The number of grain dust explosions in the United States fell to a 10-year low in 2016, but two of the incidents resulted in the first reported fatalities since 2013, according to an annual report released by Purdue University's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

Professor Ivantysynova is the chair of a number of organizations that evaluate Finnish mechanical engineering research. She has made a valuable contribution to the development of mechanical engineering research at LUT.

"I want my students to leave my courses confident in their newly acquired abilities. I want them to be able to communicate their ideas and findings with a broad audience to make the biggest impact possible."

Professors Klein Ileleji, Monika Ivantysynova, Kevin Keener, Michael Ladisch, John Lumkes, Nathan Mosier, and Bernard Tao were recognized at the event honoring those who received invention and copyright disclosures, licensing deals, patents, and royalties.

Jay Akridge, the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, announced today that Dr. Indrajeet Chaubey, currently head of the Purdue Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (and ABE Professor) will become the next Associate Dean and Director of International Programs in Agriculture.

Assistant Dean Dennis Buckmaster and his team will be launching a new ten-week Teacher Development Course this semester.

A team of researchers based at Purdue University has received a $973,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a study aimed at helping students of low socioeconomic status succeed in scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical (STEM) fields.

In the newly launched advanced agriculture project, Sumitomo Chemical is working with Jian Jin, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, to develop image diagnosis technology to look at the shape of a plant, such as its roots or leaves, and analyze which crop protection chemicals or fertilizers are needed.