Professor Paul Siciliano attended FarmHouse Fraternity’s Fall Academic/Faculty Appreciation Dinner. Each semester, Farmhouse hosts an Academic Dinner to celebrate the scholastic success of FarmHouse and its members. Members of the fraternity recommend someone that has had a great impact on their academic career. This fall, Professor Siciliano was recommended by one of his students and[Read More…]
Several HLA faculty and staff were recognized at the University’s Seed for Success event earlier this week. The Seed for Success event recognizes faculty and staff who attract large (over $1 million) sponsored research grants to Purdue. This year’s event recognized awards from 2021-2023. Ashley Adair, Steve Hallett, Ying Li, Liz Maynard, Linda Prokopy, Aaron[Read More…]
Stephen Meyers traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina last week to take part in the North Carolina State University (NCSU)- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Alumni Awards. On October 6, Meyers provided an invited seminar, entitled “Research, Teach, Extend… Repeat”, to the Department of Horticultural Science. He attended a department luncheon and question/answer session[Read More…]
Assistant Professor Yiwei Huang led an independent study last fall and gathered five landscape architecture students to work on a children’s book that introduces Indiana native plants for K-12 populations. The final product, an illustrated children’s book, accompanying board game, school syllabus, and interactive activities, won a National Honor Award (Communication Category) from the American Society[Read More…]
Congratulations to the following HLA graduate students for receiving the Dr. Stephen Weller Travel Grant: George Meyer (Widhalm Lab) – $500 to attend the 2024 American Society for Horticulture Science in Honolulu, HI. Jeanine Arana (Meyers Lab) – $1,000 to attend the 9th International Weed Science Congress in Jerusalem, Israel in 2024. Josue Cerritos (Meyers[Read More…]
On Thursday August 17th, Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA) has hosted its annual Reception and 50th Anniversary Gala in Indianapolis. During the award ceremony, the 2023 student and professional awards were announced. Purdue Landscape Architecture students have won two of the four students awards. Carmel Chinese Garden Co- Envisioning. INASLA[Read More…]