WEST LAFAYETTE — Stephen R. Brand, a Purdue University earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences alumnus, and his wife, Karen, have given a gift to create the department's first endowed chair.
The Stephen and Karen Brand Endowed Chair will be used to recruit a researcher in the area of unconventional energy resources to the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
“From an energy perspective, exploration of unconventional resources in oil and gas is where the future is headed,” Stephen Brand said. “We hope this chair will help Purdue capitalize on its strengths in geology and engineering to build and expand knowledge in this emerging area to help solve the energy problem and offer students the opportunity to learn in-demand skills that will set them apart from other graduates.”
