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February 7, 2017

Project drawing on recovery lessons from hurricane Sandy aims to improve U.S. resilience and disaster preparedness

Purdue University will lead research to determine why some communities recover from natural disasters more quickly than others, an effort aimed at addressing the nation's critical need for more resilient infrastructure and to enhance preparedness.

February 3, 2017

Hibiki receives AESJ award

Takashi Hibiki, professor and associate head of nuclear engineering, has been chosen to receive the 2017 Academic Achievement Award of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan (AESJ).

February 2, 2017

ChE Undergrad Elected Vice Chair of National Student AIChE Committee

Purdue Chemical Engineering junior Anna Wagner was selected to serve as Vice Chair of the national AIChE Executive Student Committee.

February 1, 2017

Three CoE faculty receive Purdue LC awards

Inez Hua, professor of environmental and ecological engineering and civil engineering; William Oakes, director of Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS), and professor of engineering education; and Carla Zoltowski, assistant professor of engineering practice in electrical and computer engineering, have received 2016-17 awards from the Purdue Learning Communities program.

January 31, 2017

Purdue researchers receive funding to commercialize new type of sodium batteries and novel antibiotic for chronic wound healing

Two Purdue University researchers will share $55,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to further develop their innovations through the commercialization pipeline.

January 25, 2017

Purdue's Hyperloop team competing in weekend SpaceX event

Purdue University’s Hyperloop team is preparing for a SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition beginning Friday (Jan. 27) at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California, against mostly student-led teams from universities in the U.S. and other countries.

January 25, 2017

ChE alumna named Virginia Tech dean

Julia Myers Ross (BSChE ’90) has been named dean of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. She currently serves as dean of engineering and information technology at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), which is ranked No. 4 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Most Innovative Schools.

January 24, 2017

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