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- Zach Umperovitch is an Example MAKER
You may have seen Zach on the History Channel's "Modern Marvels," read about him in the Guinness Book of World Records or had him as your teaching assistant. Zach is the president of the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers Rube Goldberg Team and a Purdue University Example MAKER. Read more here.
- Dev Niyogi featured in Purdue Profiles
State climatologist and Purdue faculty member Dev Niyogi interviewed for Purdue Profiles. Learn more about life as a climatologist in a state where weather changes are frequent and frequently unwelcome here.
Dr. Ken Ridgway - recipient of the 2012 Dreamer Award
Congratulations to Dr. Ken Ridgway, recipient of the 2012 Dreamer Award. He received his award during the Dr. Martin Luther King Commemorative Address held in Loeb Playhouse.
The award, established in 2004, is given annually to an individual or organization within the Purdue community whose contributions embody King's vision of service to others and furthers the university's commitment to diversity.
Check out the official press release for details. Special thanks to Ken for all his tireless work and dedication to the Native American community at Purdue!Purdue University in conjunction with the Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC) invites applications for a faculty appointment in the area of climate modeling. This is a full-time, tenure track assistant professor position with an appointment in the department or departments most appropriate for the successful candidate. Read more...
Matthew Huber, a professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Purdue, said roughly a 40 percent decrease in carbon dioxide occurred prior to and during the rapid formation of a mile-thick ice sheet over the Antarctic approximately 34 million years ago. Read The Role of Carbon Dioxide during the Onset of Antarctic Glaciation, which has just been published in Science. Read more...