Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue

08/26/2026

✔️BGR complete!
Thousands of new boilermakers began their journey in West Lafayette and Indianapolis last week. Check out pics from their journey at the Boiler Gold Rush New Student Orientations here: https://purduesci.com/3UiKzb6

08/25/2026

EAPS in the news: Purdue EAPS professor Dan Chavas spoke with the Chicago Sun-Times about the derecho that brought winds up to 99 mph to Gary, Indiana.

Chavas explains why the broad reach of derecho winds can produce widespread impacts across an entire community.

Read more: https://purduesci.com/4wSPzkh

Saturated soil contributed to trees falling and taking out power lines, but there’s more to why Gary’s outage has lasted so long.

08/24/2026

🥳 Congratulations, Dr. Sourav Karmakar, on a successful PhD defense with Purdue EAPS!
Sourav's dissertation is titled "High-Resolution records of magma emplacement through deep time: timescales, magma flux, and magmatic-tectonic controls."

08/24/2026

What was our solar system like before the planets formed?

New research led by Purdue EAPS professor Cauê Borlina found the oldest known paleomagnetic evidence from the solar system’s earliest history, preserved inside an Antarctic meteorite!
🔗 Read more: https://www.eaps.purdue.edu/news/articles/2026/0824_magneticevidence_borlina.html

🎨 Illustration by Hernán Cañellas

08/23/2026

Purdue University is launching an innovative quantum degrees program! Purdue Engineering and Purdue Science are preparing to roll out an expanded array of educational opportunities, combining theory and practical application and covering computing, sensing and communications.
Learn more here: https://purduesci.com/3Pwhd6W

08/21/2026

Welcome to Purdue, EAPS Boilermakers!

EAPS was out on Memorial Mall today helping welcome the newest members of the Purdue College of Science during New Student Orientation! 🌎🌪️🪐

Boiler Up! 🚂

08/19/2026

Purdue University is part of a national pilot initiative advancing the future of doctoral education. Through the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership’s (UIDP) Industry-Integrated PhD (I-PhD) Scholars Program, Purdue is helping connect PhD education with industry experience and career pathways. The program is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. Learn more: https://purduesci.com/45B2Cf2

08/19/2026

Among the first in the nation, AI-focused coursework at Purdue Science is designed to strengthen critical thinking, promote responsible AI use, and equip students with workforce-ready skills. Learn more: https://purduesci.com/45FYlXJ

08/19/2026

Congratulations to incoming Purdue EAPS graduate student Scarlett McCourt, who has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP)! 🎉

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in STEM fields.

Scarlett will join Michelle Thompson's LEAPS laboratory group at Purdue this fall, bringing previous planetary science research experience from an internship through the Lunar and Planetary Institute and NASA's Johnson Space Center.

"It feels so rewarding to be chosen for a GRFP fellowship award. Producing the proposal was very difficult, and it feels great to have all of that effort result in this award," Scarlett said. "I am very grateful that I was chosen amongst many incredible applicants, and it is very rewarding to know that others believe in your research as much as you do."

Congratulations on this outstanding achievement, Scarlett, and welcome to Purdue EAPS! 🚂🪐

08/18/2026

Congratulations to EAPS PhD student Kailey Jones, who earned third place and the Outstanding Student Poster Award at the AMS Severe Local Storms Conference! 🌪️🏆

Kailey is studying why some hurricanes produce many tornadoes while others produce none. Her research uses more than 40 years of tropical cyclone tornado data to investigate the environmental conditions that may make tornado development more favorable.
The work could help scientists better understand why tornado threats vary so much from storm to storm!

Congratulations, Kailey!