The Bement award recognizes Purdue faculty for recent outstanding contributions in pure and applied science and engineering. Li is a leading expert in quantum sensing, levitated optomechanics and nonequilibrium thermodynamics.

A Purdue-led project that wirelessly charges moving electric trucks has received a major state honor. Drive Clean Indiana named the Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer (DWPT) project the Innovative Project of the Year.

Over the next five years, the United States needs at least 50,000 trained semiconductor engineers. Purdue launched its Semiconductor Degrees Program (SDP) in 2022 to help meet this challenge.

Junghoon Kim’s presentation, “Active Gate Drive with Optical Communication and Integrated Power and Signal Systems in Series Connected SiC MOSFETs,” focused on a new way to help high-power electronic systems work more efficiently and reliably.

The research is among the first to focus on Spanish deepfake speech at this scale. While much of the existing work in synthetic speech detection has centered on English and Chinese, the Purdue team created a large Spanish dataset designed to help researchers detect fake audio and identify which system produced it.

Ten students from Purdue’s Entrepreneurial Engineer seminar traveled to Silicon Valley, where they met with alumni and visited startup and venture capital organizations across the Bay Area.

AAAS fellowship is a distinguished lifetime honor that recognizes individuals for scientifically or socially significant achievements in research, teaching, technology, administration or science communication.

AECE Prof. Kaushik Roy uses the brain’s efficiency as inspiration to help autonomous vehicles, such as drones and robots, make crucial, time-sensitive decisions while operating in the field.

The Murphy Award recognizes faculty members who demonstrate excellence in undergraduate education, both in the classroom and through advising and mentoring. Recipients are recognized for communicating challenging material clearly, inspiring students to master it, and supporting them beyond the classroom.

The annual award honors assistant professors who demonstrate excellence in the classroom and a strong commitment to supporting students beyond it. Recipients are recognized for communicating complex material clearly, helping students master challenging subjects, and serving as mentors and advisers.