Past News
Beyond Catastrophe A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View
November 3, 2022
Discussion of climate change and a warming well includes quote by ISF director Matt Huber.
Beyond Catastrophe A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View
Indiana's Fall Pumpkin Yields Could Vary, Depending on Summer Rainfall Irrigation
October 13, 2022
Indiana is one of the nation's largest pumpkin producers, cultivating around 6,000 acres each year. Affiliate Stephen Meyers (HLA) discusses how summer rainfall impacts pumpkin crop yield.
Indiana's Fall Pumpkin Yields Could Vary, Depending on Summer Rainfall Irrigation
Rainwater Collected in the Andes Mountains Contains Fingerprints of Atmospheric Processes
October 13, 2022
Water Research Community co-lead Lisa Welp (EAPS) researched with a NEXUS team in the Andes; their findings could impact how climate models are tested in the region.
Rainwater Collected in the Andes Mountains Contains Fingerprints of Atmospheric Processes
Wetlands Task Force Releases Final Report
October 13, 2022
This week the Indiana Wetland Task Force, has released its final report, which emphasizes the critical need for more wetland preservation and restoration in Indiana. Former leader of ISF’s water community, Sarah McMillan (EEE), helped coordinate informational webinars surround this wetlands bill in 2020 and served on the governor’s taskforce representing the C4E. Several additional faculty, including Jane Frankenberger (AG & BE), Jake Hosen (FNR) , Jason Hoverman (FNR), and Cliff Johnston (AGRY), helped advance support for wetland protections
Something's in the Air: It's Nanoplastic Pollution
October 13, 2022
Affiliate Alexander Laskin (CHEM) led a research study on how pipe repair techniques are sending nanoplastics into the atmosphere along with ISF affiliates Brandon Boor (CE) and Andrew Whelton (CE & EEE)
Purdue Community Celebrates the Launch of the Institute for a Sustainable Future
October 13, 2022
ISF communication intern Lauren Wetterrau compiled this great video montage for photos from our September 21st launch party. EVPRP Theresa Mayer helped kick off the festivities with director Matt Huber, managing director Lynne Dahmen and dozens of faculty.
Purdue Community Celebrates the Launch of the Institute for a Sustainable Future
Indiana Wetlands Task Force Final Report Favors Wetlands Protection
October 13, 2022
Purdue ISF affiliate Jake Hosen weighs in with IER reporter Enrique Saenz about the results of the IN wetlands task force as summarized in their final report and the importance of isolate wetlands for flood mitigation and ecosystem health.
Indiana Wetlands Task Force Final Report Favors Wetlands Protection
Purdue team introduces advance in automatic forest mapping technology
October 5, 2022
How lightning travels from the sky to the ground inspired the concept behind a new algorithmic approach to digitally separate individual trees from their forests in automatic forest mapping.
Purdue team introduces advance in automatic forest mapping technology
Rainwater collected in the Andes Mountains contains fingerprints of atmospheric processes
October 3, 2022
The Andes Mountains of Peru hold key evidence of the world’s most precious resource: water. Ice cores on the mountains reveal stable isotope signatures of warm and cold spells in the past and even cave stalactites store information about the water that has poured down over this region for thousands of years.
Rainwater collected in the Andes Mountains contains fingerprints of atmospheric processes
Breakthrough could transform single-use plastics recycling
September 27, 2022
Microplastics (small pieces of plastic that retain their original carbon-carbon bond) pose a particular health risk, because of their minute sizes (less than 100 micrometers) and ability to move up the food chain and be ingested by humans.