Purdue Science

09/11/2026

Excited to be part of the tour of the Indianapolis tour! Purdue University

09/10/2026

Mucca Pazza is in the house!

09/10/2026

Roll call! Have you seen Mucca Pazza in West Lafayette today? Go right now to see them under the Math building.

09/10/2026

Mark your calendar, Boilermaker! The Purdue United Way Kickoff is September 23rd. Learn more: https://www.purdue.edu/engagement/purdue-united-way-kicks-off-2026-campaign/

09/09/2026

The energy is infectious at Purdue Indianapolis today! Mucca Pazza performed today at noon!

09/09/2026

🌔 What lies beneath the Moon and Mars could shape the future of human space exploration!
Purdue planetary scientist Ali Bramson studies buried ice, moonquakes and ancient volcanic activity to help future explorers understand potential resources and hazards.
Read more: https://purduesci.com/4fFETQN

Purdue research to discover what materials and potential resources beneath the Martian and lunar surfaces are important for plans to one day put humans on either planet.

09/06/2026

Researchers from the James Tarpo Jr. and Margaret Tarpo Department of Chemistry, in collaboration with Purdue’s Bindley Bioscience Center, have developed a patent-pending technology that could transform how scientists perform multiomics analysis.
The surface touch extraction imaging (STEi) method eliminates traditional, time-consuming sample preparation while preserving the spatial information of metabolites, lipids and proteins—even on irregular surfaces like tissue and food samples. Read more here: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2026/Q3/purdue-innovation-enhances-multiomics-workflow-eliminates-sample-preparation/

09/06/2026

Two Purdue University AI research projects have been selected among the first U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Genesis Mission awards — and both are led by Purdue Science faculty.
From using AI to accelerate discovery in particle physics to advancing trustworthy AI for scientific research, our faculty are helping shape the future of science and discovery.
Learn more here: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2026/Q3/2-purdue-ai-research-projects-selected-among-the-first-genesis-mission-awards/

09/05/2026

📣 Join us for the 2026 SIAM Great Lakes Section Annual Meeting at Purdue University!
The SIAM Great Lakes Section Annual Meeting (GLSIAM) is coming to West Lafayette on September 19–20, 2026! This year’s meeting will bring together researchers, students, faculty, and professionals working across differential equations, computation, data science, and the physical and biological sciences.
There are several ways to participate and contribute to the program. Participants can:
🔹 Register for the meeting
🔹 Sign up for a poster session to showcase your research
🔹 Submit a speaker opportunity
🔹 Organize or participate in a mini symposium
Whether you’re looking to share your latest work, connect with researchers across disciplines, or engage with the broader applied mathematics community, we hope you’ll join us!
📅 September 19–20, 2026
📍 Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana
👉 Learn more, register, and sign up for poster, speaker, or mini symposium opportunities:
https://www.purdue.edu/science/events/glsiam.html

09/03/2026

From cockroach milk to an Ig Nobel Prize. 🪳🏆

Purdue Biological Sciences professor Ramaswamy Subramanian, DECTRIS Japan's Leo Chavas and Nathan Coussens of the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research have received the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research into how a species of cockroach nourishes its developing embryos.

Their 2016 study revealed the atomic structure of protein crystals formed from cockroach milk — an unusually concentrated source of nutrients for developing embryos.

The research may make you laugh, but the science is serious. And for Subramanian, the work continues to inspire new questions. At Purdue, he is exploring how the unusual stability of these proteins could inform biomolecular design using artificial intelligence and protein engineering.

The Ig Nobel Prizes recognize scientific achievements that make people “laugh, then think.” This research certainly does both. 🔬

https://purduesci.com/4xMQ00L

Purdue Biological Sciences