Purdue Engineering scores its most-ever top 5 undergraduate rankings
5 programs in their top 5 specialty rankings, 8 programs in top 10
September 22, 2026
MSE's Strachan named APS fellow for research on materials under extreme conditions
Alejandro (Ale) Strachan, Reilly Professor of Materials Engineering in Purdue University's School of Materials Engineering, has been named a 2026 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) through the Topical Group on Compression of Condensed Matter.
October 12, 2026
Designing cartilage that can stand its ground
Purdue chemical engineer Julie Liu earns NIH funding to develop materials that help the body regenerate cartilage, even in an inflamed joint.
October 27, 2026
ECE's Li elected 2027 Optica Fellow
Optica has announced their 2027 Fellows class on October 23, 2026. Tongcang Li, of Purdue University, was elected a fellow for pioneering contributions to nanoscale optical quantum sensing using spin defects in two-dimensional materials and levitated optomechanics.
November 5, 2026