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).

Second-year MSEEE graduate student Jordan Cross received first place for her poster presentation in the Technical Talk Expo at the 49th annual National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

EEE's Shweta Singh and 46 of Purdue's rising young faculty members received the inaugural Early Career Award, acknowledging their success as recipients of awards from federal agencies that recognize outstanding early career researchers.

Team Carbonbusters from Purdue University was selected as the Great Lakes Regional Winner in the EnergyTech University Prize. The team was awarded $3,000 for their business plan for their entry, “Removing the Barrier to Entry to Net-Zero Biofuels.”

Patrick Tiffany, Academic Advisor for Purdue Environmental and Ecological Engineering, has received a Bravo Award for his extraordinary work over the past year.

John W. Sutherland, professor and the Fehsenfeld Family Head of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his research contributions to environmental sustainability in manufacturing and their implementation in industry.