Students make mark with soybeans
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Purdue students (left to right) Melinda Durack,
Amanda Stewart, Rylie Vance and Brian Costigan combined creative
efforts to produce Soy Marx, winner of the 2002 Soybean Utilization
Contest. The ink in the markers is 25 percent soy product.
Photo by Tom Campbell
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By Beth Forbes
Improving the safety and environmental friendliness of a product used
by many children won a team of Purdue University students the top prize
in the 2002 Soybean Utilization Contest.
Soy Marx, colored markers that contain 25 percent soy oil, were the
creation of a team of students in the College of Agriculture. Because
the soy oil replaces the petroleum-based oils used in most markers,
the Soy Marx ink contains fewer volatile organic compounds and is biodegradable.
Members of the winning team, all of whom are majoring in food process
engineering and biochemistry, are: Brian Costigan, Cincinnati, Ohio,
junior; Melinda Durack, Fortville, Ind., senior; Amanda Stewart, Winslow,
Ind., senior; and Rylie Vance, Monroe, Wash., junior. Osvaldo Campanella,
assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering and food
science, advised the group.
The winning team received $4,800. The second-place team, which created
soy-based, edible Popsicle sticks, received $2,400. The contest is sponsored
by the Indiana Soybean Board and Purdue.
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