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Zhao Ma started her academic path pursuing a degree in material physics from the University of Science and Technology in Beijing. From the start, she doubted that was her passion, and describes herself as intentionally stumbling into a student environmental organization that took her down a different path. That stumble also eventually led to her current position as professor of forestry and natural resources at Purdue University and becoming a nationally and internationally recognized leader and interdisciplinary scholar in the human dimension of natural resources and global change. This month she will receive the Purdue’s Agricultural Research Award, the highest honor given by Purdue’s College of Agriculture to mid-career faculty.
The eyes are the window to the soul, according to an old saying. But Purdue University’s Vikki Weake sees them as a window into genetic and biological discoveries consequential to human health. Her latest work details how the eyes of the fruit fly respond to light. The biochemical process that fly eyes follow to convert light into electrical signals can quickly adapt to huge changes in light intensity. Flies can also detect high-frequency oscillations in light.
Maksym Chepeliev, a leading international scholar recognized prominently for his work in quantitative analysis, has been hired as an associate professor of agricultural economics through Purdue’s Moveable Dream Hires program.
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