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Recognitions

Five alumni elected to the National Academy of Engineering

5 Engineering Alumni Elected to National Academy of Engineering – among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

Five Purdue College of Engineering alumni are among 106 new members and 18 international members in the latest class. Individuals in the newly elected class will be formally inducted during the NAE’s annual meeting on Oct. 1, 2023.


Ramalingam Chellappa portrait

Ramalingam Chellappa

MSEE '78, PhD '81

Ramalingam Chellappa (MSEE 78, PhD 81) was elected for contributions to digital image analysis, automatic face recognition and applications. Chellappa is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Jennifer Sinclair portrait

Jennifer Sinclair Curtis

BSChE '83

A distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Davis,Jennifer Sinclair Curtis (BSChE 83) was recognized for work on particle-laden flows and industrially used algorithms for dilute and dense-phase gas-solid flow.

Deborah Grubbe portrait

Deborah Grubbe

BSChE '77

Deborah Grubbe (BSChE 77) was recognized for contributions and leadership to improve engineering safety practices in the chemical process industries. Grubbe is president and owner of Operations and Safety Solutions LLC.

Douglas Owen portrait

Douglas Owen

BSCE '80

Douglas Owen (BSCE 68), senior principal at Stantec, was selected for contributions to drinking water quality, expansion of potable reuse and integration of sustainability in water treatment plant design.

Anil Sachdev portrait

Anil Sachdev

MSMSE '72

General Motors Principal Technical Fellow and Lab Group ManagerAnil Sachdev (MSMSE 72) was honored for the research, development and commercialization of lightweight materials to improve vehicle fuel economy.