Working to become a leading researcher in industrial sustainability within academia, Xiaohan Wu, a PhD candidate in the Sustainable Engineering Technology and Systems (S.E.T.S.) group of Purdue University’s School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering (SEE), presented research at the 2025 ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC).

Opportunities to gain combined skills in science, technology, engineering, and math to put into practice for sustainability and environmental impact have undergraduate and graduate students making giant leaps and choosing programs in the Purdue School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering (SEE).

The Purdue School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering (SEE) trains students to “tackle problems from an integrated perspective, addressing both environmental issues and ecological interactions.” SEE PhD candidate Yiming Liu is applying this comprehensive approach to enhancing environmental understanding in his new role as a board member of the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) Student Chapter.

Emphasizing opportunities for drinking water quality improvement was a foundational theme in Dr. Caitlin Proctor's November 2025 AEESP Emerging Investigator Lecture at the AWWA (American Water Works Association) Water Quality Technology Conference. The Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) selected her for the opportunity.

Purdue University has announced a new online Master of Science (M.S.) and Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) in Sustainability Engineering, a forward-looking program designed to prepare professionals to address complex global challenges at the intersection of engineering, sustainability and economic growth.