National Academy of Engineering Members

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is a private, independent, nonprofit institution that advises the federal government and conducts independent studies in technology and engineering. It has 2,227 peer-elected members and more than 194 foreign associates who are among the world’s most accomplished engineers in academia, business, and government. Members are chosen for their outstanding contributions to engineering and to the "pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education."

Mung Chiang
Purdue University President and the Roscoe H. George Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2026
Vladimir Shalaev
Bob and Anne Burnett Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2025
Yuehwern Yih
Tompkins Professor of Industrial Engineering
2025
David Simchi-Levi
Susan Bulkeley Butler Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering
2023
John Sutherland
Fehsenfeld Family Head and Distinguished Professor of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering
2023
Santokh Badesha
Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2021
Stephan Biller
Harold T. Amrine Distinguished Professor, School of Industrial Engineering and Mitch Daniels School of Business, and Director of Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises
2020
Ajay Malshe
R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
2018
Kathleen Howell
Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2017
Jan Allebach
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2014
Weng Chew
Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2013
Supriyo Datta
Thomas Duncan Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2012
Mark Lundstrom
John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, Chief Semiconductor Officer, Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2009
Doraiswami Ramkrishna
Harry Creighton Peffer Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
2009
Enrique Iglesia
Michel Boudart Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
2008
Kumares Sinha
Edgar B. and Hedwig E. Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering
2008
Andrew Weiner
Scifres Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Deceased
2008
Gintaras Reklaitis
Burton and Kathryn Gedge Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
2007
Leah H. Jamieson
Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of Engineering Education (by courtesy), and John A. Edwardson Dean Emerita of Engineering
2005
David Landgrebe
Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Deceased
2005
Rakesh Agrawal
Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
2002
Sangtae Kim
Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
2001
Michael Ladisch
Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Director of Purdue’s Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering, Alumni
1999
Milton Harr
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, Deceased
1997
Jeffrey Siirola
Professor Of Engineering Practice
1994
Gavriel Salvendy
Professor Emeritus Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering
1990
W. Dale Compton
Lillian M. Gilbreth Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering, Deceased
1989
James Solberg
Ransburg Professor of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, Emeritus
1989
Jerry Woodall
Epstein Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Alumni
1989
Gerald A. Leonards
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, Deceased
1988
R. Byron Pipes
John L Bray Distinguished Professor of Engineering
1987
Raymond Viskanta
W.F.M. Goss Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Deceased
1987
Leslie Geddes
Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering, Deceased
1985
Arden Bement
David A. Ross Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering and Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)
1983
Mete Sozen
Karl H. Kettelhut Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, Deceased
1977
King-Sun Fu
Goss Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Deceased
1976
Reinhardt Schuhmann Jr.
David Ross Distinguished Professor of Materials Engineering, Deceased
1976
John Bogdanoff
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Deceased
1975
Harold Michael
Professor Emeritus of Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Deceased
1975