EAPS News
04-30-2025
The world of STEM is exciting, and it is continuing to grow worldwide. However, many students are unaware of the careers that science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) can offer. That’s why Purdue University’s College of Science K-12 Outreach team is continuing to grow a STEM Career Repository. This resource is a free online video library that connects classrooms with professionals in real-world STEM careers.
Research preeminence in spotlight at Excellence in Research Lectures event
04-29-2025
Faculty and staff are invited to the Excellence in Research Award Lectures from 9-11:30 a.m. on May 5 at the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. Recipients of the Arden L. Bement Jr. Award and the Lu Ann Aday Award will present talks on the groundbreaking research that garnered their recognition. EAPS's Roger Wiens will be one of the presenters.
04-28-2025
The Independent — Devastating tornadoes cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and dozens of deaths across the U.S. each year. They upend homes and lives. They remain a constant weather threat for a large swath of the country. Purdue EAPS's own Dr. Robin Tanamachi was quoted in the article.
Mysterious Mars Rock Leaves Scientists Searching For Origin Clues
04-23-2025
Forbes — The Perseverance rover is currently exploring the rim of the Jezero Crater in an area called Witch Hazel Hill. The rover took some time in April to study a spot where lighter and darker rock outcrops meet. That’s where the unusual rock came into focus. Margaret Deahn, a PhD student in EAPS, is featured in the Forbes article.
NASA finds mysterious skull-shaped feature on Mars — where star-gazers say it doesn’t belong
04-21-2025
New York Post — NASA’s Mars rover has spotted something out of this world — a mysterious, skull-shaped elevation – sitting on a slope where star-gazers say it doesn’t belong. The mysterious rock – dubbed “Skull Hill” was discovered April 11 by the Perseverance rover while it was driving down a ridge called Witch Hazel Hill. Margaret Deahn, a Ph.D. student at Purdue University working with NASA was quoted in the article.