Ribeiro named R. Norris and Eleanor Shreve Professor of Chemical Engineering
On September 28, 2013, the Purdue Board of Trustees ratified the appointment of Dr. Fabio Ribeiro as the R. Norris and Eleanor Shreve Professor of Chemical Engineering. Purdue University extends named professorship titles to recognize outstanding contributions of faculty members to their academic disciplines.
Professor Ribeiro received his PhD degree from Stanford University in 1989. He joined the School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue in 2003, was promoted to Professor rank in 2006, and has distinguished himself with outstanding research, teaching and service. His area of research is experimental catalysis, with particular emphasis on discovering new catalysts, as well as reaction kinetics and mechanisms. He has authored 88 archival journal publications and is the co-author of one book. He has made over 120 presentations at university and industry seminars, and conferences including many plenary and keynote lectures. He has graduated 20 PhD students, including 16 at Purdue, and is currently advising or co-advising another 21 PhD students.
In external recognition, Dr. Ribeiro received the NSF CAREER Award (1997), New York Catalysis Society Excellence in Catalysis Award (2005), and most recently the Henry J. Albert Award from the International Precious Metals Institute (2012); internally, he received a University Faculty Scholar (2006-11) and Team Excellence Award of the CoE (2007) recognitions. He is a member of Editorial Board for two journals and, since 2010, an Editor of the Journal of Catalysis, the flagship journal of the field. He has also served AIChE in various leadership roles, including Chair of the Catalysis & Reaction Engineering Division (2010), and is currently serving as a Director of the North American Catalysis Society (2013-2017).
The R. Norris and Eleanor Shreve Professorship was created in honor of Dr. R. Norris Shreve and his wife Eleanor. Dr. Shreve was a distinguished member of our School’s faculty during 1930-55 and served as the third School Head during 1947-51. The Shreve Professorship is funded by the Norris and Eleanor Shreve Trust.