Environmental and Ecological Engineering and Civil Engineering Professor Inez Hua is the recipient of the 2016-2017 Learning Community Real-World Experience Award given by the Learning Communities program.

Environmental and Ecological Engineering graduate student Matt Triebe is part of a team of researchers collaborating with three universities in China to study the design and operation of manufacturing equipment for increased resource and energy efficiency.

Environmental and Ecological Engineering research assistant Hongyue Jin gave a presentation at the 2016 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 13-16.

Environmental and Ecological Engineering and Civil Engineering Professor Andrew Whelton will lead a multi-institution research team to study water quality issues related to low flow conditions of drinking water in premise plumbing systems. The $2M EPA-funded project will help solve the problem of disease-causing organisms and harmful chemicals resulting from low flow building water systems.

Purdue Environmental and Ecological Engineering Assistant Professor Lindsey Payne has won the 2016 Community Spirit Award from CSSAC and APSAC. Payne is Assistant Director of service learning at the Center for Instructional Excellence.

Purdue Environmental and Ecological Engineering Professor John W. Sutherland recently addressed the Indiana chapter of the National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF). At the November 4 meeting hosted by Endress+Hauser in Greenwood, Indiana, Dr. Sutherland gave a presentation entitled "Applying Deming's Lessons to the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability."

Purdue Environmental and Ecological Engineering professors Chad Jafvert and John Howarter are company advisors for a Purdue-affiliated startup company. Maji Safi International LLC, which means clean water in Swahili, was founded by John Maiyo, a doctoral student at Purdue. The company provides safe drinking water solutions to developing countries around the world.

Purdue Environmental and Ecological Engineering Professor Larry Nies was inducted in the Purdue Teaching Academy at a ceremony held on November 15. The induction ceremony, held at the Shively Club in Ross-Ade Stadium, recognized faculty members and graduate teaching assistants for outstanding and scholarly teaching in graduate, undergraduate, or engagement programs.

Purdue Environmental and Ecological Engineering Professor John W. Sutherland delivered a keynote presentation on the social impacts of manufacturing during the recent General Assembly of CIRP (College International pour la Recherche en Productique, also known as the International Academy for Production Engineering). The General Assembly was held in Guimaraes, Portugal from August 21-26.

Dr. Larry Nies, professor of Environmental and Ecological and Civil Engineering, was awarded the 2016 Society of Environmental and Ecological Engineering (SEEE) Instructional Excellence Award.