Institute for a Sustainable Future
Supporting research and partnerships to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, resilient, prosperous future.
Special Initiative - Sustainability Working Group
Campus Sustainability Working Group
ISF organized an initial Sustainability Working Group (SWG) in spring 2024. This group included interested staff and faculty who worked to ensure the success of the first “State-wide Campus Sustainability Networking Workshop” supported by ISF. This event brought together faculty and professional staff from multiple universities across the state (and, virtually, across the US) to discuss current challenges and opportunities in campus sustainability.
Purdue is well positioned to educate future leaders, conduct innovative research, and collaborate with governments, industries, and social groups to advance sustainability. In summer 2024, an initiative was launched to study recent and current sustainability practices and initiatives on campus and identify ways to enhance sustainability practices across campus and further position Purdue as a leader in sustainability among its peers in the Big Ten Academic Alliance and beyond.

Recent News and Upcoming Events
Upcoming events

Feb 27
Sustainability in Pre-College Science Education--What should students know and be able to do?
3:00 pm

Feb 27
Sustainability ON - Andrew Whelton, "Responding to and Learning from Environmental Disasters: Science, Engineering, and Policy Discovery and Engagement Opportunities"
4:00 pm

Mar 4
Understanding and Mitigating Human Impacts on Aquatics Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future
4:00 pm
In the News
- In Print: 'Lean Sustainability'
- Wang reports on new Purdue technologies for producing rare earth and battery elements
- Bowman appointed new dean of Purdue's College of Health and Human Sciences
- John W. Sutherland named Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Ecological Engineering
- Particle science innovations focus on improving grain facility safety
- Indiana ACPA Professor in Concrete Paving and Materials Science
Featured Story
Meet ISF Director Margaret Gitau
ISF is beginning 2025 with new leadership. Margaret Gitau, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, has accepted the position of director of the institute, which is located in Discovery Park District at Purdue, succeeding founding director Matt Huber. The leadership change was announced by Dan DeLaurentis, vice president for Discovery Park District Institutes.

Featured Research Projects

Advancing Remote Sensing of the Biogeochemical State of Midwestern Inland Waters
Advancing Remote Sensing of the Biogeochemical State of Midwestern Inland Waters
PI: Keith Cherkauer (ABE)
Co-PIs: George Zhou (ABE/EEE); Cary Troy (Civil), Melba Crawford (Civil; AGRY)
Funding: NASA
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Development of PFAS-free Firefighting Foam
Development of PFAS-free fire extinguishing foam based on new siloxane-based surfactant formulations & time-released foam additives
PI: Carlos Martinez
Co-PIs: Jason Hoverman, Maria Sepulveda, Jeffery Youngblood
Funding: Dept of Defense, SERDP
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