The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Education (NIPTE) has named  Dr. Xiuling Lu of University of Connecticut the 2025 Michael J. Pikal Distinguished Scholar in Pharmaceutical Processing.  This is a particularly meaningful award that is named for former CPPR Faculty and Leader, Michael J. Pikal. Dr. Lu joins previous CPPR Faculty who received this award, Raj Suryanarayanan, Robin Bogner, and Elizabeth Topp. Read more here: https://today.uconn.edu/2025/08/xiuling-lu-honored-with-prestigious-nipte-award/

The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology & Education (NIPTE) named Dr. Na Li of University of Connecticut as this year’s Rising Star.  The Rising Star Scholarship is awarded to early career investigators for outstanding scientific achievements in pharmaceutical science and technology.  Dr. Li joins CPPR faculty member Dr. Raman Bahal (UConn) and Dr. Tony Zhou (Purdue), in the expanding group of CPPR faculty winners of this distinguished award. Read more here: https://today.uconn.edu/2025/08/na-li-to-receive-named-recipient-of-renowned-nipte-award/#

Dr. Bodhi Chaudhuri has been elected an American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) Fellow.  He will be recognized at the upcoming AAPS PharmSci360 scientific conference in San Antonio, TX.  Bodhi joins CPPR faculty, Eric Munson, Diane Burgess, Xiuling Lu, Tony Zhou, Raj Suryanarayanan, Robin Bogner, Tonglei Li, Stephen Byrn, Lynne Taylor, Yoon Yeo, and Calvin Sun, who were previously elected to fellow status. Congratulations, Dr. Chaudhuri!

Dr. Xiuling Lu has been inducted into the College of Fellows of the Controlled Release Society (CRS). She joins CPPR Faculty Diane Burgess (UConn) and Yoon Yeo and Kinam Park (Purdue) who previously received this honor. A full list of inductees can be found here: https://www.controlledreleasesociety.org/college-fellows-award-recipients

During the CPPR Semi-Annual Scientific Conference held at UConn School of Pharmacy in May, Dr. Robin Bogner was presented with the Distinguished Service to Scholarship and Teaching Award. She received this award in recognition of her dedication to critical education and distinguished research which have made lasting contributions to the School of Pharmacy, inspiring generations, and shaping the future of pharmaceutical sciences. Congratulations to Dr. Bogner on this well-earned accomplishment!

Congratulations to Dr. Raman Bahal on being selected as a 2025–2028 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine (ELHM) Scholar by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). This highly competitive honor is awarded to only 10 individuals nationally each year and reflects Dr. Bahal’s outstanding contributions and leadership in health and medicine. Dr. Bahal is the first CPPR faculty member to be an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine. Read more at: Pharmacy Professor Honored by National Academy of Medicine – UConn Today.

CPPR student, Saeed Najafian, from the lab of Dr. Bodhi Chaudhuri at UConn School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with CPPR mentors Parind Desai and Elaheh Ardalani from GSK, received 3^rd place in the Academic Research Award for his presentation: CFD-DEM modeling of Suspension Mixing in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing at the recent AAPS NERDG Conference which was held in April 2025 in Groton, CT. Congratulations, Saeed!

The next CPPR Scientific Conference will be held at Purdue University, October 27-29, 2025.

CPPR Student, Mittal Darji, from the lab of Professor Xiuling Lu, was the recipient of the Steve Nail Emerging Researcher Award at the CPPR Scientific Conference held at University of Connecticut in May 2025. Vahid Zia from Gilead presented Mittal with the award.

Over 60 industrial scientists, faculty and students convened at UConn School of Pharmacy for the Semi-Annual Scientific Conference, and to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Dane O. Kildsig Center for Pharmaceutical Processing Research (CPPR). The conference was packed with dynamic discussions, progress updates for ongoing and recently completed projects, as well as new project proposals. The conference culminated with the Industrial Advisory Board voting to fund several new projects.