labi, along with CCE students and staff and volunteers from Purdue and other universities, organized and hosted the 5th Annual Next Generation Transport Systems conference at the Burton Morgan Entrepreneurship Center, West Lafayette, IN, on May 22, 2026.

Ongoing research by Dr. Andrew Whelton and his team into wildfire recovery, adaptation, and long-term health impacts was presented this month at meetings of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as well as the National Hazards Center.

A team of Purdue faculty and students including Professor Sam Labi and members of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute competed at the 3rd Annual Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuver Indiana Collegiate Challenge (AIMM-ICC) held April 17-18 at Pokagon State Park in Angola, Indiana.

Congratulations to CCE student athletes Hugh Jacobsmeyer, member of the Purdue men's track & field team, and Nia Wilson, member of the Purdue women's track & field team, for earning Academic All-Big Ten accolades in the spring 2026 sports season. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten, students must carry a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering hosted the 2026 annual National AKS Competition held at the Purdue Grand Prix track in West Lafayette, May 18-22, 2026.

Research co-authored by Gaia Cervini (MSCE 2022, PhD 2026), Lavan Teja Burra, and CCE faculty Jinha Jung & Nadia Gkritza on the effect of environmental conditions on battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption has been published in Sustainable Mobility and Transport, a Nature partner journal.

Assistant Professor Nusrat Jung has earned a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, NSF's most prestigious honor for early-career faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education, and their integration.

Dr. Zhi (George) Zhou, Associate Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering and Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering, has received the Robert G. Wetzel Award for Water Quality from the American Institute of Hydrology.

Dr. Nusrat Jung, Assistant Professor in Purdue University’s Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, has been elected Treasurer-Elect of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), the world’s leading scientific society dedicated to indoor environmental quality research.

Brian H. Magnuson, a Ph.D. student in Associate Professor Brandon E. Boor's research group in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Purdue University, has received a 2026–2027 Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

View photos from the 63rd annual CCE Open, held on May 15th at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.

Dr. Zhi (George) Zhou, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, ENV SP, F.ASCE, associate professor at the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering and the School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering at Purdue University, has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction.

Two Los Angeles-area donors see so much value in expertise provided by Purdue University professor Andrew Whelton and his team after the January 2025 wildfires that they are investing in it.

Congratulations to Dr. Dongjun Mah, LSCCE and Herrick Labs graduate, who will start as tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas in July 2026.

Kendahl Klatt, M.S., and Owen Hodges, EIT, graduate researchers in the Troy Lab, earned a 4th-place finish in the 2026 Moonshot-Labs Analyst Jam for the Intelligence Community (MAJIC) Challenge, a month-long, national level collegiate competition focused on solving real-world intelligence and national security problems.