November 2025 - Cce-graduates-list

Graduate Technical Writing Course - Summer 2025
by Ricksy, Jennifer R 19 May '26

19 May '26

We are offering the Grad Technical Writing course with Case Tompkins in summer 2025 and have 19 spots available. The course is being offered as CE 49700 (CRN: 35349). The course begins June 16, 2025. Please see the course description attached. Requirements for the course: * Students should have a research paper with a relatively complete first draft already written by the first day of class. This paper must be intended for eventual publication. * This is a 1.0 credit course that will be graded as Pass/No Pass, therefore cannot be used to meet the requirements for their degree. * It is expected that the student will participate for the full semester. Feel free to register if you are interested and meet the requirements for the course. Regards, Jenny Jenny Ricksy Burke Graduate Program Administrator Ph: 765-494-2436 Email: jricksy(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jricksy@purdue.edu> Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering 550 Stadium Mall Drive - HAMP 1141G West Lafayette, IN 47907 Current Residential Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Current Current Online Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Online/curriculum Prospective Residential Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Degree-Requirements Prospective Online Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Online

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Upcoming MSCE Defense Dates
by Ricksy, Jennifer R 07 May '26

07 May '26

Please visit https://engineering.purdue.edu/CCE/Academics/Graduate/Current/Abstracts to find details on the upcoming defense dates for: MSCE: Name Date & Time Location Advisor Area of Study Jain, Nimisha<https://engineering.purdue.edu/CCE/Academics/Graduate/Current/Abstracts/MS_…> Jul 15, 2024 @ 09:00am BOWN 1003 Varma STR Mittal, Nikhil<https://engineering.purdue.edu/CCE/Academics/Graduate/Current/Abstracts/MS_…> Jul 15, 2024 @ 02:00pm BOWN 1003 Varma STR Regards, Jenny Jenny Ricksy Burke Graduate Program Administrator Ph: 765-494-2436 Fax: 765-494-0395 Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering Purdue University 550 Stadium Mall Drive - HAMP 1141 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051

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Student Reminders
by Ricksy, Jennifer R 16 Feb '26

16 Feb '26

Hello CCE Grad Students, Please read over the reminders below: New students: * Be sure that you have met any conditions imposed on your admission by the Graduate School. You can return to your admission letter and find any conditions on the second page. Typical conditions include submitting final transcripts from all institutions listed on your application, showing that all courses have been completed and presenting your official bachelor's diploma, showing that your degree has been awarded, to the Graduate School. You can have your final transcripts emailed to the Graduate School directly from your undergraduate institution (send them to gradadm(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gradadm@purdue.edu>) or you can have hardcopies mailed to: Purdue Graduate School 155 S Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907 * The registrar and bursar may also have placed holds on your account for financial responsibility and emergency contact information. If you have these holds, here is some information on how to get them removed. Please note that these are added once a year by the Registrar - so you will have to update the information repeatedly during your program. * Emergency contact help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrOEx1Ihf00<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtu…> * Financial responsibility help: https://www.purdue.edu/treasurer/finance/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1.Finan… * Also, please remember that all new graduate students must enroll in CE 69100 - Grad Student Orientation seminar in their first semester unless they have a time conflict with another course. In that case, please take CE 691 in your second semester. All students: * Please be sure that you have updated your current address on your myPurdue account to reflect your local address. * If you have an update to your initial advisor - please let me know so that I can make the change to your myPurdue account. * As a Purdue Graduate student in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, there are certain certifications that we require you to complete. Some of these are coordinated by university-wide offices, others are tracked by the CCE Grad Office and some are certified through Brightspace/WebCert. Here is a list of the certifications that the Civil Grad Office would like to ensure that you are aware of and completing in a timely manner: * Equal Access/Equal Opportunity (EA/EO) - Harassment and Discrimination: Prevention and Response Training. This training is offered by the Office of the Vice President for Ethics & Compliance (OVPEC) and links to more information can be found at: http://www.purdue.edu/ethics/ed-training/gradsessions.html. * Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). There is an in-person workshop requirement and an online module requirement for RCR. We make the RCR requirement a part of the CE 691 - Grad Student Orientation, so most students will have met the requirement with completion of CE 691. Instructions for completing the online portion are available at: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Current/Forms/Responsi…. The online portion should be renewed every five years. If you were not able to attend the in-person component of the requirement during CE 691 - you should attend an RCR workshop offered by the Graduate School. Schedules are available at: https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/professional-development/workshops/index.…. * Safety Training - A general training presentation is offered as a session of CE 691. We also offer the Lyles School of Civil Engineering/Right to Know Training online at: https://www.eventreg.purdue.edu/WebCert/Heading.aspx, that must be updated annually. Area labs will also have specific training requirements. * Other certifications not coordinated through the CE Grad Office: * Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)/Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) - Students with TA assignments will need to complete these certifications, as required to comply with Federal Law. Completed on Brightspace/WebCert. Must be renewed annually. * Respecting Boundaries. The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act, a federal law, requires all new incoming students to receive primary prevention and awareness education about sexual violence. The OVPEC office coordinates the completion of this online program at admission/during a students' first semester. If it's not completed by the deadline, a hold will be placed on your registration. Continuing students should not have to worry about this program, it would have been completed in your first semester and at this time it's not required to renew, however I wanted to include it on this list as a reminder. * Please check your transcripts/grades at least once a semester to ensure that you are registered correctly, and all grades have been posted. The registrar allows one year from the original date of enrolling in a course/research hours to update a grade. It is your responsibility to make sure things are updated in a timely fashion. Incomplete or failing grades can affect your graduation and for international students, can cause you to be out of compliance with immigration. * Master's students should have their plan of study on file by the end of their second semester. Students in the 4+1 program and those MSCE students planning to graduate in two semesters, need to complete their plan in their first MSCE semester. PhD students should have their plan done by the end of their third semester. You can find the link to the Plan of Study Workshop presentation at: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Current. Once the plan has been approved, you can make changes to coursework, committee members and thesis vs non-thesis. * Graduation procedures and deadlines can be found at: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Current/Graduating_Stu…. * If you have legal questions - there is an office on campus that may be able to help you: https://www.purdue.edu/odos/sls/. * If you need some information on how the Purdue medical insurance plan works - or how the medical system works in general, you can find some information at www.purdue.edu/push<http://www.purdue.edu/push>. You can also stop by the Student Insurance office in PUSH 338 or 340. The office is open M-F 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Lastly, we encourage all students (especially thesis option master's and PhD students) to work with their advisor on a career development plan. * You can find the Student Mentoring Handbook and Individual Development Planning (IDP) Worksheet at: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Academics/Graduate/ProfessionalDevelopm… * Think about what you expect of your advisor * Find out what your advisor expects of you * Plans will evolve overtime, make sure you meet with your committee regularly (at least once a year). PhD students: Once you have an approved plan of study, its required that you hold an Annual Meeting<https://engineering.purdue.edu/CCE/Academics/Graduate/Current/Forms/PhD-Ann…> with your committee. * Be intentional about your career planning Regards, Jenny Jenny Ricksy Burke Graduate Program Administrator Ph: 765-494-2436 Fax: 765-494-0395 Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Purdue University 550 Stadium Mall Drive Delon and Elizabeth Hampton Hall of Civil Engineering-Room 1141 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051

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December 2025 Graduation Candidate Workshop
by Jennifer R Ricksy 07 Jan '26

07 Jan '26

The December 2025 Candidate Workshop is September 10, 2025, from 3:00 - 4:30 pm in ARMS 1103. All December 2025 Graduation Candidates (thesis and non-thesis option) must attend. We will be discussing paperwork requirements and deadlines, and issues relevant to thesis preparation and deposit. If you plan to graduate in May 2026, we recommend that you attend as well, so that you know what to prepare for - although there will be a candidate workshop early in the spring semester. You can find helpful candidate information at: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Current/Graduating_Stu…. Regards, Jenny Jenny Ricksy Burke Graduate Program Administrator Ph: 765-494-2436 Email: jricksy(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jricksy@purdue.edu> Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering 550 Stadium Mall Drive - HAMP 1141G West Lafayette, IN 47907 Current Residential Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Current Current Online Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Online/curriculum Prospective Residential Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Degree-Requirements Prospective Online Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Online

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Fall 2025 Civil and Construction Faculty awards voting is now open!
by Karyssa Graham 12 Dec '25

12 Dec '25

We invite you to vote for your favorite instructor for this term. [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/spacer.gif]<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/48764673/1652423600/80194456/0/1005585/?72f7…> View as a Web page<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/48764673/1652423600/107089923/0/1005585/?b44…> [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/eng-construction-engineering-management/LSCCE…] [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/spacer.gif] Fall 2025 Civil and Construction Engineering Faculty Awards—voting is now open! [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/spacer.gif] [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/eng-construction-engineering-management/a_per…] [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/spacer.gif] ➡️ Vote for your favorite instructor for this term! ⬅️ [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/spacer.gif] Harold Munson Award * Recognizing an outstanding faculty teacher of any CE course * Junior, senior, and graduate students in CCE are eligible to vote Roy E. and Myrna Wansik Award * Recognizing an outstanding faculty teacher of a CE core/breadth undergraduate course<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/48764673/1652423600/104860212/0/1005585/?x=a…> * All Civil/Construction Engineering undergraduate students are eligible to vote Ross Judson Buck '07 Memorial Award * Recognizing an outstanding undergraduate faculty mentor * Only seniors in Civil Engineering are eligible to vote [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/spacer.gif] [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/spacer.gif] VOTE<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/48764673/1652423600/107607518/0/1005585/?x=2…> [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/spacer.gif] [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/spacer.gif] Voting now through December 12th 2025! [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/spacer.gif] © 2017 Purdue University, An equal access/equal opportunity university This email was sent by: Purdue University 550 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 [https://mailimages.purdue.edu/purdueuniversity/PU_SIG_Logo_RGB__PU-H-Full-R…]<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/48764673/1652423600/71786932/0/1005585/?x=21…>

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CEGSAC | Just Dance
by Civil Engineering Graduate Student Advisory Council, 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

Hello CCE Graduates, Our next weekly sports event will be Just Dance! See the flyer attached and information below for more details: Date:📅 December 1st, 2025 Time:⌚ 7-8 PM Location:📍HAMP 2108 We hope to see you there! Sports, Health, and Wellness Committee Purdue CEGSAC

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Health and Wellbeing Scholarship Fall 2025
by Jennifer R Ricksy 26 Nov '25

26 Nov '25

Hello CCE Graduate Students, We are accepting applications for the Fall 2025 Health and Wellbeing Scholarship. Purpose: The Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering recognizes the importance of maintaining your health and wellbeing as a graduate student. To help alleviate some of the financial burden that graduate students are subject to through healthcare, daycare and insurance costs, the Burke CE Graduate Program offers this Scholarship. The Health and Wellbeing Scholarship has two categories: 1) Childcare/Dependent Care and 2) Individual Wellbeing Care. For fall 2025, we will have a total of twenty scholarships - ten $500 scholarships available in each category. The Childcare/Dependent Care scholarship is meant to help with the challenges of raising a family. The scholarship funds can be used for medical expenses, daycare or after-school care costs, and food security, etc. The Individual Wellbeing Care scholarship is meant to help individual students with health and wellbeing expenses such as medical expenses and food security. The scholarships will be processed through the Bursar's office and the student's myPurdue account and will first be applied to any outstanding balances owed to the University. Students are eligible to receive a Health and Wellbeing Scholarship once every two years. Eligibility: One application per household. Graduate students must be: * Enrolled in at least 3 credits in a residential master's or Ph.D. program in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering during the award semester. * Must have completed at least one semester in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering graduate program. * Must be in good standing with the University (not on academic or other probation) If you are interested in applying, please complete the attached application and return it to jricksy(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jricksy@purdue.edu> by December 3, 2025. We anticipate continuing this scholarship offer in future semesters as long as the funding is available. Regards, Jenny Jenny Ricksy Burke Graduate Program Administrator Ph: 765-494-2436 Email: jricksy(a)purdue.edu<mailto:jricksy@purdue.edu> Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering 550 Stadium Mall Drive - HAMP 1141G West Lafayette, IN 47907 Current Residential Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Current Current Online Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Online/curriculum Prospective Residential Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Degree-Requirements Prospective Online Students: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Graduate/Online

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Upcoming Professional Development Workshops
by Jennifer R Ricksy 26 Nov '25

26 Nov '25

Below are next week's workshop offerings. [cid:F46A80EC6599E04E8DEDB385B8A1CFCA@namprd22.prod.outlook.com] Register here: https://gspd.gosignmeup.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgspd.gosi…> Sincerely, Becky Engwall Professional Development Program Administrator Purdue University Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars O: 765-496-9072 M: 765-543-5989 E: engwall(a)purdue.edu<mailto:engwall@purdue.edu> 155 S. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 | Young Hall https://www.purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/professional-development/ Responsibility | Arranger | Activator | Ideation | Adaptability Medical Leave: 11/27/2025 - 1/19/2026

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Reminder for the gingerbread event
by Ishaan Mussenal basavaraja naik 25 Nov '25

25 Nov '25

Dear CE Graduate Students, I hope you are well! This is a reminder to register for our Gingerbread House Making Event on December 2nd at 5:30pm-7pm! Come along to take a break from studying and celebrate the festive period with your peers. Gingerbread House kits, snacks and hot chocolate will be provided. Please register your interest here: https://forms.gle/ggvBp33NhafnWPPk9 Please see the attached flyer and event information below. Event Details: 🗓 Date: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 ⏰ Time: 5:30pm-7pm (EST) 📍 Location: Hampton Hall of Civil Engineering, Room 2107 We hope to see you there! Kind regards, Ishaan Mussenal Basavaraja Naik MSCE Student, Purdue University (CEGSAC OPR Co-Chair) Get Outlook for Android<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2F…>

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Farewell Messages for Professor G.S. - CEGSAC Photobook
by Esha Mahul Visram 24 Nov '25

24 Nov '25

Dear CE Graduate Students, Professor G.S. is leaving the department at the end of this semester and CEGSAC are preparing a photobook with messages for him. This form will be open until 12pm on 2nd December, so please send your messages soon. Please use this form to leave your messages: https://forms.gle/BM3Xr16dCyg3wN8a9<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle…> Thank you! Kind regards, Esha Visram MSCE Student, Purdue University (CEGSAC CCO Co-Chair) MEng Civil Engineering Graduate, University College London (UCL) ICE QUEST Scholar at Ferrovial Construction

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