Behind the Research

Behind the Research: Sujoung Shim

Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that...

Tyler Finley stands in front of tractors

Behind the Research: Tyler Finley

Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that...

Behind the Research: Renee Wiatt

Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that...

Julie Hickman stands in construction site with hard hat ready for work.

Behind the Research: Julie Hickman

Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that...

Behind the Research: Dane Deemer

Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that...

Tomas Höök is a professor of forestry and natural resources at Purdue University and director of the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program. (Purdue Agricultural Communications photo/Tom Campbell)

Experiment Shows Biological Interactions of Microplastics in Watery Environment

Scientists have learned over the years that when aquatic organisms such as zooplankton become...

ABOUT THE FEATURE

Many people are involved in the remarkable range of programs, services and facilities that undergird research in the College of Agriculture. Collectively they’re integral to the college fulfilling its research mission. “Behind the Research” explores their individual roles. Each academic year, we profile six people whose work supports the College of Agriculture’s global reputation for developing innovative, multidisciplinary solutions to challenges and then putting those solutions into action.

FURTHER RESEARCH STORIES

Simerdeep Kaur sits at a lab bench wearing black gloves, a black lab coat, and safety glasses as she places a vial in a blue light up box

Purdue researchers show common bacterial assay is unreliable

As food recalls become more prevalent, more families toss more lettuce and deli meat into the...

Shelby Sliger works in the lab with Arabidopsis plants.

Shelby Sliger: My Purdue View

My biggest draw to Purdue was getting into research early with a supportive mentor, but my...

Xing Liu and another lab member stand beside a stopped-flow machine in lab coats

Same shape, same function, different performance—a tale of two proteins

Every organism on Earth is a well-oiled machine in its own environment. It makes sense then that...

brown coffee beans scattered across a gray marble countertop

Coffee companions—why Colombian coffee farmers are planting legumes

Asking Colombians Hernán González-Osorio and Cristian Salinas how the coffee they get...

Two grain towers with corn leaves in the foreground

No increase in dust explosion incidents last year, decrease in injuries

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Nine U.S. grain dust explosions in 2024 caused two injuries and no...

Pamala Morris and AZA members with the Unsung Diversity Heroes Team Award at the panel event.

Unsung Diversity Heroes assemble welcoming spaces for all

On Jan. 24, Purdue University’s College of Agriculture honored four Unsung Diversity...