Purdue Science

07/18/2026

Congratulations to Prof. Timothy J. Keaton and Prof. Timothy Reese, of Purdue Statistics, for being honored with Purdue University Online Awards for Excellence in Online Education. Learn more: https://www.stat.purdue.edu/news/2026/statistics-professors-honored-with-purdue-university-online-awards-for-excellence-in-online-education.html

07/15/2026

Thank you for making a splash! 🌊
Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, are able to dive headfirst into their next giant leaps. We are ever grateful to everyone who helps make victories possible!

07/14/2026

Congratulations to the Purdue Science students and alumni recognized by the National Science Foundation's 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program! 🎉
These prestigious fellowships and honorable mentions recognize outstanding researchers whose work is shaping the future of STEM.
Read more and see the full list of awardees and honorable mentions:
https://purduesci.com/3ReScxV

07/13/2026

ScienceScape, a five-day/four-night academic camp held in June, inspired rising 7th and 8th grade students through hands-on scientific discovery centered on the science of water. Guided by undergraduate and graduate WISP members, along with students from the Teaching Sprint Program, campers explored an interdisciplinary curriculum, participated in engaging campus activities, and developed their scientific interests. The camp concluded with presentations showcasing what participants learned and highlighting the contributions of female scientists who have shaped the field. Family members and camp staff gathered to celebrate the campers’ achievements and growing passion for science.

07/11/2026

Registration is now open for the 2026 Indiana Land Use Summit: Agrivoltaics and Renewable Energy on August 27. Join Purdue Extension and partners for a day of research, discussion, and practical strategies on renewable energy, agrivoltaics, and land use planning, including a tour of Purdue's Agrivoltaics Research Platform. Learn more and register: https://extension.purdue.edu/events/cdext/2026/08/indiana-land-use-summit-agrivoltaics-and-renewable-energy-2026.html

07/11/2026

Purdue University is launching an innovative quantum degrees program! Purdue Engineering and Purdue Science are preparing to roll out an expanded array of educational opportunities, combining theory and practical application and covering computing, sensing and communications.
Learn more here: https://purduesci.com/3Pwhd6W

07/08/2026

🔗At the bottom! The Heising-Simons Foundation is accepting applications for the prestigious 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship now through October 1, 2026. This program annually supports up to eight early-career scientists advancing planetary astronomy through theoretical, observational, and experimental research in solar system science, exoplanetary science, and related fields. Selected fellows are awarded up to $492,000 over three years to conduct novel research at a host institution of their choosing.

Purdue University is a proud host institution for this fellowship, with 16 faculty mentors conducting research in a wide range of planetary astronomy-related topics across EAPS and Physics and Astronomy. We have a strong dedication to planetary science and teamwork in research and would love to have you join us. Interested applicants are encouraged to reach out to a faculty mentor and apply.


Learn more and apply here: https://www.eaps.purdue.edu/research/51pegbfellowship.html

07/08/2026

Purdue University researcher Graham Cooks and his team at Aston Labs have developed a method that uses tiny, fast-moving droplets to speed up chemical reactions without the use of high temperatures or catalysts — substances that are typically needed to accelerate chemical reactions.

Pictured: Analytical chemistry experts Graham Cooks, right, and Nicolás Morato use Cooks’ state-of-the-art mass spectrometry system to speed up chemical reactions for faster drug development. (Purdue University photo/John Underwood)

Learn more: https://purduesci.com/43dTImB

Purdue researchers developed a mass spectrometry system that accelerates chemical reactions without heat or catalysts, reducing resources and enabling faster analysis and rapid drug discovery.

07/06/2026

📺 👀 Check out the full episode! ⬇️
60 Minutes Host Scott Pelley takes viewers deep inside Hang Son Doong, a cave in Vietnam, which features an underground landscape of epic scale. The segment “Wonder of the World” features Darryl Granger, a long-time caver and geologist who has studied the cave and was on the 2010 expedition showing it was the world’s largest cave passage. Granger is also Purdue University’s College of Science Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and a Purdue EAPS professor.
Catch the episode here: https://purduesci.com/4c27yfH

07/06/2026

While most artificial intelligence models focus on predicting a single, static protein structure, biological reality is far more fluid. Protein function, from drug binding to enzyme activity, is driven by constant motion and rare, transient conformations.

A Purdue University team has developed a solution to that problem. Purdue Science researchers Guang Lin and Ming Chen recently published their multiscale protein dynamics model, named ProTDyn, which has been accepted as a main conference paper at the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) 2026.

Read more: https://purduesci.com/4uVKEio

(Photos provided by Brian Powell)
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