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Our mission is to provide students the intellectual basis to be educated citizens, prepare them for their profession & to advance the ChE science & technology.

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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Michael Mullins on being elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

Dr. Mullins’ election as an AIChE Fellow highlights the significance of his accomplishments and the lasting influence of his work.

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Congratulations to Dr. Caryn Heldt on receiving a NIIMBL Project Call 9.1 award!

Her project, “Continuous and Automated Downstream Purification of AAV,” was selected as one of eight funded projects.

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Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Eisele on receiving funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s FOA 3105 program for his project, “Biological Leaching Process for Producing High-Grade Manganese Dioxide from Low-Grade Sources.”

https://t.co/D2tbxNtLjg

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Thank you to the Marshall family for supporting graduate student success through the Marshall Family Fellowship, established by ChE alumnus Robert T. Marshall ’42. Your generosity continues to make a lasting impact on future engineers and researchers.

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Congratulations to ChE graduate student Grace Dykstra and faculty advisor Yixin Liu on receiving the 2026 Bhakta Rath Research Award! Their outstanding research achievements and dedication to innovation continue to make our department proud.

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Shoutout to Nathan Keen (ChE Senior) for helping launch the Thompson Scholars Association at Michigan Technological University 👏

Building community, connection, and leadership in action.

Read more: https://t.co/ugq1yJI6JT

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Congrats to PhD candidates Daniel Amponsah-Berko & Kwabena Boafo on receiving the Summer 2026 Finishing Fellowship!

We are incredibly proud of their hard work and excited to see the impact their research will make. Join us in celebrating this well-deserved recognition!

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Congratulations to Rob Handler from Michigan Tech’s Department of Chemical Engineering on his appointment as Associate Director of Research for the Center for Innovation in Sustainability and Resilience (CISR)!

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The Department of Chemical Engineering celebrated excellence at our annual Convocation on April 20 in the MUB Alumni Lounge 🎉

We are proud to celebrate your hard work, leadership, and impact. 💙

#MTUChemEng #FutureEngineers #StudentSuccess

Awardees: https://t.co/EQhjhqnu9u

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The Department of Chemical Engineering proudly congratulates Dr. Adrienne Minerick on her induction into the AIMBE College of Fellows! This prestigious honor recognizes her outstanding contributions to research, education and leadership.

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Congratulations to Professor Adrienne Minerick ’98 who was recently inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to the field.

Read more: https://t.co/G19EDhJ7JK

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The Chemical Engineering department proudly congratulates Dr. Amy Landis on receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) award for her project, “IRES: Sargassum-Plastic Sustainable Solutions (SPlaSS) in the Caribbean.”

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The department proudly congratulates Dr. Yixin Liu on receiving an NIH MIRA (R35) Notice of Award for the project “Advancing Low-Cost Synthetic Biosensor Arrays for Rapid Multiplex Biomarker Detection,” providing approximately $1.9 million in support over five years.

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The ChE Dept. welcomed Forest Park 6th & 7th graders for hands-on STEM activities, where they participated in four engaging projects: Balloon Cars, Filtration, a UO Lab Tour & Squeeze Factory. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible and ensured it ran smoothly!

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Science mentioned Adrienne Minerick (ChE/BioMed) in its coverage of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual election results, noting her election as a Member-at-Large for the Engineering section.

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Congratulations to Robert Handler, who was nominated by COE Dean Michelle Scherer for the 2026 Dean’s Teaching Showcase! 🎉

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The team of Dr. Pan, Richard Oboh, Solomon Ebidame, and Greg Beaudoin heads to ARPA-E 2026 (Apr 7-9, San Diego) to showcase nickel recovery tech turning waste into critical minerals, driving a circular, sustainable energy future.

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From classroom concepts to cancer research: Samantha Cooper is applying chemical engineering skills in Dr. Maria Gencoglu’s lab, helping advance ovarian cancer screening research through undergraduate research opportunities at MTU.

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Congratulations to ChE grad students Reeba Reji and Kobina Akyea Ofori on earning Michigan Technological University Graduate School Spring 2026 Outstanding Awards.

Reeba - Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award
Kobina - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarship

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Congratulations to Samantha Cooper for earning 1st Place at the Undergraduate Research & Scholarship Symposium!
Her project, “Generation of Circulating Tumor (ctDNA) Reference Materials for Early Ovarian Cancer Detection,” was recognized for outstanding undergraduate research.

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Congrats to Vincent Bailey Arohunmolase and Kwabena Boafo on having their abstracts accepted for the 2026 SME Minnesota Conference! They both will present on April 15 at 1:00 PM.

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