LyoWave Inc., a high-tech startup, is commercializing innovative microwave heating technologies developed at Purdue University that improve upon traditional lyophilization — or the process of freeze-drying perishable products — by increasing speed, cost-effectiveness and product throughput. Alina Alexeenko, Professor of Chemical Engineering, is LyoWave's president and co-founder.
Enrique Iglesia, the Michel Boudart Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2023 Faraday Lectureship Prize.
Nien-Hwa “Linda” Wang, Dr. Norman and Dr. Jane Li Professor in Chemical Engineering, leads a team that developed innovative technologies to separate and purify rare earth and battery elements from a variety of sources including ores, postindustrial wastes and recycled magnets.