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 During the 2006-07 academic year, Purdue Agriculture researchers were awarded more than $66 million in sponsored-research funds. Six research projects were funded at more than $1 million. We congratulate these newest members of the Purdue Agriculture Millionaire’s Club.
Joan Fulton, Department of Agricultural Economics
Co-investigators: Natalie Carroll, Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, Lisa Mauer, Larry Murdock, and Barry Pittendrigh
“Encouraging Regional Trade with Hermetic Storage for Cowpea in West and Central Africa”
$11,414,417 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Al Heber, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Co-investigator: Richard Grant
“National Air Emissions Monitoring Study”
$12,903,832 from the Agricultural Air Research Council Inc.
Scott Jackson, Department of Agronomy
“VCA Soymap: An Integrated Map of Soybean for Resolution and Dissection of Multiple Genome Duplication Events”
$1,617,351 from the National Science Foundation
Renee McKee, Department of Youth Development and Agricultural Education
“Afternoons Rock in Indiana”
$1,071,600 from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Kevin McNamara, Department of Agricultural Economics
Co-investigator: Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer
“Advancing Afghan Agriculture Alliance”
$2,100,000 from the U.S. Agency for International Development
Clifford Weil, Department of Agronomy
“The Maize Tilling Project: Reverse Genetics of Maize Point Mutations”
$1,617,351 from the National Science Foundation
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