Past News
Arequipa Nexus Institute in Peru Receives $4 Million for Phase 3 Funding
January 8, 2024
In August 2023, the Arequipa Nexus Institute for Food, Water, and the Environment received $4 million in funding from the Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA) for a third phase of research collaboration. The institute collaborates with a multitude of faculty and students from a number of Purdue's colleges who work with faculty from UNSA. The goal is to build long-term collaborations that address environmental, agroeconomic and social challenges that create a sustainable future for the people of Arequipa. The projects in the third phase will continue to address challenges in the region while also improving the livelihoods of underserved highland communities. Read below for information on these new projects.
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Post Doc Research Associate Position
January 2, 2024
Seeking a postdoctoral researcher in environmental epidemiology to work with Dr. Ellen Wells’s lab on study dedicated to understand the role of environmental contaminants (metals, air pollution, VOCs, PFAS) on neurological health and epigenetics. The study will recruit both adults and children. This is an R01-funded community-engaged project focused on environmental injustice within northwestern Indiana. The postdoctoral researcher would be expected to assist with all aspects of the study, including recruitment, data collection, management, analysis, and reporting, as needed. The researchers will also assist with coordination among study partners, including multidisciplinary academic collaborators, community members and other stakeholders. This is a two-year full-time position; salary will be commensurate with NIH standards; extensions possible pending funding availability. The position is located within the School of Health Sciences at Purdue University. There are many resources for postdoctoral scholars at Purdue, including the Institute for a Sustainable Future, Advanced Methods at Purdue and more.
Showalter Trust adds Three Faculty Honorees, Funds 12 Early Career Faculty
December 6, 2023
Congratulations to Jennifer Freeman (HSCI) and Cankui Zhang (AGRY) on being named 2023 Showalter Faculty Scholars. Additional congratulations to Priyanka Baloni (HSCI), Qixin He (ENTM), and Kurt Ristroph (ABE) on receiving the 2023 Showalter Early Career Award.
Showalter Trust adds Three Faculty Honorees, Funds 12 Early Career Faculty
Purdue IoT Software Platform uses Gaming to Motivate Energy-efficient Behaviors in Residential Communities
December 6, 2023
Panagiota Karava (CE) is leading multidisciplinary research team including former ISF affiliate Leigh Raymond (U. Vermont) that has developed MySmartE, an eco-feedback and gaming platform for residential energy management.
Purdue IoT Software Platform uses Gaming to Motivate Energy-efficient Behaviors in Residential Communities
Great Lakes Now - River of Water and Sand
December 6, 2023
Cary Troy (CE), was featured in the PBS show, Great Lakes Now, discussing Indiana shoreline issues.
Gebisa Ejeta is Finding Lasting Solutions to Hunger
December 6, 2023
Gebisa Ejeta (AGRY) was featured in Vox's The 2023 Future Perfect list for his contributions to world hunger, with specific emphasis on his development of sorghum that can withstand droughts and parasites.
Will Climate Change Make Our Planet a Desert? Why "Uninhabitable" May be the Wrong Climate Framework
November 29, 2023
ISF Director Matt Huber (EAPS) was recently featured in Salon discussing regions that are negatively impacted by climate change and the resources necessary to keep regions habitable.
Will Climate Change Make Our Planet a Desert? Why "Uninhabitable" May be the Wrong Climate Framework
Congratulations Civil Engineering Faculty Affiliates
November 29, 2023
Congratulations to Nusrat Jung, Cary Troy, Brandon Boor, Andrew Whelton, David Yu, and Satish Ukkusuri on receiving a variety of faculty awards within Civil Engineering.
Purdue Joins Forces with UL Research Institutes to Create New Battery Safety Research Center
November 29, 2023
Congratulations to Partha Mukherjee (ME), is on being named the lead principal investigator for a new $4.5 million collaboration with the Electrochemical Safety Research Institute to study battery safety.
Purdue Joins Forces with UL Research Institutes to Create New Battery Safety Research Center
Hair Care Product Chemicals can Linger in the Air in Surprising Amounts
November 29, 2023
Nusrat Jung (CE) recently published a paper in Environmental Science & Technology discussing the discovery of several chemicals, specifically cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes, which are ever-present in hair care products.
Hair Care Product Chemicals can Linger in the Air in Surprising Amounts