CISTAR Researchers Jeff Miller and Tobin Marks named in Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchers

According to Clarivate, the list recognizes “influential researchers at universities, research institutes, and commercial organizations around the world who ...

CISTAR Technical Highlights

CISTAR's technical accomplishments from over the years.

CISTAR's Researchers Publish Findings for a New, More Economical Process for Converting Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) to Liquid Fuel

Researchers at the Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR) have created a new, more economical process for converting ...

David W.C. MacMillan, 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry meets with CISTAR Faculty

Renowned Princeton University professor and entrepreneur David W.C. MacMillan, who shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work on ...

Dr. Joan Brennecke and Dr. Benny D. Freeman Awarded the 2025 Hill Prize in Engineering

CISTAR professors at The University of Texas at Austin received Lyda Hill Philanthropies 2025 Hill Prize in Engineering. This award recognizes groundbreaking, ...

Fabio H. Ribeiro Highlights his Research with CNRS Chimie

Fabio H. Ribeiro, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, presented a series of lectures in several CNRS laboratories as ...

Fabio Ribeiro, W. Nicholas and Elizabeth H. Delgass Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, to Serve as Ambassador in Chemical Sciences in France

Fabio Ribeiro, W. Nicholas and Elizabeth H. Delgass Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been selected to serve as an Ambassador in Chemical ...

Justin Notestein Receive 2025 Meshii Awards

Northwestern Engineering’s Justin Notestein is one of the 2025 recipients of the Masahiro and Eiko Meshii Award. The honor recognizes faculty members for ...