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Purdue reputation in space brings better understanding of the stars, planets and everything in between
(12/21/2023)

Finding new ways to adapt to a growing weather threat
(12/21/2023)

The hottest year on record 
(12/18/2023)

NOAA Climate Program Office’s ERB, AC4 And CVP Programs Award $3 Million For New Applications Of Satellite Data To Aerosol Research
(12/06/2023)

Unwrapping Uranus and its icy secrets: What NASA would learn from a mission to a wild world
(11/29/2023)

Scientists look at pyrite isotopes on the ocean floor in a whole new light
(11/27/2023)

Distinguished and Named Professorship Ceremony honors faculty, administrators
(11/15/2023)

Purdue honors researchers with Seed for Success Acorn Awards
(11/03/2023)

How and Why Do Violent Tornadoes Form?
(11/02/2023)

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to bring samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth: What to know
(11/02/2023)

New research shows the moon might be older than we thought
(10/30/2023)

Space Junk Is Polluting Earth’s Stratosphere with Vaporized Metal
(10/27/2023)

Billions of Years Ago, Venus May Have Had a Key Earthlike Feature
(10/26/2023)

The quest to understand tornadoes
(10/19/2023)

Metals from Rockets and Satellites Are Polluting Earth's Upper Atmosphere
(10/18/2023)

Clear Skies Ahead: Conversations about Careers in Meteorology and Beyond
(10/18/2023)

Purdue scientist among first to study asteroid sample
(10/17/2023)

Signatures of the Space Age: Spacecraft metals left in the wake of humanity’s path to the stars
(10/16/2023)

Prof. Andrew Freed inducted in Book of Great Teachers
(10/16/2023)

Scientist explains why Bennu asteroid samples are a big deal
(10/16/2023)

Climate Change Projections Update and the Red-Hot Summer of 2023
(10/13/2023)

Analyzing Clouds and Climate Change
(10/11/2023)

Climate change could expose up to 2.2 billion people in India and the Indus Valley: PNAS study
(10/10/2023)

These are the places that could become ‘unlivable’ as the Earth warms
(10/10/2023)

Deadly humid heat could hit billions, spread as far as US Midwest, study says
(10/10/2023)

Study: Climate change to drive temperatures too hot for humans
(10/10/2023)

The Midwest US could be a hotspot for deadly ‘moist heat stress’ as global temperatures climb
(10/10/2023)

Unbearable heat could make some parts of the world uninhabitable if warming continues
(10/10/2023)

Journey to Jurabi Point
(10/09/2023)

Humans are about to explore a metal-rich asteroid for the first time. Here's why.
(10/09/2023)

Meteor confirmed over Bloomington
(10/05/2023)

Meteor confirmed over Bloomington
(10/05/2023)

Purdue scientist: Meteor confirmed over Bloomington
(10/05/2023)

What mud cracks on Mars tell us about whether life could have formed on the planet
(10/02/2023)

Enhanced Geothermal, Offshore Wind Energy Gain Earthshot™ Support at PNNL
(09/29/2023)

NSF award creates new center to study subduction earthquakes and associated hazards
(09/26/2023)

Asteroid pieces could offer insights into the start of life on Earth, according to Purdue scientist
(09/26/2023)

No, the OSIRIS-REx probe will not bring back asteroid space 'germs'
(09/25/2023)

Special delivery! Biggest-ever haul of asteroid dust and rock returns to Earth
(09/25/2023)

Explainer: How is climate change driving dangerous 'wet-bulb' temperatures?
(09/22/2023)

Mars region offers NASA rover environment to search for evidence of ancient microbial life
(09/20/2023)

Bringing home asteroids: Purdue scientist will be among the first to examine asteroid pieces from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission
(09/18/2023)

Risk of mass deaths as heatwaves start to pass survivability threshold
(09/11/2023)

NSF announces two awards through the Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards
(09/08/2023)

'Every hurricane is different': Why experts are still estimating Idalia's impact
(09/08/2023)

Optimizing Carbonate Classification on Mars
(09/07/2023)

The Human Limit: When Dangerous Heat is Surging
(09/07/2023)

Purdue research: Ice caps on Mars may reveal planet’s climate history
(08/30/2023)

NASA Astronaut Andrew Jay (Drew) Feustel to Leave NASA
(08/07/2023)

Cloud data collected in-situ will be evaluated on the ground at Purdue
(08/03/2023)

Measuring Decays with Rock Dating Implications
(08/01/2023)

Experts at Purdue University explain why it's so hot
(07/31/2023)

Is air quality getting worse?
(07/31/2023)

Cziczo named KIT International Excellence Fellow
(07/19/2023)

‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come
(07/19/2023)

Four EAPS professors chosen by NASA to study lunar science
(07/07/2023)

Officials urge Hoosiers to limit time outdoors as 'unhealthy' air quality plagues Indiana
(06/30/2023)

Researchers unearth the mysteries of how Turkey's East Anatolian fault formed
(06/30/2023)

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Will Have New Home in Houston
(06/26/2023)

NASA's Perseverance Makes New Discoveries in Mars' Jezero Crater – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(06/26/2023)

Dr. Laura Pyrak-Nolte awarded Dean's Award for Achievement from University at Buffalo
(06/22/2023)

Zonta International announces Amelia Earhart Fellowship
(06/22/2023)

Pebbles from an Asteroid Are about to Be Delivered to Earth, and It’s Totally Awesome
(06/15/2023)

Erin E Donaghy, PhD candidate, awarded AWG Brunton Award
(06/13/2023)

Purdue trustees ratify faculty and staff positions, approve resolutions of appreciation and namings
(06/09/2023)

New research explains what drives Alaska’s enduring and explosive Great Sitkin Volcano
(06/08/2023)

Solving for climate: Earth’s next top (climate) model
(05/30/2023)

Cloud computing and blue-sky thinking: An atmospheric scientist illuminates the science of clouds in Earth’s sky and beyond
(05/30/2023)

Polar ice caps may reveal climate history of Mars
(05/18/2023)

Mike Sori receives NASA Planetary Science Early Career Award to pursue planetary geophysics
(05/18/2023)

PERiLS at Purdue aims to save lives by studying tornadoes that form along squall lines
(05/15/2023)

ABC57's own Maci Tetrick receives Michiana 40 Under 40 award
(05/12/2023)

Life on Mars: Purdue students at the Mars Desert Research Station
(05/01/2023)

Researchers from Purdue and Peru team up to study impacts of melting alpine glaciers on mountain groundwater systems
(04/27/2023)

NASA grant allows Purdue researchers to study and recreate the surface of Mercury
(04/24/2023)

Rare Isotopes Help Unlock Mysteries in the Argentine Andes
(04/24/2023)

Faculty promotions at Purdue approved by board
(04/14/2023)

Bramson honored for Outstanding Teaching
(04/14/2023)

Study says warming may push more hurricanes toward US coasts
(04/13/2023)

Jupiter’s moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life
(04/10/2023)

Space weathering and asteroid return sample research earns Lisette Melendez an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
(04/07/2023)

Landslide research on distant planets earns Santa Lucía Pérez Cortés an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
(04/06/2023)

Prof. Andrew Freed awarded Outstanding Teacher Award
(03/28/2023)

Ukraine's farmlands are affected by the toxic remnants of war
(03/21/2023)

Rare isotopes help unlock mysteries in the Argentine Andes
(03/20/2023)

The 8 best hidden impact craters on Earth
(03/15/2023)

Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine's breadbasket
(03/02/2023)

Chasing the storm
(02/27/2023)

Female researchers study Antarctica's Ancient History
(02/21/2023)

What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars?
(02/21/2023)

Purdue EAPS welcomes new faculty member Roger Bryant
(02/17/2023)

Tricky Faults, Lax Construction and Wobbly Soil Fueled Destruction in Turkey
(02/08/2023)

PhD Candidate Laura Chaves named in “Top 100 Most Influential Latinos” list
(01/31/2023)

Caltech Heritage Project: Douglas Schmitt (MS '84, PhD '87), Geoscientist
(01/23/2023)

Purdue Team of Scientists Return from Trip to Antarctica
(01/19/2023)

Lifting the Veil
(01/17/2023)

Geochemist leads an all-woman team onto the ice in Antarctica
(01/13/2023)

Traveling to the end of the Earth to reveal our planet’s past climate
(01/06/2023)

Interesting Engineering's top 10 culture stories of 2022
(01/03/2023)

2022 in Purdue Research
(12/19/2022)

Tempted to joke about global warming amid a blizzard? Here's what experts say about that.
(12/19/2022)

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Records the First Sounds of a Dust Devil on Mars
(12/19/2022)

Scientists get first-ever sound recording of dust devils (tiny tornadoes of dust, grit) on Mars
(12/14/2022)

BP explores carbon storage in Benton County, sparks controversy
(12/08/2022)

Mars Rover Digs up Samples That Hold Life-Friendly Molecules "in Pretty Much Every Rock"'
(12/07/2022)

Supervolcanoes Linger a While, Then Rush to Erupt
(12/07/2022)

This solar system rocks
(12/02/2022)

Purdue professor: Mauna Loa lava flows could threaten populated areas
(12/02/2022)

'I am just so excited for this step to be taken' | Purdue professor weighs in on Artemis I launch
(11/17/2022)

Michalski selected as University Faculty Scholar
(11/15/2022)

Purdue EAPS Student Spotlight: Emma Miller
(11/14/2022)

Shepardson awarded the EEIA Howard Michaud Award
(11/09/2022)

New study to examine how plants transport water from soil to atmosphere
(11/08/2022)

The forgotten history of radiometric dating
(11/07/2022)

Science sleuths solve century-old mystery of Martian meteorite's discovery
(10/27/2022)

Purdue EAPS welcomes new faculty member Yuan Wang
(10/27/2022)

Science sleuths solve century-old mystery of Martian meteorite's discovery
(10/26/2022)

Pig vomit toxin key to Martian meteorite mystery
(10/25/2022)

Science Sleuths Solve Century-Old Mystery Of Martian Meteorite's Discovery
(10/24/2022)

Planet-saving asteroid test mission shows need for global teamwork
(10/21/2022)

Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs also triggered a global tsunami
(10/04/2022)

Rainwater collected in the Andes Mountains contains fingerprints of atmospheric processes
(10/03/2022)

Rare deep earth diamond reveals trapped secrets of the Earth’s interior
(09/28/2022)

Learn why the 2022 hurricane season has taken off
(09/27/2022)

NASA mission that could save humanity
(09/23/2022)

The US Is Measuring Extreme Heat Wrong
(09/22/2022)

Talking climate change, arctic crocodiles, tropical heat death, and climate whack-a-mole with Matthew Huber
(09/15/2022)

College of Science Outreach helping sixth graders live-stream (literally) along the mighty Wabash
(09/13/2022)

Ilana Bromberg awarded INSGC graduate fellowship
(09/12/2022)

How Drought and War Are Really Affecting the Global Food Supply
(09/09/2022)

Ancient ice volcanoes may have stained Pluto's moon blood red
(09/07/2022)

Lucy Flesch awarded the 2022 AGU Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service
(09/06/2022)

Purdue professor talks about significance of NASA’s return to moon
(09/02/2022)

LOCAL Countdown to Saturday’s launch of Artemis I
(09/02/2022)

Eighteen Faculty at Purdue University Recognized for Early Career Success
(09/02/2022)

Why pummeled planets may be promising abodes for alien life
(08/31/2022)

The red planet is not all red. One of its craters is hiding strange green rocks
(08/31/2022)

The sands of Mars are green as well as red, rover Perseverance discovers
(08/26/2022)

NASA's Perseverance Makes New Discoveries in Mars' Jezero Crater
(08/25/2022)

Ezra Speaking speaks to EAPS about weather
(08/25/2022)

Remembering Nik Christensen
(08/18/2022)

Breaking in a new planet
(08/18/2022)

Remembering Professor Atilla Aydin
(08/18/2022)

EAPS alumnus is co-host and judge on “Richard Hammond’s Crazy Contraptions,” an overseas gameshow about Rube Goldberg Machines
(08/12/2022)

Scientists are closing in on the cause of volcanic super-eruptions
(08/11/2022)

Blushing moon could reveal secrets of planetary bodies and their red-colored regions
(08/10/2022)

Why some heatwaves prove deadlier than others
(08/08/2022)

Parts of the moon may provide stable temperatures for humans, researchers find
(08/08/2022)

Heat waves explained: Why some heat waves are worse than others
(08/08/2022)

Lasers, landscape and lost magnetic fields
(08/08/2022)

Laser Marking on Mars
(07/27/2022)

What Happens If the World Gets Too Hot for Animals to Survive?
(07/25/2022)

What happens if the world gets too hot for animals to survive?
(07/20/2022)

The Mysteriously Low Death Toll of the Heat Waves in India and Pakistan
(07/18/2022)

Purdue professors involved in Mars rover missions
(07/12/2022)

New dating method shatters our understanding of human evolution
(07/11/2022)

Purdue professor, international research team make million-year discovery
(07/08/2022)

MEERTALK with Dr. Dan Cziczo
(07/08/2022)

Can you imagine being so old, scientists were wrong about your age by nearly one million years?
(07/08/2022)

Fossils in the Cradle of Humankind site reignite debate over origins of humans
(07/07/2022)

Ancient human fossils found in the 'Cradle of Humankind' are a million years older than expected
(07/06/2022)

Fossils: Cave woman one million years older than thought
(07/05/2022)

Ancient humans at Cradle of Humankind are a million years older than we thought
(07/05/2022)

GSA names Nathaniel Lifton a 2022 Fellow
(07/01/2022)

Fossils From The Cradle Of Civilization May Be Much Older Than Originally Thought
(06/30/2022)

Early human fossils found in cave are a million years older than expected
(06/28/2022)

'Cradle of Humankind' Fossils Are 1 Million Years Older Than We Thought, Scientists Say
(06/28/2022)

Fossils in the ‘Cradle of Humankind’ may be more than a million years older than previously thought
(06/27/2022)

A “fake Mars” on the Purdue campus yields ORAU award for EAPS professor
(06/27/2022)

Leading ‘instrumental’ research on Mars: Purdue EAPS welcomes new faculty member Roger Wiens
(06/17/2022)

Moshammat (Moe) Mijjum awarded INSGC graduate fellowship
(06/16/2022)

Understanding eruptions: how can we determine which volcanoes pose the greatest threat?
(06/15/2022)

How Extreme Heat Kills, Sickens, Strains and Ages Us
(06/14/2022)

Analysis of Mars Audio Reveals Different Rules for Sound on the Red Planet
(06/10/2022)

Salt may be the key to life on Earth and beyond
(06/06/2022)

Perseverance: Nasa rover begins key drive to find life on Mars
(05/19/2022)

Purdue alum's TV show features Rube Goldberg machines
(05/09/2022)

Purdue professor helps put 'ears' on Mars Perseverance rover
(05/05/2022)

NASA discovery earns Eagle ‘full ride’ National Science Foundation Fellowship
(05/02/2022)

Drones are here to stay. Academia is helping make that safe
(04/29/2022)

10 Years of Planetary Science Special Seminar: Dr. Bill McKinnon
(04/22/2022)

Hot Springs Suggest How the Tibetan Plateau Became the Roof of the World
(04/20/2022)

In its visit to Psyche, NASA hopes to glimpse the center of the Earth
(04/20/2022)

Scientists come up with fresh take on moon mystery
(04/18/2022)

Dr. Bin Wang awarded Distinguished Science Alumni by Purdue University
(04/18/2022)

Purdue professor: Meteor caused explosion-like noise
(04/05/2022)

Planetary scientist helps equip rover Perseverance with 4 of the 5 human senses
(04/05/2022)

Researchers Discovers Importance of Carbon Cycle in Predicting Climate Change
(04/05/2022)

What Sounds Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reveal About Mars
(04/01/2022)

‘Big boom’ in Southern Indiana believed to be a meteor explosion
(04/01/2022)

Tornadoes, climate change and why Dixie is the new Tornado Alley
(04/01/2022)

Mounds of ice in craters give new insight into Mars' past climate
(04/01/2022)

Where is Tornado Alley now?
(04/01/2022)

Dr. Elita Li earns Young Innovator Award
(03/31/2022)

When worlds collide: Studying impact craters to uncover the secrets of the solar system
(03/31/2022)

Mounds of ice in craters give new insight into Mars’ past climate
(03/31/2022)

Ice on Mars gives a peek into the red planet’s climate history
(03/29/2022)

It’s very rare for a tornado to hit New Orleans — is climate change to blame?
(03/25/2022)

New clues reveal the devastation the day the dinosaurs died
(03/23/2022)

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Hunting for Ancient Life
(03/23/2022)

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover nabs 8th rock sample on the Red Planet
(03/17/2022)

Controversial impact crater under Greenland’s ice is surprisingly ancient
(03/14/2022)

Ingenuity Helicopter Reaches 20th Flight On Mars
(03/04/2022)

Purdue Graduate Diversity Visitation Program (GDVP) is now accepting applicants through April
(03/01/2022)

Purdue Global Provost Jon Harbor honored by American Association of Geographers
(02/28/2022)

A year after landing on Mars, Perseverance rover sets sights on intriguing new target
(02/25/2022)

2022 Faculty and Staff Awards
(02/24/2022)

NASA's Perseverance rover marks its first year hunting for past life on Mars
(02/24/2022)

Purdue EAPS Professor awarded NSF CAREER Award for tornado research
(02/22/2022)

Geochemistry professor named a 2022 Sloan Research Fellow
(02/22/2022)

Psyche Isn’t Pure Iron Asteroid, New Research Suggests
(02/18/2022)

A year on Mars & the gift of space
(02/18/2022)

Evidence of giant asteroid strike may be buried under Wyoming
(02/17/2022)

'Bizarre' Psyche Asteroid may be less heavy metal, and more hard rock
(02/16/2022)

Purdue geochemistry professor named 2022 Sloan Fellow
(02/16/2022)

The Search for Life on Mars - Live Stream
(02/16/2022)

2022 Sloan Research Fellows
(02/16/2022)

Purdue professor, Perseverance member preparing for year two as rover mission reaches landing anniversary
(02/16/2022)

InnovatED Magazine features Purdue EAPS student on cover
(01/31/2022)

Neural Networks Can Identify Carbon Dioxide in Seismic Observations
(01/28/2022)

The Winter Olympics and the true cost of fake snow dominating our slopes: ‘It’s more dangerous now’
(01/24/2022)

Perseverance’s first year on Mars: Purdue professor, mission team member looks at what is ahead
(01/24/2022)

Mysterious purple coating found on Mars rocks
(01/13/2022)

Major multidisciplinary research partnership with Peruvian university begins third phase
(01/06/2022)

Moons of Mars: New theory for their past and future
(12/24/2021)

An Earth-Like Axial Tilt Might Be Necessary for Complex Life to Arise
(12/20/2021)

Purdue University research highlights from 2021
(12/20/2021)

Perseverance rover makes 'completely unexpected' volcanic discovery on Mars
(12/17/2021)

How Do Aerosols Impact Cloud Formation?
(12/14/2021)

USRA Announces 2021 Distinguished Undergraduate Award Recipients
(12/09/2021)

How SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket might unlock the solar system—and beyond
(12/07/2021)

The next small steps on the Moon will include a more precise view of the lunar crust
(12/03/2021)

Asteroid material deposited during large impacts record the moon’s ancient magnetic field
(12/01/2021)

Space dust analysis could solve mystery of the origins of Earth’s water
(12/01/2021)

EAPS graduate student Dara Laczniak receives multiple awards for planetary science research
(11/10/2021)

Studying Moon volcanoes to find breathable air and fuel for lunar bases
(10/28/2021)

Perseverance’s first major successes on Mars – an update from mission scientists
(10/11/2021)

A Mars Rover Explored a Wasteland and Found an Oasis
(10/11/2021)

Professor Ernest Agee- A Golden Academic Adventure
(10/06/2021)

Faculty and staff honors: Darryl Granger elected as an American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow
(10/04/2021)

Darryl Granger elected 2021 AGU Fellow
(09/28/2021)

A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom
(09/22/2021)

8 Projects Win Funding in 1st Year of Scialog: Signatures of Life in the Universe
(09/20/2021)

EAPS undergrad received hands-on experience at ACRE with DURI internship
(09/03/2021)

Would we still have severe thunderstorms over North America if the Gulf of Mexico were filled in with land?
(08/25/2021)

The Science of Wet Bulb Temperature
(08/25/2021)

River ecology internship prepares EAPS undergrad for geoscience success
(08/24/2021)

Living on Mars Time with Mastcam-Z
(08/20/2021)

Dr. Elita Li joins the EAPS faculty for Fall 2021
(08/12/2021)

How the science of data is transforming life
(08/09/2021)

Revealed: NASA’s ‘Night Mission’ To Mercury, The Only Inner Planet We’ve Yet To Land On
(08/06/2021)

Mars Lake Hypothesis on Ice After Study Offers Different Explanation
(08/06/2021)

Planetary scientist puts Mars lake theory on ice with new study that offers alternate explanation
(08/02/2021)

'Hotter and more humid': Dangerous extreme heat will impact Indiana in coming years
(08/02/2021)

NASA’s new mission studies how intense thunderstorms may influence climate change
(07/28/2021)

Full Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 112 – Perseverance Mars Rover Update
(07/28/2021)

Perseverance rover prepares to collect Martian samples that will be sent to Earth
(07/22/2021)

Stored for 50 Years, Technology is Finally Advanced Enough to Analyze Apollo Moon Samples
(07/16/2021)

Purdue team flying miles above Earth with NASA, gathering data on North American monsoon season
(07/15/2021)

Volcano research leads to better understanding of their deep structure
(07/14/2021)

Health warnings as Death Valley scorches in 54.4C heat
(07/14/2021)

Purdue Expert Says Heat Stress Is “Single Biggest” Impact Of Climate Change
(07/13/2021)

Planets With Seasons Like Ours Could Host Complex Alien Life, Suggests NASA Research
(07/12/2021)

EAPS student, Qin Jiang, awarded NASA FINESST fellowship for work with tornadoes and their environments in a changing climate
(07/09/2021)

Goldilocks planets 'with a tilt' may develop more complex life
(07/09/2021)

Purdue scientists studying moon samples from Apollo 17 Mission
(07/06/2021)

Yujia Zhu selected as one of the 2021 Esri Innovation Program (EIP) Students of the Year
(07/06/2021)

Still taking giant leaps from lunar small steps: Purdue scientists analyze moon dust collected by Apollo 17 astronauts
(06/28/2021)

Feel that shake? It wasn’t just you
(06/18/2021)

Earthquake centered in west central Indiana with 3.8 magnitude
(06/18/2021)

New analysis shows microbial sources fueling rise of atmospheric methane
(06/18/2021)

Springs that discharge a large proportion of old groundwater are more resistant to the effects of the drought
(06/11/2021)

Scientists simulate alien volcanoes here on Earth
(05/21/2021)

Programs prepare faculty to lead; 20 participants selected for 2021-22 academic year
(05/19/2021)

Wildfires have enabled boreal forests in North America to become a major carbon source which will likely only get worse
(05/13/2021)

The American Philosophical Society Welcomes New Members for 2021
(05/10/2021)

Purdue EAPS recognized as SEG Student Chapter
(05/07/2021)

Office of Engagement recognizes award winners for 2020, 2021
(05/05/2021)

Making a difference in education: 2021 Purdue Teaching Awards
(05/05/2021)

2020-21 EAPS Awards Banquet presented virtual due to pandemic
(04/30/2021)

Purdue Scientist Discusses Role in NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover | Briony Horgan
(04/29/2021)

Climate Change Research Video Competition
(04/22/2021)

Prof. Andrew Freed receives Dr. Gerald Krockover Outstanding Favorite Faculty Award
(04/19/2021)

Faculty promotions at Purdue approved by board
(04/09/2021)

“Simple question” leads to multi-year research study about effects of alpine glacial meltwater on groundwater in mountainous regions
(04/08/2021)

Professor Mike Sori discusses his latest research about Triton, one of the moons of Neptune
(04/06/2021)

Mars scientist examining the landscape through rover camera she helped design for NASA Perseverance mission
(04/05/2021)

Atmospheric professors awarded grant for flexible, portable kit-based lab instruction
(03/31/2021)

We're starting to answer some big questions about Mars
(03/31/2021)

EAPS student Sneha Nachimuthu earns a second SULI summer internship
(03/30/2021)

Geochemist Marissa Tremblay’s Noble and Versatile Toolbox
(03/26/2021)

We’re underestimating the destructive power of tornadoes, study shows
(03/24/2021)

68 Boilermakers Named Academic All-Big Ten for Winter Season
(03/18/2021)

Where did Mars's liquid water go? A new theory holds fresh clues.
(03/18/2021)

Celebrating teaching excellence
(03/17/2021)

Professor Andrew Freed awarded Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
(03/16/2021)

Researchers Home in on the Age of the Yangtze River
(03/10/2021)

Scientists Face Unique Challenges In Weeks Following Perseverance Rover's Mars Landing
(03/10/2021)

Future of life on Mars | Professor of Planetary Science Ali Bramson
(03/05/2021)

Ice frozen under Mars’ surface offers major resource to aid future settlements
(03/02/2021)

Computer Simulations Suggest Martian Moons Were Separated at Birth More Than a Billion Years Ago
(02/26/2021)

The LPI Announces the Recipients of the 2021 Career Development Award
(02/24/2021)

What a Lake in Turkey Can Tell Us about Mars
(02/17/2021)

New era of Mars exploration begins as craft nears Red Planet
(02/10/2021)

Has life existed beyond Earth? Purdue professor going to great lengths to find out.
(02/05/2021)

'Leaky' noble gas behavior could provide missing link in predicting climate change
(02/03/2021)

The Story of the Moon Rock in Joe Biden's Oval Office
(01/27/2021)

Purdue scientist ready for Mars rover touchdown to begin exploring the red planet
(01/26/2021)

Asteroid Will Skim Earth Closer Than Moon On February 2: Will It Hit Planet?
(01/20/2021)

With the world’s temperature rising, the Earth’s permafrost areas are particularly vulnerable
(01/15/2021)

Full Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 86 – Asteroid Research
(01/11/2021)

Water World: Arizona Scientists on New Evidence, Questions About Life on Mars
(01/04/2021)

Q&A with Aaron Goldner: From climate researcher to senior policy advisor
(12/18/2020)

Asteroid explorer collects first samples thought to be rich in organic compounds; a Purdue scientist will be among the first to study
(12/16/2020)

EAPS professor makes unexpected changes in atmospheric class to maximize student experience during the pandemic
(12/07/2020)

As the Oceans Warm, Hurricanes Stay Stronger Longer
(11/16/2020)

New seismic research helps understand the volcanic activity in Alaska
(11/12/2020)

Warmer seas keep hurricanes stronger for longer, study says
(11/12/2020)

Clouds and Climate Change
(11/06/2020)

Intensive irrigation in India enhances deadly 'moist heat stress', study finds
(11/04/2020)

Purdue scientist reflects on her passion for studying Mars’ geology, landscape
(11/04/2020)

EAPS PhD student using earthly examples to explore Mars earns two awards
(10/23/2020)

Ask a Scientist: Dr. Michelle Thompson discusses NASA's OSIRIS-REx
(10/20/2020)

We could slow climate change by dimming the sun. But should we?
(10/20/2020)

Full Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 74 – Purdue’s Connection to NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Mission
(10/16/2020)

Remembering Jay Melosh, Planetary Scientist
(10/15/2020)

ISGC fellowship awarded to EAPS graduate student who works with Apollo Mission lunar samples
(10/07/2020)

A better understanding of how cirrus clouds form
(10/02/2020)

Water on Mars: Discovery of Three Buried Lakes Intrigues Scientists
(09/30/2020)

Is there other life in the universe? Purdue scientist is ready to search for the answers
(09/29/2020)

Purdue planetary scientists may have solved the mystery of our Moon's South Pole-Aitken Impact Basin
(09/25/2020)

Using engineering to strengthen human bones
(09/24/2020)

With A Wing And A Grant, SBU Researchers Set To Soar
(09/24/2020)

Remembering Barbara Gibson
(09/16/2020)

Scientists drove radars inside Hurricane Laura’s fiercest winds, hoping to unravel their mysteries
(09/08/2020)

Did life on Earth come from space? Chummy microbes offer clues.
(08/27/2020)

Meet the new faculty for the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University
(08/27/2020)

Purdue Faculty Funded in NSF Project to Examine Interfaces for Materials Transport in the Environment
(08/26/2020)

College of Science Outreach awarded grant for Geo STEM
(08/19/2020)

Graduate Students Laura Chaves and Adeene Denton awarded NASA FINESST Grants
(08/07/2020)

Meet the EAPS Faculty planting their scientific footprints on Mars
(07/29/2020)

NASA’s big move to search for life on Mars – and to bring rocks home
(07/29/2020)

NASA Mars Rover: How Perseverance will hunt for signs of past life
(07/27/2020)

Has life existed beyond Earth? Purdue professor going to great lengths to find out.
(07/22/2020)

Deadly combination of heat and humidity increasing worldwide
(07/15/2020)

Bubbling methane emissions caused by ice-free days in Arctic lakes
(07/10/2020)

How do you teach when everything changes world-wide at once? EAPS professors share how they managed teaching during a pandemic
(07/09/2020)

NASA Early Career Fellowship awarded to Dr. Michelle Thompson
(07/07/2020)

Bubbling methane emissions caused by ice-free days in Arctic lakes
(07/07/2020)

COSUAM de Puerto Rico’s Sustainable Schools Program receives 2020 National Energy Globe Award
(07/06/2020)

Tremblay awarded the GSA Doris M. Curtis Outstanding Woman in Science Award
(07/01/2020)

'Carbon Farming' Could Make US Agriculture Truly Green
(06/24/2020)

Graduate students awarded 2020 Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowships
(06/05/2020)

Evidence that Mars Used to Have a Ring
(06/04/2020)

Graduating during a pandemic: spotlight on Robert Wayne Swisher
(05/29/2020)

Meet Amanda Rudolph, NSF grant recipient
(05/20/2020)

Laura Pyrak-Nolte selected to receive award from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists
(05/12/2020)

Humidity and heat extremes are on the verge of exceeding limits of human survivability, study finds
(05/12/2020)

NASA's Mars 2020 Will Hunt for Microscopic Fossils
(05/06/2020)

NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Look at Mars Through These 'Eyes'
(05/06/2020)

Why NASA plans to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid
(05/06/2020)

Impacts on Asteroids Produce Regolith, Erase Small Craters
(04/23/2020)

Collision on one side of Pluto ripped up terrain on the other side; study suggests
(04/21/2020)

Xinyue Wang Awarded NCAR ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship
(04/10/2020)

EAPS Awards Banquet presented virtually this year due to COVID-19
(04/10/2020)

World Water Day 2020 podcast by Dr. Marty Frisbee
(04/07/2020)

Ancient Impact’s Seismic Waves Reveal Pluto’s Ocean, Core
(04/06/2020)

Briony H. Horgan is named Associate Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
(04/03/2020)

Prof. Chavas receives NSF CAREER Award
(02/27/2020)

EAPS Alumnus Feature: Keith Kompoltowicz
(09/13/2019)

EAPS Graduate Student Awarded NASA Fellowship for Mars Polar Research
(09/12/2019)

The Role of a Turkish Lake in an EAPS Student’s Mars Research
(09/12/2019)

EAPS Graduate Student Investigating Gale Crater on Mars
(09/04/2019)

Local High School Students Mentored by Science K-12 Outreach Recognized for Research
(08/14/2019)

EAPS Student Awarded Indiana Space Grant for Carbonaceous Chondrites Research
(07/30/2019)

New Study Finds Nitrogen Availability Affects the Evolution of Future Carbon Sinks in Northern Eurasia
(07/29/2019)

EAPS Graduate Student Investigating Mercury Impact Basin
(07/10/2019)

EAPS K-12 Outreach Coordinator Appointed Chair of U.S. GLOBE Partner Forum
(06/03/2019)

The center of tornado activity is shifting. These researchers want to know why.
(05/22/2019)

Cities living with a strong chance of rain
(05/21/2019)

Maize Production Practices May Be Unprepared for Future Heat Stress, EAPS-led Study Finds
(05/14/2019)

Dr. Freed Receives Outstanding Faculty Fellow Award
(04/22/2019)

Dr. Thompson to Investigate Untouched Apollo Samples
(04/16/2019)

College of Science, EAPS Present Distinguished Science Alumna and Philanthropy Awards
(04/15/2019)

EAPS Study Identifies Source of ‘Crater Equilibrium’
(04/08/2019)

Dr. Chavas Recognized by College of Science for Undergraduate Teaching
(04/04/2019)

Dr. Cushman Inducted into Purdue Research Foundation Innovators Hall of Fame
(04/03/2019)

Dr. Tanamachi Featured in Science Book for Young Readers
(03/19/2019)

EAPS Welcomes New Department Head from MIT
(02/28/2019)

New Soil Moisture and Temperature Data Helps Predict Life-Threatening Indian Monsoon Rains
(02/21/2019)

Tornado Fatalities Continue to Fall Despite Population Growth in Tornado Alley
(02/14/2019)

Purdue Team Simulating Life on Mars
(01/16/2019)

Crowdfunding Campaign to Support Outreach Program
(12/07/2018)

Major natural carbon sink may soon become a carbon source
(11/20/2018)

Dr. Filley Named Director of Center for the Environment
(11/13/2018)

Public Outreach Key Part of EAPS Graduate Student’s Research
(10/17/2018)

Makeup of the Moon
(10/17/2018)

EAPS Radar Images Now Viewable by Public
(10/15/2018)

EAPS Alum and NASA Astronaut Drew Feustel Returns to Earth
(10/04/2018)

Meet the Purdue researcher exploring the Red Planet
(09/26/2018)

Age Bias Exists Even in Outer Space - in Samples Collected by Apollo Astronauts
(09/19/2018)

Bright Streaks on the Moon are a Product of Space Weathering
(09/18/2018)

EAPS Alum Drew Feustel to Expected Become All-Time Leading U.S. Spacewalker
(09/12/2018)

EAPS Study to Investigate Arctic Carbon Stores
(08/29/2018)

EAPS Radar Captures Tornado on First Day of Operation
(08/17/2018)

Prof. Caffee elected AGU Fellow
(08/15/2018)

Dr. Matthew Huber Receives AGU Ascent Award
(08/08/2018)

K-12 Outreach Program Encouraging Student Research
(08/06/2018)

If intelligent aliens exist, why haven’t we seen them?
(08/02/2018)

EAPS Graduate Student Studying Evolution of Impact Basins and the Moon’s Thermal History
(07/05/2018)

Reconstruction of past climate provides clues about future climate change
(07/05/2018)

Watch the Installation of a New X-band Teaching and Research Radar
(06/27/2018)

Mineralogy on Mars points to a cold and icy ancient climate
(06/11/2018)

Inside EAPS, Spring 2018
(05/31/2018)

Farewell Reception to Celebrate Dr. Shepson's Career
(05/23/2018)

Dr. Melosh Writes Opinion Column on Tesla's Space-Cruising Roadster
(05/18/2018)

Astronaut Feustel speaks live from International Space Station as he receives honorary doctorate
(05/11/2018)

EAPS Undergraduate Student Awarded NOAA Hollings Scholarship
(05/04/2018)

Astronaut Feustel to receive honorary degree, speak live from International Space Station during Purdue commencement
(05/03/2018)

Purdue Day of Giving Gift Establishes a New Endowment for the EAPS Department
(04/27/2018)

Support EAPS on Day of Giving!
(04/25/2018)

Dr. Filley Interviewed by NPR Radio Show
(04/23/2018)

Event to Celebrate Partnership between Purdue and Peruvian University
(04/06/2018)

EAPS Alumnus Dr. Feustel Blasts Off for Third Space Mission
(04/05/2018)

National Citizen Science Event to be Hosted by EAPS
(03/21/2018)

EAPS to Offer Professional Master’s Degree Concentration in Geodata Science
(03/16/2018)

EAPS-led Studies Show Urbanization Impacts Storms, Rainfall Despite Surroundings
(03/09/2018)

EAPS to Partner with Imagination Station for Public Outreach Event
(03/07/2018)

Doppler-on-Wheels to Bring Education, Outreach to EAPS
(02/27/2018)

Dr. Melosh Quoted in Story on Chinese Space Lab
(02/22/2018)

EAPS Graduate Student Studying Glacial Meltwater Using DNA Tracers
(02/19/2018)

Inside EAPS Fall 2017
(12/21/2017)

EAPS Invites Applications for Head of the Department
(12/18/2017)

Dr. Feustel featured in NASA Press Conference
(12/07/2017)

EAPS-Led Research Explains Why Central Pressure Deficit is a Good Predictor of Storm Damage
(11/09/2017)

EAPS to Purchase New Weather Radar
(11/08/2017)

Dr. Filley to Co-Lead Partnership with Peruvian University
(11/02/2017)

Dr. Huber's Research Identifies Source of Urban Cooling Effect
(10/31/2017)

EAPS-Led Study Investigates Moon's Interior
(10/07/2017)

EAPS Honors Outstanding Alumnus
(10/06/2017)

Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Department Celebrates 50 Years
(09/21/2017)

Research by Dr. Niyogi Helps Predict Heavy Rains in Monsoon Regions
(09/08/2017)

Research by Dr. Shepson reveals questions about air pollution
(09/07/2017)

EAPS to Host Outreach Event “AP Fridays at Purdue”
(08/31/2017)

Inside EAPS Summer 2017
(08/02/2017)

Multiple EAPS Graduate Students Receive IN Space Grant Consortium Fellowship
(07/20/2017)

EAPS Graduate Student Awarded NASA Fellowship
(06/21/2017)

Dr. Doug Schmitt Selected for Stephen and Karen Brand Endowed Chair of Unconventional Energy
(06/19/2017)

EAPS Graduate Student Awarded Multiple Fellowships
(06/13/2017)

New Version of Scholar Powers Meteorology Classes
(06/12/2017)

Dr. Wu Awarded Prestigious CAREER Grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
(06/06/2017)

EAPS Undergrad Student to Attend NCAR Undergraduate Leadership Workshop
(06/06/2017)

EAPS Seeking Limited-term Lecturer in Minerology
(06/06/2017)

Dr. Cushman Leading Development of 'Instantly Rechargeable' Battery for Electric Vehicles
(06/06/2017)

Dr. Chaubey Named ASABE Fellow
(06/02/2017)

EAPS Graduate Student Inducted into Purdue University Teaching Academy
(05/31/2017)

EAPS to Host GLOBE Student Research Symposium
(05/11/2017)

Dr. Filley to Lead Discovery Park's Center for the Environment as Interim Director
(05/04/2017)

EAPS Graduate Students Recognized for Excellence in Teaching
(04/28/2017)

Dr. Lifton's Antarctica Research Featured in College of Science Insights
(04/28/2017)

Record day for EAPS during Purdue's fourth annual Day of Giving
(04/27/2017)

Dr. Bensman Receives Distinguished Science Alumni Award
(04/21/2017)

Dr. Horgan to spotlight Purdue role in Mars 2020 rover mission at Science on Tap
(04/19/2017)

EAPS Graduate Student Awarded National Science Foundation Fellowship
(03/30/2017)

Dr. Minton leading team to design spacecraft to study Mars moons
(03/28/2017)

Mars could have rings in the future, says Dr. Minton
(03/20/2017)

Study by Dr. Shepson finds potentially harmful effects of natural gas
(03/16/2017)

EAPS partnering with Indiana State Museum for natural disasters exhibit
(03/07/2017)

Dr. Huber co-authors study disproving tropical 'thermostat' theory
(03/06/2017)

Dr. Granger receives College of Science Research Award
(03/01/2017)

EAPS faculty and staff recognized by College of Science
(02/24/2017)

Dr. Niyogi co-authors study analyzing extreme rainfall in Indian cities
(01/31/2017)

Research team including Dr. Melosh to create Extraterrestrial Habitat Engineering program
(01/11/2017)

EAPS Alumnus Dr. Feustel Assigned to International Space Station
(01/11/2017)

Dr. Tanamachi receives Violet Haas Fellowship
(12/09/2016)

Insights magazine features EAPS Outreach augmented reality sandbox
(12/08/2016)

Model for Orientale lunar basin formation published in Science
(10/31/2016)

EAPS Graduate Student Awarded Fellowship from National Science Foundation
(10/27/2016)

EAPS team finds cause of comet outbursts
(10/24/2016)

EAPS honors outstanding alumni
(09/23/2016)

Dr. Shepardson releases book on Turkey Run State Park
(09/23/2016)

Dr Hinze honored by Geological Society of America
(09/06/2016)

EAPS alumna recognized for research
(08/15/2016)

New center of tornado activity in U.S. detected
(08/10/2016)

Prof Granger part of team that discovers evidence of Great Flood in China
(08/04/2016)

Prof. Zhuang awarded for research
(06/26/2016)

Download our latest alumni newsletter.
(06/15/2016)

Prof. Frisbee studies local effects of water scarcity
(06/10/2016)

Purdue watershed research featured on 'Bioenergy' cover
(06/07/2016)

EAPS team finds convection could produce Pluto's polygons
(06/02/2016)

EAPS postdoc's research on comets published in Nature
(06/01/2016)

EAPS Distinguished Science Alumni Recipient - Mark Longacre
(05/12/2016)

EAPS Professor Receives Recognition
(05/10/2016)

EAPS and AAE Teams Study Lunar Data on Lava Tubes
(05/06/2016)

Volcanic Mars-New data on Mars' ancient volcanoes revealed by EAPS team
(05/02/2016)

Romero Awarded NSF Fellowship
(04/29/2016)

EAPS Grad students honored at Graduate Teaching Excellence Celebration
(04/29/2016)

New AR Academy of Biological and Agricultural Engineering member
(04/15/2016)

EAPS Faculty Members Promoted
(04/14/2016)

Vibrations make large landslide flow like fluid
(04/04/2016)

Astronaut Applications Soaring
(03/08/2016)

CoS Faculty and Staff Recognition
(03/06/2016)

Cyclone forecasting for the Indian coast improved
(03/01/2016)

EAPS team part of national tornado study 'VORTEX Southeast'
(02/29/2016)

Purdue StormReady recertification part of campus safety efforts
(02/19/2016)

Remote predictions of fluid flow in fractures possible with new finding
(02/18/2016)

Prof Baldwin develops open software tool
(01/15/2016)

EAPS professor goes "Inside the Mega-Twister"
(11/30/2015)

A Man of Education and Science: Prof Krockover Gives Back to the Dept
(11/18/2015)

An ammonia-water slurry may swirl below Pluto's icy surface
(11/09/2015)

Mild and dry weather expected initially this winter in Indiana
(11/09/2015)

Study: Flood models need to include cities' impact on rainfall
(11/02/2015)

Research Experience Realized
(10/27/2015)

EAPS Astronaut meets "The Martian"
(10/20/2015)

EAPS professor in documentary from Smithsonian
(10/08/2015)

National Geographic interviewed EAPS professor for documentary
(10/05/2015)

EAPS Honors 2015 Outstanding Alumni Awardees
(09/25/2015)

Harbor receives honorary doctorate from Stockholm University
(09/25/2015)

EAPS professor will use an array of colors to study the Red Planet
(09/16/2015)

Haliburton software donation
(09/14/2015)

EAPS Professor interviewed at water seminar
(08/28/2015)

Research: Existing crop models can forecast yield in uncertain climate conditions
(08/26/2015)

Indiana's hit or miss summer
(08/17/2015)

Purdue Alumnus new CEO of Devon Energy Group
(08/05/2015)

Purdue leading in supercomputing systems
(08/04/2015)

June-July rainfall in Indiana not a record, but it's close.
(08/03/2015)

With NASA's New Horizons, Purdue looks to Pluto
(07/15/2015)

First photo of Pluto
(07/14/2015)

Purdue researchers part of volcanic eruptions study
(07/10/2015)

Farming is driving force in drying soil in Northern China
(07/10/2015)

Dr. Tanamachi on the TWC
(07/09/2015)

Dr. Harbor has a new appointment
(07/09/2015)

Smith Insights newsletter
(06/29/2015)

Where did the Moon come from?
(06/18/2015)

What do craters, meteorites and the history of our solar system tell us?
(06/15/2015)

A Fossil Fuel Free World is Possible: How to Power a Warming Earth Without Oil, Coal and Nuclear
(06/05/2015)

EAPS Alumnus Receives Fulbright Award
(06/02/2015)

NASA ESS Fellowship Recipients
(05/29/2015)

Prof. Minton Receives $1.5M in Awards
(04/20/2015)

EAPS Prof. Tim Filley talks Twitter and extreme weather tracking with NPR
(04/20/2015)

EAPS Distinguished Science Alumni Recipient - Rick Knabb
(04/20/2015)

2015 New EAPS Faculty
(04/04/2015)

Prof. Darryl Granger and his team uses new instrument for dating
(04/01/2015)

Crough Memorial Lecture
(12/01/2014)

The Latest Issue of Elements Magazine includes articles by Professor Granger and Professor Lifton
(11/04/2014)

Planetary Undergrads use Official NASA Mars Images to Fuel Research
(10/31/2014)

Terry West Receives AEG Service Award
(10/30/2014)

Shepson Receives American Chemical Society Award
(08/14/2014)

Purdue assistant professor taking Purdue to Mars in 2020
(08/04/2014)

Freed's Geosciences in the Cinema course featured in the IndyStar
(07/24/2014)

Chaubey Awarded ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award
(07/22/2014)

Asteroid Strikes: Where Have all the Craters Gone?
(06/17/2014)

Recent EAPS Grad Announced as 2014 Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellow
(06/16/2014)

Dynamics of Climate Conference
(06/16/2014)

EAPS Alumnus is a 2014 SEG Award Recipient
(06/10/2014)

Four Things that Turn America into the Tornado Super Bowl featuring Dr. Agee
(05/06/2014)

Professor Trapp Talks to Purdue News About Tornado Activity
(05/04/2014)

WLFI News Channel 18 Captures El Aguila Gold Mine Display Dedication
(05/02/2014)

Dr. Paul Shepson's Study in Purdue Today
(04/07/2014)

Professor Dev Niyogi and PhD student, Olivia Kellner, are featured in Purdue Today for their study
(04/07/2014)

EAPS 12000: Introduction to Geography
(04/06/2014)

Access to Top-Flight Supercomputer Yields Sunny Forecast for Atmospheric Science Students
(03/27/2014)

Mayor of Kansas Devastated by Tornado to Speak with Purdue Science Policy Class, Research Faculty
(03/27/2014)

EAPS Alumnus Manages Air-Quality for the Ute Tribe in New Mexico
(02/24/2014)

Purdue Students Partner with INDOT to Forecast Winter Weather
(02/23/2014)

EAPS Alumnus Gift Creates First Endowed Chair
(01/01/2014)