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June eNews
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Panama Canal efficiency project led by Pablo Zavattieri awarded $50,000 from Trask Innovation Fund<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605142/0/1005585/?x=428bec94>

Purdue University researcher Pablo Zavattieri is developing a reconfigurable and navigable waterway barrier, or RNWB, to address saltwater intrusion in the Panama Canal. Zavattieri leads one of two projects that have received a total of $100,000 from Purdue Innovates’ Trask Innovation Fund to further enhance Purdue innovations for commercialization.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
JULY
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Fourth of July - University Closed

July 21, 2025
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July 28, 2025
Trail Blazers in Engineering

July 29, 2025
Dean's Road Show: Seattle, WA

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Makarand (Mark) Hastak named Reilly Professor in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605143/0/1005585/?x=75d9489c>

The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (June 6) ratified the appointment of Makarand (Mark) Hastak as the Reilly Professor in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering.

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Amit Varma honored with AISC Lifetime Achievement Award<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605145/0/1005585/?x=50a4cc8b>

Amit H. Varma, Ph.D., Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering and Director of Bowen Laboratory, has been recognized by the American Institute of Steel Construction with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his research and contributions in the areas of steel-concrete composite construction, fire design, and nuclear structures.

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Samuel Labi receives ASCE<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/104712368/0/1005585/?x=f5f6a855>
Wilbur S. Smith Award<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/104712368/1/1005585/?x=e466c550>

The Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE has announced Samuel Labi, Professor of Civil Engineering, as the 2025 recipient of the Wilbur S. Smith Award. This award is given to a person who has made "special contributions to the enhancement of the civil engineer's role in highway engineering."

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Deepak Benny Represents Purdue at Eno Leaders Development Conference<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605146/0/1005585/?x=b8b3b885>

PhD candidate Deepak Benny was selected to participate in the 2025 Leaders Development Conference (LDC) organized by the Eno Center for Transportation in Washington, D.C. This prestigious, week-long fellowship brought together a select cohort of 17 graduate students from across the country to explore how national transportation policy is formed, debated, and implemented at the highest levels of government.

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Woei-Chyi Chang receives Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605147/0/1005585/?x=7811041a>

Woei-Chyi Chang, Ph.D. in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, has been awarded the Spring 2025 Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award in recognition of his outstanding academic achievements.

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2025 CCE Open<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605148/0/1005585/?x=a1912f65>

Thanks to all who joined us at 62nd annual CCE Open, held on June 13th at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.

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Mohammadhosein Pourgholamali wins best paper award at ASCE transportation conference<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605150/0/1005585/?x=53dbd6c8>

Mohammadhosein Pourgholamali, graduate student in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, received the award for best paper in the Planning and Development category, and finalist in all categories, at the 2025 ASCE International Conference of Transportation and Development held in Glendale, Arizona.

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Autonomous Motorsports Purdue team places third in regional competition<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605151/0/1005585/?x=71e3c4c9>

The Autonomous Motorsports Purdue (AMP) team placed third in the Autonomous Karting Series (AKS) regional competition held on June 7th at Purdue's Grand Prix track facility. The event was hosted by the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering.

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Fall 2025 Course Spotlight - CE 497: Loading & Analysis for Steel Bridge Design & Evaluation<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605152/0/1005585/?x=be13fe44>

This course provides students with the necessary tools to perform load analysis for vehicular, thermal, and wind loads in steel bridge superstructures. The course focuses on practical application of the structural engineering principles used in longitudinal analysis and transverse analysis of beam-slab bridges, floor systems, trusses and other typical steel bridge superstructures.

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Wei Zhou receives Best Paper Award at CIB World Building Congress<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605153/0/1005585/?x=855e1ece>

Wei Zhou, Ph.D. student in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, has received the Best Paper Award in the TG96 - Accelerating Innovation in Construction section at the 2025 World Building Congress (WBC) held recently at Purdue University.

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Woei-Chyi Chang receives Best Paper Award at CIB World Building Congress<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605154/0/1005585/?x=3919c476>

Woei-Chyi Chang, Ph.D. candidate in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, has received the Best Paper Award in the TG96 - Accelerating Innovation in Construction section at the 2025 World Building Congress (WBC) held recently at Purdue University.

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Abhishek Subedi receives second runner-up award at ASCE EMI 2025, Zixin Wang <https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605155/0/1005585/?x=ce096c4c> named finalist<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605155/1/1005585/?x=ab17241f>

Abhishek Subedi, a PhD candidate in the Smart Informatix Laboratory led by Associate Professor Mohammad Jahanshahi, received the second runner-up award in the Best Student Paper Competition organized by the Structural Control and Health Monitoring Committee at the ASCE EMI 2025 Conference. Zixin Wang, another PhD candidate from the same lab, was also named a finalist in the EMI Machine Learning in Mechanics Student Paper Competition.

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Purdue Engineering Graduate Student Profiles: Kike Garzon-Sabogal<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47894239/1660345387/105605156/0/1005585/?x=764dc83b>

Kike Garzon-Sabogal, a PhD candidate in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, aims through his research to gain an understanding of material behavior at a grain scale in order to “tune” material properties for different performance outcomes and behaviors in dynamic events like vibrations and earthworks.

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