Water Challenges
Researchers
Clement Bataille
Richard and Suzanne Belcher Chair in Environmental Sustainability & Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources
cbataill@purdue.edu
Chip Blatchley
Lee A. Rieth Professor in Environmental Engineering and Professor in Environmental and Ecological Engineering
blatch@purdue.edu
Sylvie Brouder
Professor of Agronomy and Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research
sbrouder@purdue.edu
Keith Cherkauer
Co-Lead of the Water Challenges Research Community and Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
cherkaue@purdue.edu
Jennifer Freeman
Assistant Vice President for Research Development and Professor of Toxicology, Co-Lead of the PFAS Strategic Research Team
jfreema@purdue.edu
Marty Frisbee
Associate Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
mdfrisbee@purdue.edu
James Garrison
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics & Electrical and Computer Engineering
jgarriso@purdue.edu
G.S. Govindaraju
Bowen Engineering Head of Civil Engineering and Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Professor of Civil Engineering
govind@purdue.edu
Veera Gnaneswar Gude
Nisource-Meyer Charitable Foundation Professor of Energy and the Environment, Director of the PNW Water Institute, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (PNW)
vgude@purdue.edu
Beth Hall
Indiana State Climatologist and Director of the Indiana State Climate Office
BethHall@purdue.edu
Brady Hardiman
Assistant Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources & Environmental and Ecological Engineering
hardimanb@purdue.edu
Tomas Höök
Head and Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture
thook@purdue.edu
Chad Jafvert
Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering & Professor of Environmental and Ecological Engineering
jafvert@purdue.edu
David Johnson
Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, Associate Professor of Political Science, Co-Lead of Water Challenges Research Community
davidjohnson@purdue.edu
Cliff Johnston
Professor of Agronomy and Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
cliffjohnston@purdue.edu
Bruce Kingsbury
Professor of Biology and Director of the Environmental Resources Center
bruce.kingsbury@pfw.edu
Linda Lee
Distinguished Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Department of Agronomy
lslee@purdue.edu
Mindy Mallory
Associate Professor, Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation Endowed Chair of Food & Agricultural Marketing, Department of Agricultural Economics
mlmallor@purdue.edu
Venkatesh Merwade
Professor of Civil Engineering and Co-Lead of the Water Challenges Research Community
vmerwade@purdue.edu
Greg Michalski
Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Sciences and Chemistry
gmichalski@purdue.edu
Chandra Nath
Senior Research Associate, School of Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering
nathc@purdue.edu
Larry Nies
Professor of Civil Engineering & Environmental and Ecological Engineering
nies@purdue.edu
Kara Salazar
Assistant Program Leader for Community Development and Sustainable Communities Extension Specialist
salazark@purdue.edu
Dharmendra Saraswat
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
saraswat@purdue.edu
Marisol Sepulveda
Associate Head for Research and Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources, Co-Lead of PFAS Strategic Research Team
mssepulv@purdue.edu
Amisha Shah
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering & Environmental and Ecological Engineering
adshah@purdue.edu
John Sutherland
Professor and Fehsenfeld Family Head, School of Environmental and Ecological Engineering
jwsuther@purdue.edu
Aaron Thompson
Associate Professor, Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Director, Center for Community and Environmental Design, Co-Lead of the Great Lakes Science Initiative
awthomps@purdue.edu
Andrew Whelton
Professor of Civil Engineering & Environmental and Ecological Engineering
awhelton@purdue.edu
George Zhou
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering & Environmental and Ecological Engineering
zhizhou@purdue.edu
Nadya Zyaykina
Laboratory Manager/Research Assistant Professor in Sustainability Engineering and Environmental Engineering
nzyaykina@purdue.edu