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.”

A miniature marvel of bioinspired engineering, the Harvard RoboBee, has long demonstrated its ability to zip, dive, and hover like a real insect. But even the most sophisticated aerial robots face one enduring challenge: how to land safely. Thanks in part to groundbreaking work by faculty at Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RoboBee now has a solution.

The Purdue University Railside Robotics Club is gearing up to host its first-ever public BattleBots tournament, called Railside Rumble, marking an exciting milestone for robotics enthusiasts at Purdue and across the Midwest. The event is set for April 19, 2025, beginning at 9am in the Purdue Armory.

For the fourth consecutive year, the graduate programs in Purdue University's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering are in the top ten in U.S. News & World Report

The honor, from the world's largest general scientific society, recognizes members whose efforts to advance science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished.

Lingxi Li, a professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is one of the professors teaching at the Purdue in Indianapolis campus.

Three Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering student-athletes earned the honor. It's the third time on the list for Cecilie Wiuff from the Women's Swimming and Diving Team, the second time for Raymond Whittaker from Men's Swimming and Diving, and the first time for Brody Friend from the Men's Swimming and Diving team.

The RoboMaster Club at Purdue University is gearing up for its annual Midwest Conference, scheduled for April 5-6, 2025. This unique event combines an exciting robotics competition with a technical conference, offering Purdue students, visiting teams, and the general public an engaging look at innovative robotic designs and engineering achievements.