RESEARCH
 

Research Centers
 

Faculty and ChBE students engage in a number of projects across a broad range of disciplines through the department's four research centers.  To learn more about each of these centers, please click on the links below or read the brief description provided.

Energy + Power Center
Director: Dr. Henry Linden

Center of Excellence in Polymer Science and Engineering
Director: Dr. Jay D. Schieber

Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering
Director: Dr. Jai Prakash

Particle Technology and Crystallization Center

The Particle Technology and Crystallization Center (PTCC) is devoted to the development of fundamental knowledge, methods and strategies in the areas of nucleation, crystallization, particle technology, and characterization that will result in faster development of new pharmaceutical compounds, development of new solid forms, and a reduced time to bring a new compound to market. This center is a collaboration of IIT, Purdue University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A unique mechanism for addressing these important problems in particle technology and crystallization in the pharmaceutical industry arises from the combination of the particle technology and crystallization group at IIT, which includes characterization facilities at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory; the expertise provided by the department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy at Purdue University in polymorphism, materials science, spectroscopic analysis, and manufacturing; and MIT in benchmarking and process analysis.
Director: Dr. Dimitri Hatziavramidis