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.

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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,...

a robotic arm reaches out to touch a corn plant leaf. you can see the Sheeraz Athar, Jian Jin, and Yu She in the where the arm bends

How robots touch on the future of agriculture

Walking into Purdue’s Mechanisms And Robotic Systems (MARS) Lab feels like falling into a...

Ken Fuelling leans against a brown pole in an empty classroom. Empty chairs and a blank projector screen fill the background.

Promoting acceptance in agricultural education

Ken Fuelling (he/they) had already been accepted into graduate school to work with Sarah LaRose...

Bryan Pijanowski and his graduate student look up at the eclipse with eclipse glasses on.

What Purdue researchers learned from the 2024 eclipse

While most vehicles driving towards the path of totality in the 2024 solar eclipse were loaded...