CISTAR professors, Agrawal and Gounder, awarded grant to advance the production of sustainable aviation fuel

Purdue University’s Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR) has forged a pivotal partnership with Susteon, a technology ...

CISTAR Researchers Jeff Miller and Tobin Marks named in Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchers

According to Clarivate, the list recognizes “influential researchers at universities, research institutes, and commercial organizations around the world who ...

CISTAR Technical Highlights

CISTAR's technical accomplishments from over the years.

CISTAR's Researchers Publish Findings for a New, More Economical Process for Converting Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) to Liquid Fuel

Researchers at the Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR) have created a new, more economical process for converting ...

David W.C. MacMillan, 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry meets with CISTAR Faculty

Renowned Princeton University professor and entrepreneur David W.C. MacMillan, who shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work on ...

Department of Energy Selects Joaquin Resasco for Early Career Award

Assistant Professor Joaquin Resasco, CISTAR Thrust 3 and of the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, has been selected to receive the prestigious ...

Dr. Joan Brennecke and Dr. Benny D. Freeman Awarded the 2025 Hill Prize in Engineering

CISTAR professors at The University of Texas at Austin received Lyda Hill Philanthropies 2025 Hill Prize in Engineering. This award recognizes groundbreaking, ...