Urban Computes: Toward an Emerging Integrative Urban Computing Expedition, led by Daniel Aliaga (associate professor of Purdue Computer Science) and co-investigated by Brady Hardiman (associate professor of Purdue EEE and Purdue FNR), Professor Melba Crawford (Nancy Uridil and Frank Bossu Distinguished Professor in Civil Engineering and Purdue EEE courtesy professor), has been selected as a fall 2023 SPARK grant recipient. SPARK supports teams with up to $100,000 for critical development activities linked to external grant proposals of $7 million or more.

Congratulations to Nadya Zyaykina (Purdue EEE Lab Manager) for receiving a Bravo+ Award from Purdue University! Derived from the Bravo Awards program established in 2013, Bravo+ honors the excellence found across all university areas and job functions by recognizing extraordinary employee achievements at every scale.

Griffin Laihinen has three priorities that guide his life: help other people, seize new opportunities, and always do more than what's asked.

EEE PhD candidate Thomas Maani received the 2023 Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) Scholarship for the second consecutive year. Congratulations, Thomas!

EEE PhD candidate Kendrick Hardaway was awarded a 2023 – 2024 Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, where he will work to mitigate negative environmental impacts and make urban infrastructure more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

EEE faculty members Ernest (Chip) Blatchley and Inez Hua were among 38 instructors inducted into Purdue's Book of Great Teachers, which honors outstanding teaching faculty who have demonstrated sustained excellence in the classroom.

Ernest (Chip) Blatchley, Lee A. Rieth Professor in Environmental Engineering and Professor in Environmental and Ecological Engineering, has started a 2-year term as President-Elect of the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA).

Seven seniors were announced as the fifth group of Purdue Engineering Fellows at a ceremony on September 11, included EEE senior Griffin Laihinen. (Pictured with EEE faculty member Lindsey Payne, right, who nominated Griffin for the award.)

EEE staff members Jess Mehr, Tammi Thayer, and Margaret Whelton have received Bravo Awards for their extraordinary work as Purdue employees over the past year.

Fu Zhao, professor of Environmental and Ecological Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, recently received the Kos Ishii-Toshiba Award from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Dr. Zhao received this award for sustained and meritorious contributions to design for manufacturing and life-cycle assessment (LCA).