46 teams of civil engineering students from universities around the United States and Canada competed in this year's contest.

Prof. Darcy Bullock has been named director of the Joint Transportation Research Program, effective July 15th. JTRP collaborates with the Indiana Department of Transportation on research and educational programs.

Prof. Cary Troy and a team of researchers are using a robotic submarine and other specialized tools in Lake Michigan to gather biological and environmental data showing how young fish vital to the ecosystem may cope with future climate change.

Congratulations to Prof. Joe Sinfield on his selection by the National Academy of Engineering to participate in the U.S. Frontiers of Engineering program.

"Mitigating Disasters: How a CE-led initiative could keep us safer"

A Forbes.com article by graduate student Kari Nasi about her experience as a research assistant for the Network for Earthquake Engineering and Simulation Community and Communications Center at Purdue.

Congratulations to Prof. Vince Drnevich, recipient of the 2010 NSPE Joe A. Rhoads PE Mentor of the Year Award.

A recent USA Today article cites research by Prof. Darcy Bullock and his team to help track how long airline passengers are stuck at security checkpoints.

Congratulations to Mike Barbier, Scott Sandstrom & Sam Leckrone on their achievement!

Congratulations to Robert L. Bowen, recipient of the Purdue Bands & Orchestra's 2010 Alumni Achievement Award.

Highlights from the 8th edition of the Purdue Geotechnical Workshop and 8th Leonards Lecture that took place on Saturday May 1, 2010 on the Purdue campus. This year's PGS workshop is entitled Making Waves in Geotechnical Engineering, and is intended to celebrate the career and accomplishments of Professor Vincent P. Drnevich, who retired in May.

Greg Sheppard, a sophomore Civil Engineering Student from Novi, Michigan juggles a complicated schedule to pursue his goal of becoming an environmental engineer while training to compete as a triathlete.

Congratulations to Prof. Vince Drnevich on being named an ASCE Distinguished Member. ASCE only awards this honorary status to 8-10 people per year and is limited to 1 distinguished member per 7500 ASCE members.

Congratulations to Prof. Hubo Cai, 2nd place co-recipient of the 2010 ESRI Award for Best Scientific Paper in Geographic Information Systems

Civil engineers at Purdue University are helping the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology keep buildings safe from natural and human-caused disasters.