EAPS News

11-09-2026

Indiana's lack of roofing license leaves Hoosiers vulnerable to fraud

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.

11-05-2026

Yang earns NSF CAREER Award

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.

11-04-2026

Purdue EAPS welcomes visiting assistant professor Kwesi Twentwewa Quagraine

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.

11-04-2026

Eddy earns NSF CAREER Award

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.

10-27-2026

Purdue honors 2026 Showalter Scholars, expands early career research awards

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.

10-16-2026

Purdue scientist leads NASA airborne campaign to help map a changing Earth

ASCENT flights over California are testing how radar, lidar and stereoimaging could work together in a future spaceborne observing system.