Adjunct becomes department chair at Purdue U

[private] Adjunct faculty rarely make the crossover to department heads, but one in the College of Agriculture is poised to do just that. Joseph Anderson, adjunct professor at Purdue and a lead scientist for the USDA, has been appointed to head the agronomy department in the College of Agriculture. Anderson has worked at Purdue since 1993 in a joint appointment as an Agriculture Research Service scientist through the USDA; as an adjunct professor, he has engaged in research collaborations and sponsored graduate students, as well as participated to a degree in committee work. Anderson knows that his background in research, […]