News archive

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 Rechargable' 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)