Past News
Riley Barta receives ASHRAE New Investigator Award
April 24, 2024
Congratulations to Riley Barta (ME) on receiving the New Investigator Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) to investigate the practical challenges of low-Global Warming Potential zeotropic refrigerant mixtures.
Gao creates tools to determine how customers decide their preferred airport
April 24, 2024
Yi Gao (Polytechnic) recently completed a project that relates to airports' "catchment areas", the origin points of their passengers from various data sources.
Gao creates tools to determine how customers decide their preferred airport
Purdue-invented concrete strength sensing system finalist for Edison Award
April 17, 2024
Congratulations to Luna Lu (CE/ Materials Eng) on being selected as a finalist for an Edison Award in the Critical Human Infrastructure category for her invention of award-winning technology to improve concrete-paved highways, bridges, and other concrete structures.
Purdue-invented concrete strength sensing system finalist for Edison Award
Purdue-Developed Technology Recycles Critical Minerals From Used Batteries
April 17, 2024
Featured in an article by WISHTV.COM 8, ReElement Technologies is using technology by Linda Wang (Chemical Eng) that she has spent perfecting over the last 40 years taking used batteries to extract rare earth elements.
Purdue-Developed Technology Recycles Critical Minerals From Used Batteries
Lead from old paint and pipes is still a harmful and deadly hazard in millions of US homes
April 17, 2024
Aaron Specht (HSCI) was featured in an article from The Conversation discussing how his lab is using novel technology to screen humans for lead and other environmental toxicants.
Lead from old paint and pipes is still a harmful and deadly hazard in millions of US homes
ISF Springfest Booth Engages Hundreds of Visitors
April 16, 2024
The ISF booth at Springfest 2024 engaged hundreds of visitors with "taxidermic" displays of student-designed PokéBio pocket monsters based on endangered species as well as trading cards featuring endangered species in Indiana.
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Purdue earns high ranking for campuswide sustainability efforts
April 11, 2024
Purdue has been ranked No. 12 of 210 institutions in the United States and No. 93 out of 1,403 institutions worldwide for sustainability by QS, an analytics organization. We at ISF are extremely proud to be apart of those efforts!
Purdue earns high ranking for campuswide sustainability efforts
Scientists from dozens of countries coming to Purdue for forestry collaboration in Science-i Bridging Worlds Workshop
April 11, 2024
Jingjing Liang (FNR), and his colleagues in Science-i have created the Global Big Ideas Competition and the Bridging Worlds Workshop. The event will feature experts in the forestry and data sciences.
Scientists from dozens of countries coming to Purdue for forestry collaboration in Science-i Bridging Worlds Workshop
Let go of the thermostat: predictive heating control system demonstrates huge energy savings
April 11, 2024
Davide Ziviani (ME) and Kevin Kircher (ME) were featured in an article discussing their recent publication on efficient electric heat pumps that can replace fossil-fueled heating systems that could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Let go of the thermostat: predictive heating control system demonstrates huge energy savings
Promoting beneficial gut microbes with whole-food dietary fiber
April 11, 2024
Bruce Hamaker (Food Sci) was featured discussing his research on how -whole-food fibers help support a particular group of beneficial gut bacteria, Clostridia.
Promoting beneficial gut microbes with whole-food dietary fiber