Indiana Academy of Science

We are one of the oldest scientific professional membership organizations in the United States, the only multidisciplinary scientific organization in Indiana. We are dedicated to promoting scientific research, diffusing scientific information, improving education in the sciences, and encouraging communication and cooperation among scientists. *****If you are having trouble with membership renewal, meeting registration, logging in to the website, or other technical issues, please use the "Contact Us" link in the top navigation bar and the webmaster will assist you ASAP.*****

IN Conservation Partners Meeting

On January 12th of this year, the Indiana Academy of Science, represented by IAS President Marc Milne, joined the Indianapolis Zoo’s Global Center for Species Survival, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and the Indiana Land Protection Alliance to co-host the first annual IN Conservation Partners Meeting. This meeting sought to bring together voices from non-profit, governmental, and academic settings to discuss, brainstorm, and coordinate efforts to increase the effectiveness of conservation around the state. With success at this initial meeting, we hope for efforts to continue towards making conservation a priority for the state moving forward.

IAS and ILPA Alliance

The Indiana Academy of Science (IAS) has partnered with the Indiana Land Protection Alliance (ILPA) to increase the number of bioinventories conducted on properties throughout Indiana in hopes of raising awareness of the organisms therein. It is our hope that as bioinventories increase, our knowledge of the diversity of organisms on protected land in Indiana will increase, and this knowledge can then be used to improve conservation efforts and advertise important habitats for protection! Bioinventories will be conducted by taxonomic professionals that will be fully paid for their work with help from recently formed grant money from the IAS and ILPA. The growing list of Indiana taxonomists can be found here: https://www.protectindianaland.org/ias-partnership/. If you’re a taxonomic expert on any taxon in Indiana and would like to join this effort, please contact Andrea Huntington at ahuntington@protectindianaland.org.

INSPECT Fellow Investigates Avian Flu Sampling Protocol

2023 INSPECT Fellow, Mr. Abdulgadir Elnajdi, a Ph.D. candidate from the Department of Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources at Ball State University, worked with the Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources/Division of Fish & Wildlife to design a sampling framework for Avian Influenza. Dr. Elnajdi’s specific objective was to investigate the connection between water quality and the zoonotic potential of virus communities in Indiana waterfowl. (Image by Freepik)