Thomas & Jane Schmidt Rising Star Associate Professor Hua Cai was recognized for her exceptional dedication to teaching on September 26, 2024, at Purdue University’s annual "Celebration of Teaching Excellence" awards ceremony. Cai received the esteemed Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Award (Junior Fellow).

Last month, EEE Students and staff attended the Indiana Partners for Sustainability conference in Indianapolis. The Partners for Sustainability, including Purdue EEE, champion sustainability, pollution prevention, and environmental stewardship programs in businesses and organizations.

Faculty and graduate students from Purdue Environmental and Ecological Engineering were strong in numbers at the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) for Industrial Ecology. The conference was from May 28-31, 2024 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. John W. Sutherland, a Professor and the Fehsenfeld Family Head of Environmental and Ecological Engineering presented a plenary lecture entitled “Industrial Ecology and Product Circularity.”

For the first time in EEE history, Ms. Whelton hosted "EEE Company Night!" Check out the article for a highlight video of the event!

Have you ever wondered what EEE students do over the summer? Well, here's your answer! Hear directly from students during their various experiences. Experiential Education is a key aspect of EEE's curriculum. (Think of it as experiences that educate.) This includes, internships, co-ops, service-learning, senior design projects, study abroad, and more.

We are so proud of our Summer 2024 PhD graduates! Meet Caroline Alukkal, ByungGun Joung, and Thomas Maani.

Michelle Indarjit, Senior Administrative Assistant over the Graduate program, receives a PRIME Grant Award for professional development.

Maithilee Das Lappin was raised in a desert. Her hometown of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, averages only 3.73 inches of rainfall per year. Regardless, it remains one of the most densely populated cities in the world.
“Water has always fascinated me,” Maithilee reflects.

One year after his graduation, Purdue alumnus Ben Stryker (BSEEE 2018, MSEEE 2019) and his co-worker took a risk by starting a civil engineering firm. Their company, Rainier Stormwater Engineering (RSE), was created with a focus on drainage and low impact development – both critical for its home community of Seattle, WA.

Samuel “Sam” Spears, a EEE Senior, recently received the Raftelis Leadership Scholarship through the American Water Works Association (AWWA). Raftelis offers two Leadership Scholarships to undergraduate or graduate students interested in a consulting career. The Raftelis Leadership Scholarships were established with the goal of supporting and growing relationships with promising students who have an interest in becoming problem solvers for local governments and municipal water utilities.