We study extreme weather, climate change, and their impacts on both ecosystems and modern society.
Atmospheric Sciences
Environmental Geoscience
We use biology, chemistry, geology, and physics to understand how the Earth System supports such a diversity of life and how human behavior is impacting this system.
Geodata Science Initiative
Data science is the fourth and the newest paradigm of science. In Geodata Science Initiative, we conduct transdisciplinary research, merging or articulating EAPS subject matters with technical areas in data science: statistical and machine learning methods and models, algorithms for the models and methods, and computational environments for data analysis.
Geology and Geophysics
We study the processes that shape our planet, from the building of mountains and oil-bearing sedimentary basins, to the flow of warm rocks and cold glaciers, to the triggering of earthquakes.
Planetary Science
We study the evolution of the solar system and how planets evolve over time due to impacts, tectonics, and atmospheric processes, with an eye to the potential for past and future habitability.
Research News
Indiana's lack of roofing license leaves Hoosiers vulnerable to fraud
11-09-2026
Contracting scams, especially in the roofing business, are prevalent across Indiana. Also, there are more instances of extreme weather. Prof. Dan Chavas explains the uptik of weather emergencies in Indiana in this article by the Indianapolis Star.
Yang earns NSF CAREER Award
11-05-2026
Seismologist Xiaotao Yang, assistant professor in Purdue University’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to advance research in computational seismology and tectonics.
Purdue EAPS welcomes visiting assistant professor Kwesi Twentwewa Quagraine
11-04-2026
The Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) welcomes Kwesi Twentwewa Quagraine as a visiting assistant professor. He started with EAPS in the 2026 fall semester.
Eddy earns NSF CAREER Award
11-04-2026
Michael P. Eddy, associate professor in Purdue University's Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to study the movement of magma within an ancient volcanic system and its relationship to past eruptions.
Purdue honors 2026 Showalter Scholars, expands early career research awards
10-27-2026
Purdue University is recognizing Xiaoping Bao and Jacqueline Linnes as 2026 Showalter Faculty Scholars and supporting 12 early career faculty members whose innovative projects address pressing challenges in human health. With the addition of Bao and Linnes, 15 Showalter Faculty Scholars are currently supported on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. Michael Vermeuel, assistant professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences, is featured.