2023 U.S. News and World Report has ranked Purdue EEE the 11th best graduate program in nation for environmental and ecological engineering. The Purdue University College of Engineering graduate program ranked 4th nationally.

EEE graduate students Caroline Jankowski and Kristofer Isaacson, and EEE alumna Dr. Christian Ley recently traveled to Colorado to help Andrew Whelton decontaminate water systems after the Marshall Fire.

Andrew Whelton, a Purdue University professor of civil engineering and environmental and ecological engineering, has been regularly showing up to wildfires with his students and dozens of coolers for the past four years.

Dr. Nina L. Robinson, Administrative Director of Purdue Environmental and Ecological Engineering, has received a Bravo Award for her extraordinary work over the past year.

Purdue EEE faculty member Brandon Boor was recently featured by Science for his research into indoor air pollution. He demonstrated that cleaning for several minutes generates as many airborne particles as traffic on a busy city street.

Andrew Whelton (Purdue EEE/Purdue Civil) and Caitlin Proctor (Purdue EEE/Purdue ABE) hosted a panel of three prominent science writers to discuss how journalists can act as conduits of scientific knowledge.

First-year engineering students working with Purdue EEE faculty member Inez Hua participated in an engineering design challenge centered on voting technology and improving United States voter participation.

Purdue EEE courtesy faculty member Jim Braun received the F. Paul Anderson Award from ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers). This is ASHRAE's highest award, given yearly for notable achievement in the HVAC industry.

Purdue EEE Ph.D. candidate Hao Luo is one of just two Purdue Engineering students featured in the current issue of InnovatED.

Purdue EEE Ph.D. candidate Rachel Gehr is a National Science Foundation Fellow whose research focuses on treating water contaminated with PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances).