Purdue University is a coeducational, state-assisted system in Indiana. Founded in 1869 and named after benefactor John Purdue, we are one of the nation's leading research institutions with a reputation for excellent and affordable education.

Award

U.S. News & World Report's selection of Purdue University's agricultural and biological engineering program as the best such undergraduate specialty in the country follows the graduate program's top ranking earlier this year.

Purdue has been ranked 61st in the 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ACWU), up from 69th last year.

Purdue programs in engineering, education and business were ranked among the best in the country in U.S.News & World Report's graduate school rankings released Tuesday

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Undergraduate(本科) 2.3万美元/每年

Graduate(硕士) 2.2万美元/每年   

部分教授介绍:

Elias Franses

Professor of Chemical Engineering
Joined Purdue in 1979
FRNY 1029C Office
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Research Statement

One project, in the area of Interfacial Engineering, is the equilibrium and dynamic adsorption and dynamic surface tension (DST) of aqueous surfactants, lipids, and proteins. For air/aqueous interfaces the main focus is the understanding and control of low DSTs. Potential applications include developing new lung surfactant formulations for treatment of the Respiratory Distress Syndrome, or RDS, of premature infants or the Adult or Acute RDS. Such effective lipid formulations should be designed to produce low DSTs, and also displace serum proteins such as albumin or fibrinogen, which can cause lung disease by interfering with, or inhibiting the normal function of natural lung surfactant. We use ellipsometry, infrared spectroscopy, and tensiometry in probing the surface densities and conformations of adsorbed layers.

 

James D. Litster

Professor of Chemical Engineering
Professor of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy
Director, Graduate Studies, School of Chemical Engineering
Joined Purdue in 2007
FRNY 1053 Office
jlitster@

Research Statement

My research interests are in the area of Particle Technology, particularly particle design and formulation. Particle design is the production of novel particles with specific attributes. These attributes are controlled by the size, morphology and surface properties of the particles that are produced. To control these attributes, both the particle formation processes and the feed formulation properties need to be controlled. The products of interest are many and varied, including proteins and other biological materials, pharmaceuticals, detergents and consumer goods, food, ceramics and high value materials, fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, and minerals.
 

Ronald P. Andres

Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
FRNY 1029B Office
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Research Statement

Synthesis of Ultra-fine Metal Particles

Ultra-fine metal particles with diameters in the nanometer size range often exhibit unique size-dependent electronic and physical properties. Nanostructured materials produced by consolidation of nanoscale metal particles or by dispersing nanoscale metal particles on or in various solid supports also exhibit unique properties. The key to taking advantage of these enhanced properties are techniques for synthesizing the ultra-fine metal particles of interest at high production rates and low cost. We have developed several aerosol based methods for nanoparticle synthesis and are involved in extending our understanding of these processes by theoretical modeling and experimental scale up.

 

Stephen Beaudoin

Professor of Chemical Engineering 
2009 Provost Fellow
Joined Purdue in 2003
FRNY 2154 Office
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Research Statement

Particle and Thin Film Adhesion
The adhesion of micron and sub-micron scale particles to surfaces is of tremendous interest in a wide range of industrial and civilian applications. We measure directly the adhesion of particles to surfaces using atomic force microscopy and develop experimentally-validated, science-based models for the adhesion. The models consider electrostatic, van der Waals, capillary, interfacial tension, and hydrophobic interactions occurring when rough, deformable particles with nonuniform geometry adhering to rough deformable surfaces in liquid, gaseous, or vacuum environments. These efforts are currently being applied to improve wafer and photomask cleaning processes in the semiconductor industry, to assist in the detection of weapons and explosives, to facilitate improved pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, and to facilitate the development and implementation of biomaterials with optimal surface properties.
 

Ronald P. Andres

Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
FRNY 1029B Office
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Research Statement

Professor Corti's research focuses on understanding the thermophysical and kinetic properties of a variety of soft condensed-phase systems, including liquids and colloidal dispersions. Theoretical and simulation techniques are utilized to generate important insights into how the interparticle forces influence the behavior of such systems over a broad range of time and length scales.