Animal sciences spotlights
The Department of Animal Sciences is proud to showcase the work and accomplishments of our alumni, students and faculty. Explore the spotlights below to learn more about the impactful work and inspiring stories of these individuals.
Graduate Students
Graduate student Sierra Garrett combines poultry research with community outreach and education.
Harliqueen Jacinto studies animal welfare at Purdue, transitioning from fisheries to expand her...
Gideon Ajibola is a Ph.D. student in the Purdue Animal Sciences Department, and he also received...
Lester Nolasco is a Ph.D. student in the Purdue Animal Sciences Department, and he is under the...
Hui Wen successfully defended her dissertation on November 27th, earning a Ph.D. from Purdue...
Opeadura Osunbami is a Ph.D. candidate in the Purdue Animal Sciences Department, and she also...
Undergraduate Students
Megan Ashby studies abroad in Australia while exploring careers in animal research and vet med.
Kent Hamstra, a Purdue junior, pursues dairy nutrition with hands-on research, internships and...
Sophia Bollenbacher, a junior studying animal sciences, grew up on Bolle-Acres Jersey Farm in...
Serena Wesley is in her third year as a Purdue Animal Sciences student, and she will be...
Cheyenne Tate is a senior in animal sciences with a concentration in biosciences.
Jeremiah Geise is a senior in animal sciences, and he comes from a family farm in Arlington,...
Alumni
It was December in the Indiana Statehouse, and legislators rushed around, preparing to discuss...
Jeffrey Veenhuizen turned a love for animals and science into a lifelong journey of impact and...
Allie Rieth, Agriculture Affairs Manager for the American Dairy Association Indiana Inc.,...
Malcolm DeKryger is President and co-owner of Belstra Milling Company, an independent livestock...
Bailey Graham, a Food Safety Marketing Advisor at Elanco Animal Health, is a 2015 graduate of the...
Bret Marsh earned his bachelor's degree in animal sciences from Purdue University in 1981,...
Faculty
Emily Ford and Laura Kerr lead hands-on student learning at Purdue’s Boilermaker Butcher...
Professor Olayiwola Adeola reflects on 33 years of research, teaching, and mentoring in animal...
Hinayah Rojas de Oliveira is an Assistant Professor of Genomics and Animal Breeding at Purdue...
Kola Ajuwon, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and a two-time graduate...
Allan Schinckel, PhD, is a professor in the Purdue Animal Sciences Department, retiring after...
Gregory S. Fraley, Ph.D., is the Terry and Sandra Tucker Chair of Poultry Science and Associate...