Past News
Early Career Editorial Board of Indoor Environments
September 4, 2024
Congratulations to Nusrat Jung (CCE) on being appointed to the Early Career Editorial Board of Indoor Environments, published by Elsevier.
Purdue Polytechnic research team receives $900,000 NSF award to research engineering, technology students' problem solving, collaboration skills
September 4, 2024
Congratulations to Jin Wei-Kocsis (CIT) and her research team on receiving funding for their project: "Enabling Next-Gerneration HyFlex Field Laboratories through an Innovative Learner-In-The-Loop Multi-Robot System."
Purdue Polytechnic research team receives $900,000 NSF award to research engineering, technology students' problem solving, collaboration skills
Polytechnic founds new Applied AI Research Center, appoints founding directors
September 4, 2024
Byung-Cheol Min (CIT) was featured in an article discussing the recently founded center, the Applied AI Research Center (AARC), at which he is the founding director.
Polytechnic founds new Applied AI Research Center, appoints founding directors
Yu She co-principal investigator of NSF grant-winning research project
September 4, 2024
Congratulations to Yu She (IE) on receiving a research grant from NSF for a three year project titled, "Physics-empowered Vision-based Tactile Gel-Robots for Multi-physical Perception and Ultra-gentle Manipulation."
Yu She co-principal investigator of NSF grant-winning research project
Genomic analyses of prairie chickens cast doubt on species classifications
September 4, 2024
A study led by Andrew DeWoody (FNR) is featured in this article that will help assess genetic health and manage conservation efforts of the endangered specie, the prairie chicken.
Genomic analyses of prairie chickens cast doubt on species classifications
The Great Salt Lake Is Still Drying Up. Will It Affect Your Health? Yes.
September 4, 2024
Lisa Welp (EAPS) is featured in an article by Outside discussing how greenhouse gas emissions indirectly impact people worldwide by contributing to climate change.
The Great Salt Lake Is Still Drying Up. Will It Affect Your Health? Yes.
ISF Welcomes Two New Staff Members

September 3, 2024
The Institute for a Sustainable Future recently welcomed two new team members. At the start of the Fall 2024 semester, Tara Greene joined as the new operation manager and Valentina Negri joined as a research scientist.
Purdue’s Institute for a Sustainable Future leads DHS and NATO Workshop examining Security Impacts of Climate Change
August 30, 2024
Purdue’s Institute for a Sustainable Future led the implementation of a four-day workshop, “Unraveling the Cyber-Physical Infrastructure Climate Change (CPSICC) Nexus,” held from July 29–August 1, 2024, at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Conference Center in Washington, DC.
Introducing Laura Bowling as Head of Agronomy
August 28, 2024
Congratulations to Laura Bowling (ARGY) on being named the new department head of agronomy.
INAFSM Education and Outreach Award
August 28, 2024
Congratulations to Venkatesh Merwade (CE) on being selected by the Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (INAFSM) to receive their 2024 Education and Outreach Award.