Suresh V. Garimella, Purdue's R. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has received a senior fellowship for the U.S. State Department's Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA).

Xianfan Xu and colleagues have designed and built a tool that can potentially lower costs and improve productivity in the manufacture of nanomaterials and nanodevices, which offer superior functionality.

Steven Wereley and colleagues are developing new technologies that combine a laser and electric fields to manipulate fluids and tiny particles such as bacteria, viruses and DNA for a range of potential applications, from drug manufacturing to food safety.