Past News
The Local Impact of Climate Change Across Indiana
May 30, 2024
ISF Director Matt Huber (EAPS) is featured discussing the Indiana Climate Impacts Assessment and how climate change is impacting the state. He gives further insight into what the globe's biggest impactors are and how actions across the globe are effecting Hoosiers. Research into areas such as land restoration, balancing biodiversity, and agricultural advancements provide hope that adaptation is possible along with climate change.
Purdue, Google announces sustainability and AI research partnership
May 29, 2024
Purdue University and Google announced last Thursday a new collaborative research project that will explore the use of AI to develop innovative solutions for low carbon industrial building design. ISF affiliate Travis Horton (CE/ME) stated, "This collaboration is a testament to our commitment to sustainability and our belief in the transformative potential of AI."
Purdue, Google announces sustainability and AI research partnership
Jan Olek elected to ACI Committee on Nominations
May 29, 2024
Congratulations to Jan Olek (CE) on being selected to serve on the American Concrete Institute's (ACI) Committee on nominations for 2024-2025.
What Purdue researchers learned from the 2024 eclipse
May 29, 2024
The labs of ISF affiliates Bryan Pijanowski (FNR) and Brock Harpur (ENTM) ventured south the week of the eclipse to be in the path of totality. Pijanowski's lab recorded the sounds of nature before and during the eclipse and Harpur's lab focused on the visual observations.
Purdue Health Sciences researcher's innovative metabolic network makes advances toward Alzheimer's disease treatments
May 29, 2024
Priyanka Baloni (HSCI) is on a quest to understand the possible treatments options for Alzheimer's disease. In doing so, she built the first-ever human brain region-specific metabolic network that can map genes, metabolites, molecules and proteins in different regions of the brain.
Purdue Health Sciences researcher's innovative metabolic network makes advances toward Alzheimer's disease treatments
Purdue-led fishing expedition nets new pupfish family member in New Mexico
May 29, 2024
Andrew DeWoody (FNR) and eight collaborators from Purdue, Ohio State, Auburn, and Texas A&M universities have identified a new member on the genetic family tree of an endangered pupfish native to south-central New Mexico.
Purdue-led fishing expedition nets new pupfish family member in New Mexico
2024 HHS Study Aboard Leadership Award
May 29, 2024
Congratulations to Ellen Wells (HSCI) on receiving the 2024 HHS Study Aboard Leadership Award. This award recognizes HHS faculty and staff who demonstrate outstanding leadership and innovation in promoting, developing and implementing study board programs for HHS students.
John Couture named University Faculty Scholar for multifaceted research in plant and insect ecology
May 29, 2024
Congratulations to John Couture (ENTM/ FNR) on being named the 2024 University Faculty Scholar for his research spanning plant and insect ecology.
John Couture named University Faculty Scholar for multifaceted research in plant and insect ecology
U.S. Department of Energy 2024 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition
May 29, 2024
Congratulations to David Warsinger (ME) and the Purdue team on receiving second place overall, Best Poster and Community Connections Challenge Winner at the DOE's Marine Energy Collegiate Competition. Teams were tasked with creating solutions toc challenges within the blue economy.
U.S. Department of Energy 2024 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition
Govindaraju, Merwade recognized at 2024 EWRI Congress
May 29, 2024
Congratulations to Rao (GS) Govindaraju (CE) and Venkatesh Merwade (CE) on being recognized at the ASCE's 2024 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress. Govindaraju received the seminal paper award for a paper he co-authored, "Artificial Neural Networks in Hydrology.l: Preliminary Concepts and II: Hydrologic Applications." Merwade received the best technical paper award for his co-authored work, "Uncertainty Analysis and Quantification in Flood Insurance Rate Maps Using Bayesian Model Averaging and Hierachical BMA."