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Purdue engineer receives major USDA AFRI Award Hydroponics – growing crops in nutrient-enriched water instead of soil – is a growing area of agriculture that presents special challenges for growers. Bacteria and biofilms (aggregations of microorganisms) in the systems can sicken and kill plants, reducing yield and costing farmers millions of...

Safer roads through smarter innovation.

Purdue University engineers and the Indiana Department of Transportation are teaming up with ROWMow Sim, a high-tech virtual simulation that tests autonomous mowing systems in real-world roadside conditions before they ever hit the highway.

By combining data, machine learning, and digital environments, this work aims to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and protect crews working alongside high-speed traffic.

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Purdue University researchers are helping advance the future of sustainable fuels with soybeans!

A team from Purdue’s Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering has developed a new process to produce soybean-based biokerosene that can be blended into cold-weather biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

This research was led and tested by Nathan Mosier, Indiana Soybean Alliance Soybean Utilization Endowed Chair and head of Purdue University ABE, alongside senior bioprocess engineering research scientist Junli Liu and graduate students Elena Robles Molina.

Beyond its environmental benefits, this innovation, funded by ISA, could expand the market for locally grown soybeans.



https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/06/novel-method-produces-sustainable-soybean-based-biokerosene-for-cold-weather-use.html

Purdue agricultural engineers harness microbial activity for biofuels production Converting aquaculture sludge with a natural microbial process into a viable renewable biofuel presents a mind-numbing chess match of biochemical variables. This process — anaerobic digestion — involves microbes operating in a no-oxygen environment. “Although the anaerobic digestion technology...

National AgrAbility Project celebrates 35 years, Forbes’ Accessibility 200 recognition WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) AgrAbility program, led by the National AgrAbility Project and housed at Purdue University’s Breaking New Ground Resource Center in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, has been included in Forbes’ Acces...

Congratulations, Abigail Engelberth! Purdue University Teaching Academy recognized the associate professor of Purdue University ABE for her excellence in teaching, innovation in teaching methodology, teaching-related service, and scholarship in teaching and learning. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/2026/Q2/purdue-university-teaching-academy-announces-11-inductees-for-2026/

ROWMow Sim: Purdue and INDOT collaborate for safer highway mowing Roadside mowing is inherently dangerous, time-consuming and costly. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) spends approximately $18 million annually maintaining more than 40,000 acres of roadside vegetation. Contractors must often operate just feet from high-speed traffic, sometimes crossi...

Your next burger might be thanks to a dairy cow Even if you don’t know much about beef or dairy production, if you imagine a ranch or a milking barn, you probably picture different cattle breeds. A shiny Black Angus makes a great steak, whereas a black and white Holstein produces creamy milk.

Purdue ASABE Midwest Rally sparks leadership growth and industry connections Purdue’s American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) student chapter energized the campus this year by hosting its first Midwest Regional Rally in 15 years. The event drew more than 90 students from seven universities. Students took part in hands-on activities, built lasting ...