In November 2018, California's deadliest and most destructive wildfire burned nearly 240 square miles in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The "Camp Fire" raged through the town of Paradise, killing at least 86 people and destroying most buildings and infrastructure.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $2 million to a Purdue team that will develop new online courses that respond to the national need for well-educated engineers and technologists. The project is one of only five nationwide announced Sept. 19 by the National Science Foundation as part of its Production Engineering Education and Research (PEER) program, which received $10 million in support from the Boeing Co. in 2018.

SURF is Purdue University's premiere Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program. More than 100 students across engineering, science, and technology disciplines are given 11 weeks of financial support to focus on research for the summer while being mentored by both a faculty member and graduate student. Participants attend professional development and research seminars as well as present research discoveries at an end-of-summer symposium and poster session.

The undergraduate engineering program rankings by U.S. News and World Report were based solely on peer assessment surveys.

In 1993, the United Nations has declared March 22 as World Water Day. Over 500 events were hosted around the world in 2019 to call awareness to water related issues, discuss the impact of these challenges, and inspire others to act. March 21, 2019 marked the second annual gathering of Water Day at Purdue.

The Office of the Provost has added three College of Engineering faculty members to its list of University Faculty Scholars in honor of their outstanding performance.

EEE is proud to announce a second scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year funded by the generosity of Phillips 66.

The Outstanding Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award is voted on by graduate students in EEE to recognize a faculty member who has been an outstanding mentor to graduate students.

EEE has an annual award that is conferred each academic year to recognize the excellence of one member of the senior class. This award, the Environmental and Ecological Engineering Outstanding Senior Award, is selected based on academic performance, leadership, service, and professional activities.