CE News & Spotlights

Dr. Vince Drnevich and co-authors (Salim K. Werden, John R. Hall, Jr., Chafik Hankour, Carolyn T. Conlee, and W. Allen Marr) have been chosen as recipients of the 2014 Hogentogler Award. The award is presented for their paper entitled, "New Approach to Resonant Column Testing," appearing in the March 2013 edition of the ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal.

Scott W. Zeevaart, P.E. (BSCE ’91, MSCE ’93), was named director of the Gannett Fleming Transportation Division based in the firm’s corporate headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa.

The Purdue Board of Trustees on Friday (Feb. 21) approved naming the School of Civil Engineering for the Lyles family in recognition of a $15 million gift from the Lyles Foundation.

Congratulations to Professor Michael E. Kreger, Assistant Professor Cary Troy, and Professor Shirley Dyke, 2014 recipients of Awards of Excellence from the College of Engineering.

Congratulations to Prof. Chip Blatchley on being elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineering.

Associate Professor Samuel Labi has been selected by the Transportation and Development Institute to receive the 2014 Frank M. Masters Award for his outstanding and innovative work in advancing the area of transportation infrastructure asset management systems.

Patricia Galloway (BSCE '78) has more than three decades of experience with offering senior management strategic advice and consulting to identify and manage risk, assess projects, project trends and maximize a company's performance. She is currently president and CEO Pegasus Global Holdings Inc. in Cle Elum, Wash., where she is responsible for the firm’s management consulting and services.

Researchers and software developers at the Purdue-led George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) are building a data integration system that will allow seamless sharing of experimental data with earthquake engineers globally.

The College of Engineering at Purdue University invites applications from outstanding faculty candidates to join the Division of Construction Engineering and Management. We seek candidates with expertise in, but not limited to, one or more of the following areas of interest: Building Information Modeling, process modeling, simulation and visualization sensor networks, sustainable systems, Smart Grids, intelligent infrastructure, contract administration, decision making in complex systems, knowledge management, energy optimization, safety, System of Systems.

Growing up along the banks of Indiana's Wildcat Creek fostered an early appreciation for conservation in Lindsey Payne and a lifelong attraction to water that she still doesn't quite understand. As a PhD student, her research focuses on urban water projects and training engineering students in the collaborative design process. In the community, she is a champion for the environment — from leading efforts to clean up the Wabash River to helping local businesses go green.