Behind the Research

Behind the Research: Chris Wirth

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...

Behind the Research: Brian Beheler

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

Behind the Research: Kwok Ki Ho

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

Nathan Denny stands in front of white board.

Behind the Research: Nathan Denny

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

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

What you can do this summer to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species

In 2020, an alligator was captured in a lagoon of Chicago’s Humbolt Park. The reptile out...

a tractor spreads gypsum across a field and a soil probe has a sample of six inches of a dark brown soil in the metal tube

How Purdue researchers and the USDA are finding ways to bury carbon beneath our feet

Soils are a rare win-win when it comes to burying the carbon released from burning fossil fuels....

The new Consumer Food Insights from Purdue explores consumer attitudes toward the U.S. farm bill

The general public has limited knowledge of the U.S. farm bill that politicians are debating on...

Intumentaly inseminated Mite-biter breeder queen.

Beekeeping breakthroughs: Purdue research strengthens bee colonies for top pollination performance

Amid National Pollinators Month, beekeepers are focusing their efforts on enhancing their bee...

$1.5M USDA NIFA grant will help Purdue researcher identify community-based food waste solutions

The Purdue University College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics has...

International Women in Engineering Day: Q&A with Kari Clase and Upinder Kaur

The number of women in STEM fields, including engineering, has increased in recent decades,...