Dr. Linda Wang, the Maxine Spencer Nichols Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, was inducted in the Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization's Innovators Hall of Fame, which annually recognizes scientists and researchers who have made a positive impact on global society through their research. The program was created in 2013 and now has honored 137 Purdue innovators. The inductees include a Nobel Prize winner, two World Food Prize winners and many other distinguished scientists and researchers.

Here is the latest information about the COVID-19 situation, specifically as it relates to Davidson School of Chemical Engineering students, staff, and faculty. Last updated January 26, 2021.

Dr. Chongli Yuan, Associate Professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, was featured in a recent interview with Dr. Mary Gillis, D.Ed., from WISH-TV Indianapolis. Dr. Yuan described her research to find a possible cure for a disease affecting nearly 6 million people per year.

Potassium batteries research by Dr. Vilas Pol, Associate Professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, is featured in the recent Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) publication, Spectrum. IEEE is a global community where members collaborate on world-changing technologies to innovate for a better tomorrow. Dr. Pol leads ViPER, the Vilas Pol Energy Research Group at Purdue University, an experimental group dedicated to fulfilling the knowledge gap required to advance energy storage technologies.

Purdue University's Dr. Sangtae Kim has been named to a newly formed National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee charged with outlining an ambitious vision for chemical engineering research, innovation, and education that will guide the profession for the next 30 years.