Past News
Corn zein offers alternative for meat analogues
September 9, 2021
Bruce Hamaker, director of the Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research and distinguished professor of food science, has discovered a means for replicating animal protein textures to near perfection—with corn zein—a protein in corn.
Invisible, devastating and sustaining: Research explores mysterious microfungi
August 31, 2021
The world around you is teeming with life you can’t see. Plants, soil, water, insects – even your hair and skin – are home to microfungi, and they both sustain and devastate life on our planet.
Invisible, devastating and sustaining: Research explores mysterious microfungi
Post-doc in Cannon Lab Wins Prestigious NIH K Award
August 30, 2021
As a post-doctoral researcher in Professor Jason Canon’s lab at Purdue, Dr. Shreesh Sammi has been looking into the neurotoxicity of forever chemicals known as PFAS.
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Scientific Animations Without Borders scales knowledge for impact
August 27, 2021
How do you make access to scientific knowledge more democratic for people around the world?
Scientific Animations Without Borders scales knowledge for impact
Two College of Agriculture professors tapped for EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board
August 25, 2021
Sylvie Brouder, professor of agronomy, and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe, director of the Center for Global Trade Analysis (GTAP) and agricultural economics research professor, were recently appointed to the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB). This is Brouder’s second appointment to the SAB.
Two College of Agriculture professors tapped for EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board
Lab Culture: Linda Nie Lab
August 24, 2021
Linda Nie, professor in the Purdue University School of Health Sciences, has developed multiple ways of measuring metallic levels and the effects of metals in humans and animals.
Research Team with Purdue Co-PI Awarded NSF Grant
August 18, 2021
Center affiliate and assistant professor of Political Science and Civil Engineering David Yu is a Co-PI on a team from Virginia Tech University that was recently awarded $1.6 million from the National Science Foundation to study the resilience, adaptability, and vulnerabilities of important groundwater resources.
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Post-doc Focus: Anna Erwin
August 12, 2021
While images of fires, floods and drought fill the news, researchers across Purdue continue to work towards identifying potential solutions. Dr. Anna Erwin, a post-doctoral scholar in Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, will be supported in her work through a recently awarded USDA NIFA-AFRI postdoctoral fellowship through their Education and Workforce Development program.
Jennifer Freeman takes on Role of Interim Director for Purdue’s Center for the Environment
August 9, 2021
Jennifer L. Freeman, Professor of Toxicology in the School of Health Sciences, assumed the role of Interim Director of Purdue’s Center for the Environment on August 1, 2021.
National Science Foundation Grant Awarded to CIPP Solutions Team
July 29, 2021
Water infrastructure is critical to the safety and economic health of communities. The restoration and maintenance of water supply and wastewater infrastructure are ongoing challenges for the Nation. Center affiliates Jonathan Shannahan (Health Sci) and Andrew Whelton (CE, EEE), members of the Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) Solutions Group, were recently awarded $330,000 from the National Science Foundation for their project “Towards an Improved Understanding of Plastic Pollutant Generation and Minimization Processes for Cured-in-Place-Pipe Manufacture.”
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