Rajamani Gounder Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Rajamani Gounder, the R. Norris and Eleanor Shreve Professor of Chemical Engineering, was recently elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the fall of 2023.
In 1982, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) was founded in the U.K., with a mission of advancing excellence in the chemical sciences. Today, RSC has over 54,000 members and is regarded as an influential champion of chemical sciences.
Achieving Fellow status into this illustrious society denotes to the wider community a high level of accomplishment as a professional chemist. Awarded Fellows are Members of RSC with a minimum of five years professional experience and have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the chemical sciences. Achieving Fellow status indicates a position of influence in the scientific community and invaluable experience, expertise and commitment to promoting the value of chemical sciences.
Professor Gounder joined the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue in 2013. His research focuses on the fundamental science of catalysis, and its practical applications to develop sustainable routes to synthesize chemicals and fuels and to mitigate their deleterious impacts on the environment.