Past News
Nexus Researcher presents a Key Note speech in a Plant Genetics Congress in Peru
October 4, 2019
Purdue’s Nexus Institute Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Xiangjun Zhou presented a key note talk at the IV Peruvian Congress of Plant Genetic Improvement and Agricultural Biotechnology in Lima, Peru. This conference on October 2- 4, 2019 was focused on the challenges of the effects of climate change and the emerging technologies for genetic improvement of Peruvian plants. The event was organized by the Genomics and Biocomputer Science and the Institute of Biotechnology Labs of the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM) in Lima, Peru. Dr. Zhou’s presentation was titled: “Establishment of a Gene Editing System Using the CRISPR/Cas9 in Garlic (Allium sativum L.)” based on preliminary results of the collaborative research work between Purdue University and the Universidad Nacional de San Agustin in Arequipa (UNSA).
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Purdue-Nexus Institute Researcher Receives Prestigious Research Grant to Address Global Food Safety
August 20, 2019
Nexus researcher and Purdue Associate Professor of food science, Haley Olivier will be directing the first Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety (FSIL) in collaboration with researchers from Cornell University. The Food Safety Innovation Lab is funded by a $10 million grant awarded to Purdue from the United States Agency for International Development. The lab will aim to increase awareness of food safety measures globally, to support research on food safety issues, and to develop food safety interventions and programs for local communities and commercial stakeholders.
Visit of Architect Carmen Cecilia Salas and Engineer Jose Luis Huanque Quispe from the Universidad Nacional de San Augustin (UNSA)
June 19, 2019
Last week, Carmen Cecilia Salas Chavez (UNSA Architect) and Jose Luis Huanque Quispe (UNSA Engineer and Architect) visited Purdue and The Arequipa-Nexus Institute to coordinate the design of the CIEPA research building for the New Nexus in Arequipa, Peru.
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA) will develop a Center for Food Security in Arequipa, Peru
June 19, 2019
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (UNSA) with the collaboration of Purdue University will develop a Center for Food Security in Arequipa, Peru. The Dean of UNSA, Rohel Sánchez, indicated that the Center will develop policies towards sustainable food security, and the priority of the Center will be with water safety and quality. In addition, the Center will contribute to the ongoing research projects in collaboration with the Purdue Arequipa-Nexus Institute and UNSA to investigate solutions for soil health, improvement of agriculture practices and air quality in Arequipa, Peru.
The National University of Saint Agustine (UNSA) will have the only building powered by solar energy in Peru
June 13, 2019
Purdue Professors William Hutzel, Mechanical Engineering and Mark Zimpfer, Polytechnic Institute are leading the project Net Energy Zero with researchers from UNSA to take advantage of Arequipa's sunny weather to create building powered by solar energy.
Postharvest Management and Technologies Workshop
April 15, 2019
The members of the Nexus project: Capacity Strengthening for Postharvest Handling and Storage in Peru (CAST-PHS), hosted a workshop on postharvest technologies. The workshop took place on April 15, 2019 at the Universidad Nacional de San Agustin (UNSA) in Arequipa, Peru and was directed to train UNSA faculty members and their students who will work on ongoing research activities.
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SWAT Application in the Arequipa Region - Aplicación de SWAT en la Region de Arequipa
March 21, 2019
Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa
Organized by the Arequipa Nexus Institute
Sustainable Water Management Project
Energy demand, sources will change with Indiana’s climate
February 19, 2019
Hoosiers will heat homes and businesses less but rely more on air conditioning as Indiana’s climate warms. They’ll also get more of their energy from natural gas and renewable sources as those become more cost-effective throughout the rest of the century. That’s according to the latest Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment report, “Climate Change and Indiana’s Energy Sector,” released Tuesday (Feb. 19). The Purdue Climate Change Research Center in Purdue’s Discovery Park coordinates the IN CCIA, which includes researchers from dozens of Indiana universities and stakeholder groups. A video highlighting key findings of the report can be found at https://youtu.be/6bKdcaQuzWc.
Third annual Discovery Park Convergence Conference set for Jan. 24
December 20, 2018
Discovery Park will hold its third annual Conference on Convergence and the Future of Research on Jan. 24. The event, which is free and open to the public, will run 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. It will include a Lunch and Learn with Discovery Park Undergraduate Research Internship students and a series of Voss Talks (TED-style talks) presented by the winners of Discovery Park’s Big Idea Challenge, followed by a panel discussion. A reception for speakers and attendees will take place after the discussion.
Third annual Discovery Park Convergence Conference set for Jan. 24
Research Study Abroad Experience in Peru
December 3, 2018
A series of short presentations and demonstrations at Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa (UNSA) and Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC) will be part of the visits. Objectives: To develop a deep understanding of renewable energy as well as other potential sources of energy for Peru. To learn to integrate wind energy, solar systems with water nexus, storage, irrigation or other areas (e.g., agriculture), economics and policy. Evaluate the history of Incas Empire in terms of engineering, energy and sustainability.
