Purdue University students will put their knowledge about biology and bacteria to the test when they compete November 8th and 9th in the annual International Genetically Engineered Machine competition.

Monika Ivantysynova, MAHA Fluid Power Systems Professor and her team have discovered that microstructured surfaces have been shown to dramatically reduce power losses due to friction caused by hydraulic fluid.

Soy Contest to Award $25,000! Corn Contest to Award $6,000! The Indiana Soybean Alliance is sponsoring a contest for Purdue students that will award the winners $25,000 for 1st place, $10,000 for second tier teams and $5,000 for third tier teams.

The Purdue Agricultural Research Award recognizes research excellence by a faculty member in the Purdue University College of Agriculture with less than 15 years experience beyond the Ph.D.

West Lafayette, IN – July 2, 2008 – Larry F. Huggins, P.E., ASABE Fellow is the recipient of the 2008 Massey-Ferguson Educational Award in recognition of his dedication and outstanding contributions to agricultural and biological engineering through teaching, mentoring, administration, extension and research.

Team members Brain C. Sanchez, Hugo Ochoa-Acuna, D. Marshall Porterfield and Maria S. Sepulveda have developed a method of measuring oxygen rates in fish embryos. These embryos are sensitive to contaminants and stressful conditions and this technology could identify and confirm the presence of minute levels of toxic substances.

West Lafayette, IN – June 2, 2008 – Dr. Michael Ladisch, Distinguished Professor in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering department and Director of Purdue’s Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE) was recently named one of the “One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era” by The American Institute of Chemical Engineer (AIChE).

Chang Lu, Assistant professor of Agricultural and Biological
Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy), and Chemical
Engineering (by courtesy), was selected for NSF CAREER Award for his
proposal titled "Transfected cell microarray technology based on
microfluidic electroporation".

Indrajeet Chaubey is the recipient of the New Holland Young Researcher Award for his outstanding record of innovative research and scholarly
accomplishment in the areas of water quality modeling and management.

Researchers have developed a new way to detect protein movements inside cells, which signal a variety of cellular changes such as those in cancer cell development. The method could help diagnose cancer in the future.