Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Vivek Narsimhan and a team of Purdue researchers have created a model that allows manufacturers to design a starch-based product with desirable texture and consistency. It can be used by food manufacturers to save time and capital through new design processes and by food ingredient companies to modify the physical characteristics of starch to achieve products of desirable textures.

Three Davidson School of Chemical Engineering faculty were recently honored at the Purdue University 2019 Faculty Awards Convocation on May 7. Dr. Stephen Beaudoin, Dr. John Morgan, and Dr. Vilas Pol were recognized at the event, which was held in the Purdue Shively Club in Ross-Ade Stadium.

Dr. Vilas Pol, Associate Professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, received the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Salute to Excellence award at the ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) on May 30, 2019. Salutes to Excellence is an ACS recognition that underscores outstanding accomplishments, achievements, or service for individuals who have made a positive impact on everyday life.

Purdue University ranked 12th in the world among universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2018, matching its best finish in the annual rankings put out by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. Purdue is among only a dozen U.S. universities to be rated in the top 20 in each of the past five years and one of only a few in the top 20 without a medical school. The rankings are based on data obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Dr. Brett Savoie, Assistant Professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, has been selected to receive the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. He will receive a one-year grant from ORAU to be matched by Purdue University. Dr. Savoie was one of only thirty-six faculty selected to receive the award, from almost 170 applicants nationwide.