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 ...

CISTAR Professors Receive National and Division AIChE Awards

CISTAR Director Professor Fabio Ribeiro and Professor Rakesh Agrawal have been honored with prestigious American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) ...

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 ...

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, ...

Purdue Researchers Pioneer Flexible ‘Electric Reaction-Towers’ to Decarbonize Chemical Manufacturing

A research team at Purdue University has designed a new type of chemical reactor—Electric Reaction-Towers (ERTs)—capable of operating efficiently on ...

Research Updates

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Professor Can Li awarded scientific prize and research contract with Air Liquide

Congratulations Can Li, assistant professor with Purdue University Chemical Engineering and CISTAR NSF Engineering Research Center researcher who was awarded ...

Alexander Dowling recognized among 2025 Graduate School award winners

Alexander Dowling, CISTAR faculty member and associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the winner of the James A. ...