Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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  August 19, 2024

  Recapping summer 2024 at Purdue University Northwest

  During summer 2024, Purdue University Northwest engaged its neighboring communities with impactful programming that celebrated and uplifted cultures, educated young children with hands-on activities and provided important school resources for families.

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  July 26, 2024

  Industrious: Why Trailblazer Chenn Zhou Isn’t Worried About AI Disruption in Steel Manufacturing

  Chenn Zhou, Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) founding director and NIPSCO Distinguished Professor of Engineering Simulation at PNW, recently sat down for a Q&A interview with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy.

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  June 26, 2024

  PNW Civil Engineering students repeat as national champions at surveying competition

  Purdue University Northwest (PNW) Civil Engineering students emerged victorious as national champions for a second consecutive year at the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI) Surveying collegiate competition.

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  April 29, 2024

  Purdue University Northwest hosts regional civil engineering student symposium

  Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineering hosted 330 students for the ASCE Indiana/Kentucky Student Symposium in mid-April 2024.

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  March 6, 2024

  PNW Celebrates Student, Faculty and Staff Achievements

  Purdue University Northwest recognized several exemplary students, faculty and staff members, nominated by their institutional peers, for accomplishments relating to their on-campus community-building and leadership.

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  February 21, 2024

  Federal officials tout recent multimillion dollar research grants for CIVS during tour

  In celebration of several recent multimillion dollar research grants from the U.S. DOE, Geri Richmond, DOE Under Secretary for Science and Innovation, and Rep. Mrvan toured the CIVS space and listened to brief presentations emphasizing the far-reaching impacts CIVS projects serve for industrial innovation, decarbonization, digital transformation, workforce development and community and industry relations.

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  November 28, 2023

  Taking flight: Meet 2023 PNW graduate Azrael Jimenez

  As a child riding in his parents’ car, Azrael Jimenez, ’23, would wonder how vehicles were able to stop. That interest in brake systems started him on the path to earning a bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering and Sciences at Purdue University Northwest (PNW).

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  September 18, 2023

  PNW Named Among 2024 Best Midwest Universities by U.S. News & World Report

  Purdue University Northwest earned recognitions for several undergraduate programs and social mobility in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 annual Best Colleges rankings, released Monday, Sept. 18.

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  June 21, 2023

  Purdue University Northwest ASCE surveying team takes first place at national competition

  Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student surveying team made PNW history by winning the 2023 ASCE Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI) Surveying Society-wide Finals Competition.

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  February 27, 2023

  Student Spotlight: Thomas Stobbe

  The School of Engineering is #PNWEngineeringProud of Thomas Stobbe. He will graduate in December 2023 with his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.