Greetings from the brand-new School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering (SEE) at Purdue University!

For two Purdue University students, a study abroad program in London offered far more than an opportunity to travel abroad. Through visits to universities, water utilities, emergency response organizations and cultural landmarks, Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering (SEE) students Ella Meyer and Michael Keller gained firsthand insight into how another country approaches some of today's most pressing environmental challenges.

From Brazil to Purdue, one SEE doctoral student found a place to connect architecture, sustainability and engineering. Along the way, she discovered the confidence to bring new perspectives to research while helping shape more resilient communities.

Direct air capture is a technology designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But does its deployment create more carbon than it captures in the long run? Purdue University researchers have run the numbers, including often-overlooked aspects of manufacturing the adsorbent materials for the devices.

When Ehsan Vahidi arrived at Purdue University to pursue a doctoral degree in Environmental and Ecological Engineering (EEE), he joined a program that was just beginning to define itself. Today, more than a decade later, the program has evolved into a nationally recognized leader in interdisciplinary sustainability education. Along the way, Vahidi earned a distinction that will forever connect him to the program's history: he became the first PhD graduate of Purdue's EEE program.

An alumnus, industry leader and longtime advisory council member, Eric Larson has spent years helping students succeed through mentorship, service and philanthropy.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue University School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering (SEE) will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Oct. 15 with an afternoon of reflection, inspiration and connection, highlighting two decades of leadership in environmental engineering and sustainability.