Purdue University President-elect Mung Chiang, pictured, says Greater Lafayette is poised to become a driver in creating a “hard-tech corridor” that leverages the region’s promising growth in the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

Melba Crawford, the Nancy Uridil and Francis Bossu Professor in Civil Engineering, is the recipient of the 2023 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Mildred Dresselhaus Medal.

Fifteen individuals will be recognized and honored as recipients of the 2022 Title IX Distinguished Service Award for their significant contributions to the advancement of gender equality in higher education, intercollegiate athletics and at Purdue University.

Luna Lu, the ACPA Professor of Civil Engineering in Purdue’s Lyles School of Civil Engineering, developed smart concrete sensors that are embedded into the pour during construction.

Letian Dou, the Charles Davidson Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been selected for the 2022 Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) Rising Star in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology award.

Beginning on January 1, 2023, Purdue AAE professor James Garrison will be one of the new fellows with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Farhan A. Baqai, alumnus of the Purdue University Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Senior Research Manager at Apple Inc., has been elevated to Fellow status with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Don and Liz Thompson graduated from Purdue with degrees in electrical engineering and were active in the Minority Engineering Program as students.

Xiaoping Bao, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has been selected for the 2023 BMES-CMBE Rising Star Junior Faculty Award as part of the 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society Cell and Molecular Bioengineering Conference.

Daniel DeLaurentis, a professor in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, chats with AAE graduate student Nick Gunady in the College of Engineering's new series, "Office Hours."