Research Areas
Atmospheric Sciences
We study extreme weather, climate change, and their impacts on both ecosystems and modern society.
Environmental Geoscience
We use biology, chemistry, geology, and physics to understand how the Earth System supports such a diversity of life and how human behavior is impacting this system.
Geodata Science Initiative
Data science is the fourth and the newest paradigm of science. In Geodata Science Initiative, we conduct transdisciplinary research, merging or articulating EAPS subject matters with technical areas in data science: statistical and machine learning methods and models, algorithms for the models and methods, and computational environments for data analysis.
Geology and Geophysics
We study the processes that shape our planet, from the building of mountains and oil-bearing sedimentary basins, to the flow of warm rocks and cold glaciers, to the triggering of earthquakes.
Planetary Science
We study the evolution of the solar system and how planets evolve over time due to impacts, tectonics, and atmospheric processes, with an eye to the potential for past and future habitability.
Research News
Weather station networks benefit farmers, others
05-14-2024
FARM PROGRESS — Farmers are on the lookout for localized weather data. Weather stations, from simple thermometers and rain gauges to complex internet-connected instruments, have long served as tools for gathering data on the current environment. Severe weather expert Robin Tanamachi of Purdue EAPS, discusses the use of WHIN stations and their reliability.
Prof. Daniel Chavas receives AMS Outstanding Career Award
05-14-2024
Learning how hurricanes, tornadoes and severe storms work is of vital importance. Associate Professor Daniel Chavas conducts severe weather research at his lab in the Purdue University Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, and his team studies how hurricanes, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes work, what controls where and when they occur on Earth, and how they impact society. His goal is to make his discoveries directly useful for real-world forecasting and risk management. For this reason, he has been awarded the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Scientific and Technical Activities Commission (STAC) Committee on Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclone Outstanding Early Career Award.
Prof. Ali Bramson receives NASA award for Mars Ice Mapping
05-10-2024
The International Mars Ice Mapper Measurement Definition Team (I-MIM MDT) is a highly specialized group of scientists from around the world called together by four space agencies including NASA, the Italian Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Ali Bramson, assistant professor with Purdue EAPS, studies Mars and was chosen as the Assistant Co-Chair of this team. Due to the hard work and diligence of the team, NASA recently presented the I-MIM definition team a NASA Agency Honor Award for NASA Group Achievement.
Discover Purdue’s latest and greatest in space sciences
05-06-2024
PURDUE NEWS — Space scientists are the boots on the ground of space exploration, and Purdue’s researchers are among the most elite. Celebrate the wonder of space with this collection of the most recent and impactful news from Purdue University’s space research labs. Prof. Brandon Johnson, Prof. Briony Horgan, Prof. Alexandria Johnson, alumna Adriana Brown, and students Hunter Vannier and Riley McGlasson have all recently had giant leaps in space research.
04-29-2024
THE DAILY STAR — Extreme heat has been scorching a vast part of Bangladesh, with millions of people sweltering in heat and humidity well above "normal" for days on end. Meteorologists are particularly worried about the "wet-bulb" temperature — a more holistic measurement that accounts not just for air temperature but also how much moisture it holds. "You have to lose that - if you don't lose the heat, you just slowly heat up and that can't be good," said Matthew Huber, a global expert on heat stress at Purdue University.