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October e-Boos!
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Get some treats early today!
The Purdue Civil Engineering Student Advisory Council is hosting a boo-gle breakfast until 11 this morning — or until the snacks and
coffee run out. So hurry on down to Wood Commons and pick something up! Also, can you guess which professor that is supposed to be?
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Upcoming Events
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November
6th — Employer Day:
AtkinsRéalis, Wood Commons
7th — Employer Day: Walker Consultants, Wood Commons
12th — Employer Day: Crawford, Murphy, & Tilly, Wood Commons
13th — Employer Day: BF&S, Wood Commons
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Latest News
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NGTS Conference held at Purdue University
Purdue University hosted the 4th Annual Conference on Next Generation Transportation Systems (NGTS-4) on September 21st
and 22nd at the Purdue Discovery Park District in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The conference, themed “The Future of Travel – Leveraging AI and Advanced Analytics,” had a hybrid format (in-person
and virtual), and brought together researchers, professionals, and experts in the transportation industry to share their knowledge and ideas related to the theme.
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Study on steel bridges receives 2024 TPF Excellence Award
An INDOT study on the redundancy in built-up steel bridge members led by
Robert
Connor, Jack and Kay Hockema Professor in Civil Engineering and Director of CAI and S-BRITE, is the 2024 recipient of the Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) Excellence Award.
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HBCU Conference hosted by Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering held at Purdue University
The Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), centered at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, organized
its 3rd annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) conference held on September 27, 2024 at Purdue University's Discovery Park District in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The conference, themed “Technology solutions for a future of sustainable mobility,” brought together student researchers
from 4 HBCUs – Benedict College, Bowie State University, Central State University, and Prairie View A&M University – to share their knowledge and ideas in various subject areas related to the conference theme.
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$1.68 million from NSF granted to "ECO-CBET: Integrated Biochemical and Physicochemical Process to Recover Critical
Metals from Municipal Solid Waste in Landfills" for collaborative research
We have been throwing away treasure, according to Purdue EEE/ABE Professor Caitlin Proctor.
Proctor is a part of a collaborative research group looking to recover critical metals from landfills. The project recently
received ~$1.68
million from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Headed by Purdue EEE/CE Professor,
Amisha
Shah, this project collaborates with researchers from
Columbia
University,
Lafayette
College, as well as other Purdue researchers like Proctor and EEE/CE Professor Inez Hua. A key aspect of the investigation is using water
to collect and recycle precious materials.
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CCE alumni honored as inaugural members of Purdue Engineering 38 by 38 award
The Purdue
Engineering 38 by 38 award is inspired by the legacy of alumnus Neil Armstrong, who was 38 years old when he became the first person to set foot on the moon. The annual award honors 38 Purdue Engineering
alumni who are 38 years old and younger and have demonstrated an accelerated trajectory of professional success and made a significantly high impact in their field, organization, community or society as measured in units relative to their work.
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Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here’s what our investigation found
in East Palestine
In a new study released on the aftermath of the train derailment disaster in East
Palestine, Ohio, Professor Andrew Whelton describes the extent of the contamination, along with problems with the response and cleanup that, in some cases, increased the chances that people would be exposed to hazardous chemicals. It offers important lessons
to better protect communities in the future.
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Kike Garzon-Sabogal wins poster competition at 5th International Symposium on Geomechanics
PhD student Kike Garzon-Sabogal tied for first place from a field of approximately 70 entries in the poster competition at the 5th International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro held September
23-27 in Grenoble, France. IS-Grenoble 2024 is the fifth quadrennial international symposium organized under the auspices of Technical Committee 105 (Geomechanics from Micro to Macro) of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
(ISSMGE).
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Satish Ukkusuri named Hubert and Audrey Kleasen Professor in Civil Engineering
The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (Oct. 4) ratified the appointment of Satish Ukkusuri as the Hubert and Audrey Kleasen Professor in Civil Engineering
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Concrete sensor manufacturer Wavelogix receives $1M grant from National Science Foundation
Wavelogix, a manufacturer of novel, patented concrete strength sensors invented by Luna Lu, Reilly Professor of Civil Engineering and Wavelogix's founder, has received a $999,910 Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Rao "G.S." Govindaraju receives AIH's 2024 Charles V. Theis Award for Groundwater
Rao "G.S." Govindaraju, Bowen Engineering Head of Civil and Construction Engineering and Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke
Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering, has been recognized by the American Institute of Hydrology with the Charles Vernon (C.V.) Theis Award for Groundwater.
The Charles Vernon (C.V.) Theis Award was established in 1986 to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions
in groundwater hydrology. Charles V. Theis graduated with a PhD from the University of Cincinnati in June 1929 and made numerous contributions to the field of groundwater science throughout his life.
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