Dr. Julie Liu, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, is leading a team of researchers developing a non-toxic glue modeled after adhesive proteins produced by mussels and other creatures. The glue has been found to out-perform commercially available products, pointing toward potential surgical glues to replace sutures and staples. The team's findings were recently published in Biomaterials.

Dr. Sangtae Kim, Distinguished Professor and Jay and Cynthia Ihlenfeld Head of Chemical Engineering, was interviewed in the recent AIChE ChEnected Impact Stories about his gift to fund one year of AIChE Young Professional Membership for Chemical Engineering's entire 2017 graduating class.

Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Professor John Morgan is part of a Purdue University team of scientists that has upended a long-held assumption about how plant volatile compounds, the chemicals that are responsible for scent, move to the outside of the cells to attract pollinators, defend the plant and perform other key functions.

Davidson School of Chemical Engineering researchers are part of a collaborative effort to develop rechargeable batteries based on potassium, a potential alternative to lithium that is less expensive and far more plentiful. Graduate student Ryan A. Adams led much of the research. His research is co-directed by Dr. Vilas Pol, associate professor of Chemical Engineering and Dr. Arvind Varma, R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering.

Purdue University ranked 12th in the world among universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2016, according to a new report released by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), up from 15th in 2015.