CISTAR Researchers Co-Author Nature Paper on Advancing Emission Control Catalysts

We are excited to share that our collaborative research paper, “Transforming ceria into 2D clusters enhances catalytic activity,” has been published in Nature. ...

Ted Kim Awarded the Estus H. and Vashti L. Magoon Teaching Award

Ted Kim, a CISTAR Graduate Fellow, has been awarded the prestigious Estus H. and Vashti L. Magoon Teaching Award by Purdue University's College of Engineering. ...

David Bernal Invited to Second Connections to Sustain Science in Latin America Symposium

David Bernal, assistant professor of chemical engineering and co-director of COOPS, has been invited to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and ...

Professor Can Li Receives NSF CAREER Award to develop optimization-inspired neural networks

Professor Can Li, Co-Director of the Purdue Center for Operations and Optimization in Process Systems (COOPS) and Assistant Professor in the Davidson School of ...

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, ...

Fabio Ribeiro, W. Nicholas and Elizabeth H. Delgass Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, to Serve as Ambassador in Chemical Sciences in France

Fabio Ribeiro, W. Nicholas and Elizabeth H. Delgass Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been selected to serve as an Ambassador in Chemical ...

CISTAR Announces 2024 Outstanding Mentor Awards

At the heart of CISTAR’s success is the willingness to mentor others. To demonstrate how we at CISTAR value mentoring, each year we have a Mentor Award ...

Fabio H. Ribeiro Highlights his Research with CNRS Chimie

Fabio H. Ribeiro, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, presented a series of lectures in several CNRS laboratories as ...

Linda Broadbelt Selected to Deliver Prestigious Danckwerts Lecture

CISTAR's Deputy Co-Director, Linda Broadbelt, delivered the Danckwerts Lecture titled, “The Confluence of Kinetic Modeling and Data Science: Reaction Pathway ...