Purdue Ag Economist Tyner Passes Away

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August 19, 2019

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(Hoosier Ag Today) Via the department’s Facebook page, Purdue Agricultural Economics announced that Professor Dr. Wallace (Wally) Tyner passed away on Sunday. The post read, “Today we were saddened by the news of Dr. Wally Tyner’s passing. His contributions to the agricultural economics field made impacts across the globe. He will be sorely missed as a colleague, mentor, leader, and friend.”

Professor Tyner’s recent research interests were in the area of climate, energy, agricultural, and natural resource policy analysis. His work in energy economics has encompassed oil, natural gas, coal, oil shale, biomass, biofuels from agricultural sources, and solar and wind energy. Much of his recent work focused on economic and policy analysis for biofuels and the interplay between biofuels policies and other energy policies.

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He was Co-chair of the National Academy of Science Committee on the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Biofuels (2011). In 2016, he chaired a National Academy panel on advanced biofuels. READ MORE

Remembering Purdue University’s Dr. Wally Tyner (RFA Daily Brief)

Excerpt from RFA Daily Brief: Remembering Purdue University’s Dr. Wally Tyner– The Renewable Fuels Association mourns the loss this weekend of Dr. Wally Tyner, the James and Lois Ackerman Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University.

“We are truly saddened by Wally’s passing and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends, his colleagues at Purdue University, and the entire West Lafayette community,” said RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. “Professor Tyner’s friends in the renewable fuels industry will always remember him as someone who was endlessly fascinated by the complex questions facing agriculture and voracious in his pursuit of greater understanding and knowledge. I was fortunate to work closely with Wally on several research projects over the years and always found him to be a man of great character, rare intellect, everlasting curiosity, and wry humor. He will be sorely missed.”

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