EAPS News

11-19-2025

Purdue Leads NSF-Funded Midwest Agrivoltaics Incubator to Boost Rural Energy and Economic Resilience to Extreme Weather

Rural communities across the Midwest, whose agricultural economies and energy infrastructure are frequently threatened by extreme weather events such as hailstorms, heat waves and high winds, are getting a new lifeline through a National Science Foundation–funded project at Purdue University. EAPS's Dan Chavas is one of Purdue's experts on the project.

11-19-2025

Space pollution levels in the atmosphere are rocketing

Chemical and Engineering News — The adage “what goes up must come down” is proving problematic in the space age. As more rockets and satellites in low Earth orbit burn up in the atmosphere at the end of their lives, the amount of introduced vapors and particulate matter there is dramatically rising. EAPS's Dan Cziczo was quoted in the article.

11-19-2025

Mars Sample That May Contain Evidence of Life Might Never Come Home

Scientific American — Right now one of the most advanced planetary explorers ever built is scouring the surface of Mars. Supported by a team of hundreds of scientists back on Earth, the Perseverance rover has traveled nearly the distance of a marathon to answer some of the biggest questions about our neighboring world. EAPS's Briony Horgan was quoted in the article.

11-17-2025

NASA rover spots something on Mars that doesn't belong there

Mashable — NASA's Perseverance rover has identified an exotic rock on Mars that may be an iron-nickel meteorite, according to scientists on the mission team. EAPS's Candice Bedford was quoted in the article.

11-13-2025

Northern lights make rare appearance in Greater Lafayette due to sun positioning

Star City TV — Folks in the Greater Lafayette area got a surprise view of the aurora borealis Tuesday night. Dr. Cauê Borlina, a professor in earth atmospheric and planetary sciences at Purdue, said seeing the northern lights is unique for Indiana, but this is peak time for Hoosiers to see the lights because of the sun’s position.

11-10-2025

Cziczo Elected to Help Guide UCAR’s Future

Atmospheric scientist Dan Cziczo, professor in Purdue University’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, has been elected as a trustee to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Board of Trustees. UCAR is a nonprofit consortium of 131 colleges and universities across North America focused on advancing Earth system science through research and education.