EEE News

CE Assistant Professor, Brandon Boor, who has a courtesy appointment in EEE, is the recipient of the Outstanding Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award. This award is voted on by the EEE graduate students to recognize a faculty member who has been an outstanding mentor.

EEE Assistant Professor, Amisha Shah is the recipient of the Society of Environmental and Ecological Engineers (SEEE) Instructional Excellence Award.

Ehsan Vahidi, a Ph.D. candidate in EEE has been awarded the 2018 Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE) Outstanding Research Award at the First Annual ESE Student Achievement Awards. This award is given annually to an outstanding Ecological Sciences and Engineering graduate student in research.

John W. Sutherland, the Fehsenfeld Family Head of Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE) at Purdue University, recently received the 2018 SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) Gold Medal at the SME International Awards Gala in Boston, MA.

Several EEE faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduate students received grants from the Center for the Environment (C4E) in Purdue’s Discovery Park to fund collaborative research on interdisciplinary environmental challenges.

Making an impact in the community we live in and providing best-management practices when dealing with stormwater are just a few examples of the lessons learned in EEE495, the Urban Water Projects class.

At the annual EEE Recognition Night, several scholarships were announced in recognition of students who accomplished exceptional academic performance and exemplified dedication to the University and the field of environmental engineering.

An in-depth review of environmental protections for a common storm water culvert repair practice — cured-in-place pipe repair, or CIPP — has revealed differing installation practices across states, water contamination incidents in 10 states and Canada, and lack of safety data for existing installation practices. Funded by six states, Purdue University researchers examined past water contamination incidents, environmental studies, industry practices and construction specifications from 32 states.

Each year, the Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE) faculty presents an award to the outstanding senior during the annual recognition night in April. The selected recipient is recognized for their exceptional academic performance, leadership, service, and professional activities. This year’s recipient is Jenna Klinedinst.

Ten teams from Environmental and Ecological Engineering’s (EEE) Senior Design course presented their findings during the annual EEE Recognition Night in April, with one team declared the winner for Best Senior Design Poster.