Concrete structures of the past weren't built to withstand the fury of an earthquake, but a groundbreaking solution from engineers at Purdue could change that. A research team led by Akanshu Sharma, the Jack and Kay Hockema Associate Professor in Civil Engineering and an expert in structural engineering hazard solutions, is testing a cost-effective, minimally invasive technique to fortify older concrete buildings against earthquakes, potentially saving lives and preserving structures worldwide.



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Congratulations to all of our students who earned their degrees! We’re incredibly proud to count you as our newest alumni — and we look forward to seeing you back on campus soon!

JUNE

June 13, 2025 

CCE Golf Open

June 19, 2025

Juneteenth - Class in Session

Ron Klemencic, chair and CEO of Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA), will receive an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the College of Engineering during the spring commencement ceremonies taking place at Elliott Hall of Music on Friday, May 16.

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Fundamental science can have a profound impact when discoveries and research are developed into tangible solutions that benefit the public. In this NSF Discovery Files podcast, Pablo Zavattieri, the Jerry M. and Lynda T. Engelhardt Professor in Civil Engineering, discusses how research into mosquitoes may translate into bio-inspired sensors that could help save lives.

J. Case Tompkins, Senior Lecturer in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, received the Excellence in Instruction Award for Lecturers presented by the College of Engineering at the Faculty & Lecturer Recognition Banquet on April 25, 2025.



PhD student Phani "Saketh" Dasika has received a 2025 CIGP Spring Symposium Doctoral Talk Award, presented by the Purdue Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP).

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The showcase is being held at the ASCE Civil Engineering Student Championships, hosted by California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, June 27-29, 2025.



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The Senior Design class is seen as both a rite of passage and the culmination of what a student at the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering has learned. For decades now, all students who have earned their BSCE at Purdue University have at least this one shared team project experience. This semester, alumnus Ron Klemencic (BSCE 1985, HDR 2025) further amplified the significance of the project though an $8,000 endowment awarded to the winning Senior Design team.

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Jordan Cross, a Ph.D. student in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, has been awarded the 2024 Stephen H. Rothblatt Memorial Scholarship by the Air & Waste Management Association – Lake Michigan States Section (AWMA-LMSS). The award was presented at the Annual Air Conference in Chicago.

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A team of Purdue University researchers has received the Technology Innovation Award at the 2025 IEEE PES Energy and Policy Forum Innovation Showcase for their work on Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer (DWPT).

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The Slag Cement Association (SCA) announced Chibueze Sylvester Ajuonuma and his research project, "Practical Implementation of Internally Cured Slag Cement Concrete Using Superabsorbent Polymers," as a winner of its 2024 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards. The winning projects were unveiled and celebrated on April 2, 2025, during the spring ACI Concrete Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Join us this summer at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex for the 62nd annual LSCCE Golf Open Tournament on Friday, June 13. This event is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the school. RSVP is open until June 6!