Five faculty from Davidson School of Chemical Engineering were honored for years of service to Purdue University during the Faculty Service Recognition Luncheon on December 10. ChE faculty honored were: Rakesh Agrawal (15 years); Elias I. Franses (40 years); Robert E. Hannemann (50 years); Enrico Martinez (10 years); Chongli Yuan (10 years). The event was hosted by the Office of the Provost.

Dr. Letian Dou, Assistant Professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, is part of the new Purdue University Center for Intelligent Infrastructure (CII), bringing together researchers to advance knowledge and education in the intelligent infrastructure space. The center unites the expertise of Purdue researchers in smart materials, construction, infrastructure resiliency and policy, sensing, system control, data optimization, communication, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Jaeyub Chung, a fifth year Chemical Engineering doctoral student, was recently awarded the 2019 Doh Wonsuk Memorial Award by the Korea Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE) for his stellar contributions to the field of chemical engineering.

Zachary Batts, a graduate student in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, is the inaugural recipient of the Robert Rose Education Award in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology. The Rose Award is presented in honor of the late Robert Rose, founder of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association.

Dr. Bryan Boudouris, the Robert and Sally Weist Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, is participating in a multi-institution collaborative study into which pedagogical innovations are adapted in new learning environments and how students benefit. The study is funded at $2.5 million by the National Science Foundation. Other partner universities include Campbell University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.