Roberta Gleiter (BSChE ’60), Chief Executive Officer for the Global Institute for Technology and Engineering (GIFTE), was honored by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) with the Advocating Women in Engineering Award at the WE15 Conference’s SWE Awards Banquet on October 23rd in Nashville, Tennessee.

Graduate student Shinbeom Lee was honored with a 2015 Doh Wonsuk Memorial Award.

John Klier (MS ’86, PhD ’89) was named Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, effective October 25, 2015.

Research by two Purdue Chemical Engineering faculty members, Dr. Rakesh Agrawal and Dr. Vilas Pol, is funded by a newly announced $3 million grant from the Office of Naval Research.

In a special issue of the American Chemical Society journal to appear in November, Professor Kim has solved a fluid mechanics enigma puzzling scientists since 1876. The findings have potential implications for research and industry because ellipsoid nanoparticles are encountered in various applications such as pharmaceuticals, foods and cosmetics.