“Growing up you hear about the Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. But we would never have imagined that one day we would be there. We were truly overwhelmed.” Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, Bernie Engel.

Keith Cherkauer, a Purdue University professor of agricultural and biological engineering and the director of the Indiana Water Resources Research Center, said that, under normal circumstances, it is possible that the aquifer under the Wabash River could withstand huge withdrawals. But he worries about drought years.

"We're concerned about the stability of the mRNA that's inside frozen or liquid formulations," Ristroph said. "mRNA is a very fragile molecule. It will tend to break down. You also want to make sure that your nanoparticles themselves stay stable. You need to be sure that what you're putting into somebody's arm is the same as what you manufactured in the first place."

"Space is the ultimate frontier," Porterfield said. "If we can build capabilities to live, explore and extend our time spent there, we will eventually move towards colonization. But that all has to be based on agriculture."

"LeafSpec is an accurate, affordable and portable hyperspectral crop leaf scanner," Jin said. "Our handheld device and software can provide accurate and early detection of plant diseases, nutrient deficiencies and stresses from chemical sprays. This is done within seconds without damage to the plant."

"We.re hoping to develop one protocol and that the test works universally," said Mohit Verma, assistant professor in agricultural and biological engineering and the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. Verma and his colleagues plan to collect nearly 2,000 nasal and oral samples from more than three dozen species of mammals and birds ranging from cattle, swine and wolves to chickens, ducks and turkeys.

The collaboration began with an internal 2022 proposal that led to funding a project between faculty members in the College of Agriculture and the College of Engineering. The new project also extends the work of Matthew Rogers, who received a doctorate in agricultural and biological engineering from Purdue in 2022. Rogers used stereovision to measure the volume of granular agricultural materials.

"We are proud of our new undergraduate rankings, which reflect our goal to become the incubator of the largest, best-prepared and most-diverse engineering talent pool in the nation," said Arvind Raman, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering. "Purdue Engineering faculty, staff and students all deserve credit for elevating the College’s excellence at scale in providing top-notch education and experiential learning, co-ops and internships for diverse careers to solve society’s most pressing problems."

Gkritza's recent work revolves around gaining a deeper understanding of the market acceptance, and modeling the adoption, of electric vehicles (light-duty, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles) at different spatial scales (local and state) and estimating the corresponding environmental and societal impacts.