Past News
Bowman Appointed Interim Dean of Purdue's College of Health and Human Sciences
October 11, 2023
Congratulations to ISF affiliate Aaron Bowman (HSCI) on being appointed as the interim dean for the College of Health and Human Sciences.
Bowman Appointed Interim Dean of Purdue's College of Health and Human Sciences
Midwestern Regional Climate Center Develops Soil Temperature Climatology Tool
October 11, 2023
The Midwestern Regional Climate Center, which is housed at Purdue University, is launching a new tool in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Midwest Climate Hub to provide soil temperature threshold information based on historical data from the last 30 years.
Midwestern Regional Climate Center Develops Soil Temperature Climatology Tool
Predicting Floods and Droughts
October 11, 2023
Venkatesh Merwade (CE) and Sanjiv Kumar are leading a team of researchers that are analyzing long-term river discharge data for the entire contiguous Untied States to learn how past, present and future changes in climate and land use are impacting river flow.
ISF Open House Recap
October 4, 2023
We would like to thank everyone that took the time to come to our ISF Open House last week. For those who were not able to attend, The Exponent recaps the event.
Developing Field Test to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Dozens of Host Species
October 4, 2023
Mohit Verma (ABE) led a team of researchers including ISF affiliates Gregory Fraley (Ani Sci) and Patrick Zollner (FNR) have received funding from the USDA to develop a field test that can measure and predict the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in a range of wildlife.
Developing Field Test to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Dozens of Host Species
Consumer Corner
October 4, 2023
The Consumer Corner series is back from summer break. Tune in each week for consumer-derived lessons from Nicole Olynk Widmar (AgEcon) and other Purdue faculty who are thinking differently about how consumer research can inform agribusiness decisions.
New September Patents
October 4, 2023
Congratulations to ISF affiliates Jae Hong Park (HSCI), Haiyan Wang (ME), and Jeffrey Youngblood (ME) on their newly issued patents.
Keeping it Cool: Germans and Americans Collaborate on Refrigeration
October 4, 2023
Davide Ziviani (ME) discusses his International Refrigeration and Compressor Course (IRCC) in which American students travel to Germany to spend a week touring through manufacturing plants and laboratories.
Keeping it Cool: Germans and Americans Collaborate on Refrigeration
LeafSpec LLC, a Purdue-connected Ag-tech Startup, to Compete for $3 million in Prizes
October 4, 2023
Jian Jin (ABE) LeafSpec's president and CEO, has developed a handheld plant phenotyping technology that can provide accurate and early detection of plant diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and stress from chemical sprays. The startup is one of 20 competing for $3 million in prize money during the Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit.
LeafSpec LLC, a Purdue-connected Ag-tech Startup, to Compete for $3 million in Prizes
Book of Great Teachers Celebrates Induction of New Faculty
October 4, 2023
Congratulations to ISF affiliates Dennis Buckmaster (ABE), Laura Bowling (AGRY), Christian Butzke (Food Sci), Liz Flaherty (FNR), Haley Frank Oliver (Food Sci), Chip Blatchley (CE/EEE), Inez Hua (CE/EEE), Michael Witt (Libraries) and Steve Hallett (HLA) on being inducted into the Book of Great Teachers.