Dr. You-Yeon Won, Professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, is leading a team of Purdue researchers developing a novel concept for intratumoral chemo-radio combination therapy for locally advanced solid tumors. For some locally advanced tumors, chemoradiation is currently standard of care. This combination treatment can cause acute and long term toxicity that can limit its use in older patients or those with multiple medical comorbidities. Intratumoral chemotherapy has the potential to address the problem of systemic toxicity that conventional chemotherapy suffers, and may be a better strategy for treating certain locally advanced tumors.

Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor Vivek Narsimhan and a team of Purdue researchers have created a model that allows manufacturers to design a starch-based product with desirable texture and consistency. It can be used by food manufacturers to save time and capital through new design processes and by food ingredient companies to modify the physical characteristics of starch to achieve products of desirable textures.

Three Davidson School of Chemical Engineering faculty were recently honored at the Purdue University 2019 Faculty Awards Convocation on May 7. Dr. Stephen Beaudoin, Dr. John Morgan, and Dr. Vilas Pol were recognized at the event, which was held in the Purdue Shively Club in Ross-Ade Stadium.

Dr. Vilas Pol, Associate Professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, received the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Salute to Excellence award at the ACS Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) on May 30, 2019. Salutes to Excellence is an ACS recognition that underscores outstanding accomplishments, achievements, or service for individuals who have made a positive impact on everyday life.

Purdue University ranked 12th in the world among universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2018, matching its best finish in the annual rankings put out by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. Purdue is among only a dozen U.S. universities to be rated in the top 20 in each of the past five years and one of only a few in the top 20 without a medical school. The rankings are based on data obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.