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March 4, 2010

2010 CoE Faculty Awards Recipients

Congratulations to Prof. Jason Weiss, awarded the 2010 College of Engineering Potter Teaching Award, and Prof. Judy Liu, awarded the 2010 College of Engineering Advising Award.
February 16, 2010

CE Students receive Outstanding Service Scholarship

Congratulations to Velvet Fitzpatrick & Abigail Morgan, recipients of the Outstanding Service Scholarship of $2,000 in recognition of their contributions to the school, college and university.
February 15, 2010

Congratulations 2010 Rudolph Hering Medal Recipients

The 2010 Rudolph Hering Medal has been awarded to Kathy Banks, Sybil Sharvelle, Mazdak Arabi, and Eric McLamore for the paper "Model Development for Biotrickling Filter Treatment of Graywater Simulant and Waste Gas: I."
February 12, 2010

CE Professor, other experts to assess Haiti earthquake damage

Prof. Ayhan Irfanoglu is among a contingent of experts traveling to Haiti on Feb. 28 to assess building damage and gather data to help determine how to build structures in the future that are better able to withstand powerful earthquakes.
February 11, 2010

Surveying School 2010

The 2010 Surveying School, a two-day continuing education course in land surveying & geomatics engineering, will be held March 31 & April 1. More information and a registration form are available at eng.purdue.edu/CE/surveyschool
February 1, 2010

CE Alumnus Appointed as IDOT Director of Highways

Effective November 1, 2009, Mr. William R. Frey (BSCE '84) was appointed as the Illinois Department of Transportation's Deputy Director, Assistant Chief Engineer, Division of Highways.
January 25, 2010

Dr. Peeta wins UniSA Distinguished Research Award

Dr. Srinivas Peeta is a recipient of the 2010 UniSA Distinguished Researcher Award from the University of South Australia (UniSA), awarded by the Australian Competitive Grants and Fellowships Development Committee.
January 22, 2010

Student Spotlight: Laura De Leon

Laura De Leon is an outstanding and tireless leader. Laura has spent the past year as President of the Purdue University Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity (PUHFH). PUHFH regularly funds and constructs a house for and with the Lafayette affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, as well as sending out about six Spring Break trips to work with Habitat affiliates throughout the U.S.
January 5, 2010

Sutton Receives 2009 PCI Medal of Honor

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus C. Douglas Sutton, recipient of the 2009 Medal of Honor from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. The Medal of Honor, PCI's Highest award, recognizes a member's outstanding service to the institute or contributions to the industry over a long period of time.
December 14, 2009

Former student receives dissertation award

Former student Karol Kowalski received the award of the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure for his PhD dissertation titled "The Influence of Mixture Composition on the Noise and Frictional Characteristics of Flexible Pavements" which he completed at the Superpave Center in 2007.
December 10, 2009

Prof. Olek receives board committee appointment

Congratulations to Prof. Jan Olek for his appointment as a member of the Technical Activity Committee (TAC) of the American Concrete Institute. The TAC is responsible for overseeing all aspects of technical activities of the ACI, including activities of all technical committees and all publications.
December 3, 2009

Monitoring Beach Erosion at Hooper Bay, Alaska

Purdue Professors Steven Johnson (CE) and Michael Smolen (Center for the Environment) recently traveled to Alaska to establish a Native run program to monitor the seasonal and annual processes involved with beach modification along Hooper Bay.
November 19, 2009

County bridge first of its kind in Indiana

A new bridge with a deck made of fiber-reinforced polymer composite material is being constructed in Tippecanoe County. The project is part of a federal initiative that encourages the use of materials that speed construction and reduce the life-cycle cost of bridges, and has been tested extensively at the Bowen Laboratory.
November 18, 2009

Campus Green Building Seminar Series

Dr. Hongxi Yin, an architect and mechanical engineer with profound knowledge in architectural history & advanced building technology, will share his green building experience on December 1, 2009 from 6:30-8:00pm in ARMS B071. The seminar will focus on the Green Associate and LEED AP exams, and recruiting 5-10 summer interns to work on LEED projects in China.
November 17, 2009

Millers' Times

Three generations of one family share perspectives on Purdue civil engineering.
October 20, 2009

Prof. Sinha receives the TRB Crum Award

Congratulations to Prof. Kumares Sinha, recipient of the Transportation Research Board's 2009 Roy W. Crum Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in transportation research and research management and is the highest honor bestowed by the TRB.
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