David Gallagher, a graduate of Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named the next director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

The Rayl sisters, born and raised in Franklin outside Indianapolis, both study computer engineering at the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and are members of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Purdue section in Indianapolis.

Prof. Michael R. Melloch has been recognized for the third time with the Class of 1922 Helping Students Learn Award. The honor, which celebrates outstanding innovation in teaching and learning, was awarded to Melloch for his pioneering course and companion book "Keys to Learning: Unlocking Your Brain's Potential."

Patent-pending imaging technologies developed at Purdue University’s College of Engineering could be commercialized for applications as diverse as medical imaging, autonomous navigation, surveillance, microscopy, and advanced manufacturing.

The annual ECE awards recognize students who serve as undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs), contribute to groundbreaking research, complete innovative design projects, and perform vital service through student societies and volunteer groups.

The initiative was launched in the 2024-2025 academic year to formally recognize graduate students who take on significant teaching responsibilities. This program honors graduate students who have served as sole instructors for an undergraduate course or section—an opportunity that provides invaluable experience for those pursuing a career in academia.

The Catapult hackathon, now in its second year, is organized by the ML@Purdue student club and drew significant corporate sponsorship. Approximately 200 student contestants, primarily from the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Computer Science, participated in the student-run event.

For the seventh consecutive year, Purdue University’s Beta Chapter of IEEE-HKN has been named an Outstanding Chapter—a prestigious honor awarded by the IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu Board of Governors to only the most exceptional HKN chapters around the world.

Each spring, Purdue University's College of Engineering honors the outstanding accomplishments of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers through several prestigious awards. Graduate students also select an outstanding faculty mentor who has gone above and beyond to serve the graduate students in their program.

Nikkhil Vijaya Sankar won second place in the highly competitive Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, taking home a $3,000 prize for his compelling presentation titled “Pothole Patrol, AI on the Streets.”