The technology uses biosensor technology to detect DNA from Bacteroidales, a fecal microorganism found in swine, poultry and cattle, as a marker for the contamination of fresh produce.

Klein Ileleji, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, is leading a team of faculty across six universities to develop a master’s level program alongside co-principal investigator Kingsly Ambrose, professor of agricultural and biological engineering to pool faculty expertise, courses and institutional resources in one or more aspects of the grain value chain to develop a master’s level curriculum in grain value chain.

The team says polystyrene currently encompasses 30% of U.S. landfills and does not decompose. StyroSoy, they posit, could significantly reduce the final disposal of polystyrene.

This invitation comes a year after Chaterji won the NSF CAREER award for her project (Sirius) on streaming analytics for the Internet of Small Things (IoST).

“The sense of giving back and helping the community is one of the riches I count. Seeing and feeling the smile and contentment after every event is so fulfilling to me,” said Alka. Alka is the Community Team Chair for the Purdue Graduate Student Government (PGSG).

Professor Shawn Ehlers and courtesy Professor Laura Bowling were among those recognized.

Keesling is a master's degree student in Biological Engineering.

Researchers from the College of Agriculture and College of Engineering have received more than $143,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to make their work more attractive for commercial use.

Rackliffe studies the biological process that produces renewable natural gas from microbial decomposition of organic matter like manure, food waste and industry waste.