Under the direction of ChE Professor Stephen Beaudoin, research at the Purdue Energetics Research Center (PERC) meets the national need to make, test, detect, deploy and defeat next-generation energetic materials. The Army's selection of Adranos Inc. as the winner of its xTechSearch competition highlights the attention three companies emerging from PERC are receiving for their work in the defense industry.

Davidson School of Chemical Engineering undergraduate students were recently awarded six Co-Op scholarships for 2018-2019, including five scholarships named for Purdue Chemical Engineering alumnus William Nelson (BSChE ’74, MSChE ’75) and his wife, Linda. The scholarships were presented on Wednesday, February 20 during the 2019 Professional Practice Days luncheon, in the Purdue Memorial Union.

Davidson School of Chemical Engineering faculty Dr. Rakesh Agrawal and Dr. Nancy Ho were honored at the Purdue Engineering Patents and National Medals of Science and Technology Wall unveil event on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

A Purdue University research team led by Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Professor Jeffrey Miller has come up with a series of patented solutions to address challenges in United States energy production. The team developed a two-step process to convert shale natural gas to liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel, which may help to drive down production costs.

Dr. Rajamani Gounder, the Larry and Virginia Faith Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, will receive the 2019 College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award for Early Career Research. The award will be presented at the 17th Annual Faculty Excellence Awards Banquet at the Ross-Ade Pavilion Shively Club on Friday, April 5, 2019.