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Signatures of the Space Age: Spacecraft Metals Left in the Wake of Humanity's Path to the Stars

October 26, 2023

As featured in Purdue Today, Dan Cziczo (EAPS) discusses the fingerprints the Space Age is leaving on one of the most remote parts of the planet, the stratosphere.

Signatures of the Space Age: Spacecraft Metals Left in the Wake of Humanity's Path to the Stars

Industrial Engineering, "Next Up!" Podcast

October 26, 2023

On episode two of the Industrial Engineering podcast, "Next UP!", affiliate David Johnson (IE/PoliSci) sits down with podcast host Daniel Roberts to discuss a wide variety of topics

Industrial Engineering, "Next Up!" Podcast

Researchers Aim to Introduce Sustainable Wood School Furniture to U.S. Market

October 26, 2023

Eva Haviarova (FNR) and Henry Quesada (FNR) are working to utilize hardwoods, which would otherwise be abandoned or discarded due to oversupply, to produce wooden furniture for the U.S. market, while providing woodworking jobs and training for underprivileged individuals.

Researchers Aim to Introduce Sustainable Wood School Furniture to U.S. Market

Climate Change Projections Update the Red-Hot Summer of 2023

October 19, 2023

ISF Director Matthew Huber (EAPS) was featured in an edition of Wilson Center NOW discussing the record-breaking heat of the summer of 2023 and the high number of extreme weather events that have been experienced around the globe.

Climate Change Projections Update the Red-Hot Summer of 2023

Sustainability and Energy Topics Bring Together Purdue Scientists and Engineers from West Lafayette and Indianapolis

October 19, 2023

Purdue University scientists and engineers including ISF affiliates from both West Lafayette and the new Purdue University in Indianapolis came together in Indiana’s capital city on Thursday (Oct. 5) to participate in an inaugural workshop for Purdue collaborations on sustainability.

Sustainability and Energy Topics Bring Together Purdue Scientists and Engineers from West Lafayette and Indianapolis

ISF Affiliates Among Professors to Receive the 2023-2024 John Martinson Honors College's Breakthrough Research Award

October 19, 2023

Congratulations to the research team consisting of affiliates Roli Wilhelm (AGRY), Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi (BPP), with Laramy Enders (ENTO) for receiving a 2023-2024 John Martinson Honors College’s Breakthrough Research Award! They will bring a team of faculty and undergraduate researchers to the Indiana Dunes to enhance the growth and climate resilience of native plant species, such as American bittersweet, by better understanding and managing the interactions between plant and microbes.

ISF Affiliates Among Professors to Receive the 2023-2024 John Martinson Honors College's Breakthrough Research Award

AAE students to develop new satellite remote sensing method for Earth monitoring

October 19, 2023

ISF affiliate James Garrison's (AAE) students Sidd Subramanyam (AAE) and Archana Choudhari (AAE) have recently secured funding from NASA for assessing if Signals of Opportunity (SoOp) methods can be used to take measurements on Earth’s surface concerning root-zone soil and sea surface height measurements to show dynamics of coastal zones, including erosion, sea level rise, and tsunamis moisture.

AAE students to develop new satellite remote sensing method for Earth monitoring

Purdue Survey Delves into Brand-name Food and Beverage Preferences of Consumers

October 19, 2023

Joseph Balagtas (Ag Econ) published a survey-based report that assesses food spending, consumer satisfaction and values, support of agricultural and food policies, and trust in information sources.

Purdue Survey Delves into Brand-name Food and Beverage Preferences of Consumers

Deadly Humid Heat could hit Billions, Spread as far as US Midwest, Study says

October 11, 2023

lSF Director Matthew Huber's (EAPS) recent study was featured in Reuters, discussing the struggle billions of people could face to survive deadly periods of humid heat within this century as temperatures continue to rise.

Deadly Humid Heat could hit Billions, Spread as far as US Midwest, Study says

ISF to Support PARI and Other Purdue Researchers in Partnership with Abt Associates on a $49 Million Award from USAID

October 11, 2023

Climate change is a threat to all and challenges us to innovate in key areas: mitigation, adaptation and resilience,” said Matthew Huber, the David E. Ross Director of the Purdue Institute for a Sustainable Future and professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences. “We are pleased to be part of this project, working with terrific partners.

ISF to Support PARI and Other Purdue Researchers in Partnership with Abt Associates on a $49 Million Award from USAID