Nadia Gkritza, Professor of Civil Engineering and Agricultural and Biological Engineering, has completed the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) fellowship program at Drexel University.

CCE undergraduate student Carmen Caserio has been selected by the Indiana Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers as a recipient of the Edward J Cox Memorial Transportation Scholarship and the Jim Loew Award.

CCE graduate student Rishika Tumula has been selected by the Indiana Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers as a recipient of the Edward J Cox Memorial Transportation Scholarship.

The Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering's Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Graduate Program in Civil Engineering has been recognized as a top 5 graduate program in the country.

Purdue University's Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering recognized seven passionate, influential and visionary graduates during the 31st annual Civil Engineering Alumni Achievement Awards banquet.

Akanshu Sharma, the Jack and Kay Hockema Associate Professor in Civil Engineering, explains that most older buildings were not built with earthquakes in mind and how a new construction method could help reinforce them. At Bowen Lab, Sharma is testing a two-story structure meant to mimic buildings constructed before earthquake codes went into effect.

Satish Ukkusuri, Hubert and Audrey Kleasen Professor in Civil Engineering, has been elevated to the grade of IEEE Senior Member. IEEE Senior Membership is an honor bestowed only to those who have made significant contributions to the profession.

This week more than 3,000 transportation professionals will gather in West Lafayette for the 111th annual Purdue Road School Transportation Conference and Expo.

Grad student Alberto Castillo was the second-place winner in the Research in Progress session conducted by the American Concrete Institute showcasing research projects and leading-edge concrete technology throughout the world.

CCE graduate student Lyndsey Harris has been selected by the Indianapolis Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) as the recipient of the Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to inspire and support women who aspire to pursue a career path in transportation.

A multidisciplinary Purdue University research team is recreating mosquito antennae to better study their sensitivity to vibrations. Should the research prove fruitful, it could lead to improvements in monitoring and detecting natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

What's in the air we breathe indoors? That's what Brandon Boor, the Dr. Margery E. Hoffman Associate Professor in Civil Engineering, and Nusrat Jung, assistant professor of civil engineering, are researching in our buildings - at home, school, work and beyond. In the latest episode of 'This Is Purdue,' Boor and Jung share their journey from Finland to Purdue's Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering and the early experiences that shaped their passion for research.

Bringing aromas indoors with the help of chemical products — yes, air fresheners, wax melts, floor cleaners, deodorants and others — rapidly fills the air with nanoscale particles that are small enough to get deep into your lungs, Purdue engineers have found over a series of studies.

Purdue wildfire response and recovery expert Andrew Whelton has been in the Los Angeles area this week to assist households and businesses affected by last month’s Palisades fire and Eaton fire.

The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (Feb. 7) ratified the appointment of Luna Lu as the Indiana ACPA Professor in Concrete Paving and Materials Science

Dr. Mirian Velay-Lizancos has been awarded the Young Investigator Betancourt Medal by the Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain. This great honor is given to up to eight outstanding researchers under 40 from any engineering field worldwide, with a connection to Spain, who deserve special recognition for their contributions to engineering.

In this NYT article, Professor Darcy Bullock and other transportation experts weigh in on the benefits and potential pitfalls of connected vehicles providing critical information on roadways and traffic for transportation departments and researchers.

An interdisciplinary research team led by Sogand Hasanzadeh (CCE), Yiheng Feng (CCE), Behzad Esmaeili (IE/CCE), and Lu Su (ECE), in collaboration with INDOT and industry partners, has been awarded a nearly $2M SMART Stage 1 Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve workzone safety for drivers and workers.

PhD student Omair Bin Saleem has been presented with the Young Investigator Award for his contributions at the 6th International Conference on Protective Structures and the Special Issue of the International Journal of Protective Structures.

Woei-Chyi Chang, Ph.D. candidate in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Master's student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded the Kinnier Dissertation Fellowship.