Purdue University has received a National Science Foundation grant to establish the Regional Resilience Innovation Incubator (R2I2): Midwest Agrivoltaics for Resilient Communities. This initiative aims to help rural Midwest communities withstand extreme weather by integrating agriculture with solar energy systems. The Phase 1 award positions Purdue to compete for up to $15 million in Phase 2 funding.
Dr. Ximena E. Bernal, a professor in Purdue University’s Department of Biological Sciences, and faculty affiliate of the Purdue Institute for a Sustainable Future, has co-authored a new study which has uncovered how young fringe-lipped bats (Trachops cirrhosis) learn to identify and hunt prey—not through instinct, but by listening, learning the mating calls of their prey, and observing mature bats.
As many of you know, after 15 years at Purdue as associate dean for research, dean, and executive vice president for research, I will be retiring on June 30.
The Office of Research recently announced 31 faculty awardees from the 2024-26 round of Purdue’s Laboratory and University Core Facility Research Equipment Program – Type I.
Five Purdue faculty members have been named 2025 recipients of the Kinley Award. This year’s awardees are: Natasha Jaiswal (health and kinesiology), Noori Kim (engineering technology), and Kristine Marceau (human development and family sciences), Eric Waltenburg (political science), and Xiang Zhou (educational studies).
Each month, we profile stories of groundbreaking research conducted by teams across Purdue, and this month is no different. But our researchers not only advance science and technology, they also contribute to public awareness of critical topics.
The Office of Research is again offering speaker workshops to interested faculty as part of the Purdue Research Speakers Initiative.