Institute for a Sustainable Future
Supporting research and partnerships to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, resilient, prosperous future.
Recent News and Upcoming Events
In the News
- Why Heat Waves of the Future May Be Even Deadlier Than Feared
- FNR's Hoverman receives Ag Research Award
- Purdue EEE and NC A&T Professors receive $3 million from NSF NRT for new graduate program focused on integrating environmental sustainability into corporate settings
- Purdue, FDA join Indiana produce growers in multiyear food safety study
- Forever Chemicals Are Everywhere - Here's How to Reduce Your Exposure to PFAs
- Smart controls for electrifying older homes
Featured Research Projects
Advancing Remote Sensing of the Biogeochemical State of Midwestern Inland Waters
Advancing Remote Sensing of the Biogeochemical State of Midwestern Inland Waters
PI: Keith Cherkauer (ABE)
Co-PIs: George Zhou (ABE/EEE); Cary Troy (Civil), Melba Crawford (Civil; AGRY)
Funding: NASA
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Development of PFAS-free Firefighting Foam
Development of PFAS-free fire extinguishing foam based on new siloxane-based surfactant formulations & time-released foam additives
PI: Carlos Martinez
Co-PIs: Jason Hoverman, Maria Sepulveda, Jeffery Youngblood
Funding: Dept of Defense, SERDP
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Featured Story
Purdue to help fight ‘forever chemicals’ in economy-boosting NSF-funded Great Lakes project
Writer/Media contact: Amy Raley
Purdue University will play a significant role in the Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine (or ReNEW), a new National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engine that aims to discover, develop and deploy novel technologies to clean the Great Lakes while also attracting water-intensive manufacturers, and new jobs, to the Midwestern region.