Anirudh Shenvi, a graduate student advised by professor Rakesh Agrawal, received the Henry Ford Graduate Scholarship from the College of Engineering, Purdue University for the 2011-12 Academic Year.

Ranjita Ghose, a graduate student advised by professor Arvind Varma, is one of the three Purdue recipients of a John Jink Company Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship is for combustion related research. Ranjita works on Oxidative Coupling of Methane to Ethylene.

Professor Robert Squires (born 1935) passed away on November 6, 2011. He served the School of Chemical Engineering from 1962 to 2004.

Professor Linda Wang has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels chose Miranda from a competitive field to represent all students for a two-year term as the only student member on the Purdue Board of Trustees. She knows the golden opportunity that she has to make change. She's also sure of at least one change she'd like to make.