Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering - Purdue University

Exciting news! Research co-authored by Gaia Cervini (MSCE 2022, PhD 2026), Lavan Teja Burra, and CCE faculty Jinha Jung & Nadia Gkritza on the effect of environmental conditions on battery electric vehicle (BEV) adoption has been published in Sustainable Mobility and Transport, a Nature partner journal.

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Last call for story submissions! We want to hear from our community as we celebrate 50 years of Purdue Construction Engineering. Share your memories, photos, and experiences to help us honor our legacy—submissions close soon!

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A project team, led by Ayman Habib, has been awarded a nearly $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to generate digital twins, model fire spread, and conduct resilience studies to prevent and mitigate wildfires at the wildland-urban interface.

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🎉 Celebrating 50 Years of Construction Engineering🏗️

This year marks half a century of excellence in Construction Engineering—and we couldn’t have done it without our incredible alumni. Whether you graduated last year or decades ago, you’re a vital part of our legacy.

Join us as we reconnect, reminisce, and celebrate the achievements that have shaped our program over the past 50 years. Share your favorite memories in the comments, tag fellow alumni, and get ready for special anniversary events!

📅 Wednesday, June 17
🕕 6:00pm to 8:00pm
📍Orlando, FL

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Dr. Zhi (George) Zhou, Associate Professor of Civil and Construction Engineering and Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering, has received the Robert G. Wetzel Award for Water Quality from the American Institute of Hydrology.

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Dr. Nusrat Jung, Assistant Professor in Purdue University’s Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering, has been elected Treasurer-Elect of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), the world’s leading scientific society dedicated to indoor environmental quality research.

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Hey Cincinnati alumni & industry friends! Don’t miss out—join us on June 2 to kick off our summer huddles and celebrate 50 incredible years of construction engineering at Purdue. 🎉 We’re giving away a signed Matt Painter basketball and two tickets to a men’s basketball game (date TBD)! Bring your Boilermaker spirit, connect with fellow alumni, and be part of the fun!

📆Tuesday, June 2
⏰6:00pm to 8:00pm ET
📍OneNKY Center, Haile / Foundation Room, Covington, KY

Registration link: https://bit.ly/42CUJUW

Special thanks to Paul Hemmer Company and Paul Hemmer Jr for sponsoring this event.

Brian H. Magnuson, a Ph.D. student in Associate Professor Brandon E. Boor’s research group in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Purdue University, has received a 2026–2027 Graduate Student Grant-in-Aid Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

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