Appointments, honors and activities

Each month, “Appointments, honors and activities” highlights the accomplishments of Purdue faculty, staff and students. From awards and promotions to appointments in high-level roles and community leadership, we are proud to feature those whose achievements and leadership are shaping their fields.

Faculty and staff honors

  • Li-Shan Chou, professor and head of the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Purdue, has been elected to the fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology — a prestigious group of only 200 active fellows. Chou’s contributions to the field of kinesiology are distinguished and impactful. His work has resulted in novel assessment protocols and biomechanical markers that provide objective quantification of deficits in gait and balance control, the most common mobility impairment in older adults and patients with neurological disorders.
  • Wayne Campbell, a professor in Purdue’s Department of Nutrition Science, was inducted into the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Class of 2025 Distinguished Fellows. Induction as a distinguished fellow of ASN is the highest accolade bestowed by the organization, honoring individuals for their significant contributions and outstanding lifetime achievements in the field of nutrition.

Faculty-Staff News

The Purdue Mall lined with flowering spring trees. A fountain and Hovde Hall are in the background.

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Red brick campus building

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In Print graphic with Zhihong Chen, a Reilly Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Mary Jo and Robert L. Kirk Director of Birck Nanotechnology Center, and Angie Klink (BA communication ’81) on the right and the cover of their book “Birck Builds the Future: Celebrating Twenty Years at Purdue University, 2005-2025”on the left.

In Print: ‘Birck Builds the Future: Celebrating Twenty Years at Purdue University, 2005-2025’

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In Print graphic with Torsten Reimer, clinical engagement professor of botany & plant pathology, on the right and the cover of his book “The Routledge Handbook of Communication and Social Cognition” on the left.

In Print: ‘The Routledge Handbook of Communication and Social Cognition’

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