The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (April 5) ratified a plan to merge the Lyles School of Civil Engineering and the Division of Construction Engineering and Management. The change will be effective July 1, 2024, when the school's name will be changed to the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering.

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Arezoo Ardekani, professor of mechanical engineering, to its College of Fellows.

SK hynix Inc. announced April 3 that it plans to invest close to $4 billion to build an advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility for AI products in the Purdue Research Park.

Purdue University's College of Engineering sesquicentennial will be a yearlong celebration, starting in September 2024.

Siva Seetharaman, an assistant professor of industrial engineering, has been selected as this year’s Outstanding Young Investigator Award from IISE’s Energy Systems Division.

Anand Raghunathan, the Silicon Valley Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been chosen to receive Purdue University’s 2023 Arden L. Bement Jr. Award. The award is given annually to a university researcher who has made highly significant and impactful contributions in pure and applied sciences and engineering.

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Chien-Chi Lin, a Purdue University professor in biomedical engineering in Indianapolis, to its College of Fellows.

Andres Arrieta, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Rodney Trice, professor of materials engineering, are designing aircraft systems with multistable structures — components that can take on multiple shapes in response to external forces.

Purdue University will host the National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting and Symposium on March 24-26, 2024 at the Purdue Memorial Union.

The March 30 Robotics and Intelligent Systems Expo will offer robotics demonstrations, presentations and opportunities to network with emerging engineering talent and current experts in AI and robotics.