A new process for storing and generating hydrogen to run fuel cells in cars has been invented by chemical engineers at Purdue University. The process, given the name hydrothermolysis, uses a powdered chemical called ammonia borane, which has one of the highest hydrogen contents of all solid materials.

Terry Papoutsakis, (MS 1977, PhD 1980), the Eugene DuPont Chair in the Chemical Engineering department and the Delaware Biotechnology Institute at the University of Delaware, is the recipient of the 6th International Metabolic Engineering Award.

Researchers have discovered precisely why strands of some fluids containing long molecules called polymers form beads when stretched, findings that could be used to improve industrial processes and for administering drugs in "personalized medicine."

Three review articles co-authored by Professor Venkat Venkatasubramanian are the most cited among the 1,245 articles published in the journal Computers and Chemical Engineering between 2003 and 2009.

Deborah Grubbe (BSChE ’77) and Timothy McGinley (BSChE ’63) will receive Honorary Doctorate of Engineering degrees during the Spring 2010 commencement ceremony.