Adrienne Minerick, faculty member in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, was recently highlighted in Science for her election in the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science leadership elections. Minerick was elected as Member-at-Large for the Engineering section, a role that reflects her continued leadership and contributions within the engineering and scientific communities.
College of Engineering Dean Michelle Scherer has selected Robert Handler, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE), as this week’s instructor in the 2026 Deans’ Teaching Showcase.
The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit 2026 (April 7-9 in San Diego, CA) is one of the nation’s premier events for advancing breakthrough energy technologies, bringing together researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to accelerate innovation in sustainability, decarbonization, and critical materials.
Hands-on, practical education is the hallmark of engineering education at Michigan Tech. So when Samantha Cooper ’27 saw the opportunity to conduct research with Assistant Professor Maria Gencoglu in a part of the chemical engineering field unfamiliar to her, she jumped at the chance.
The Department of Chemical Engineering is thrilled to celebrate the achievements of Taravat Sarvari and Idris Tohidian, who are presenting their research at the ACS Spring 2026 Conference, being held March 21-26 in Atlanta, Georgia.
We are pleased to recognize Vincent Bailey Arohunmolase and Kwabena Boafo on the acceptance of their abstracts for presentation at the 2026 SME Minnesota Conference.
Chemical Engineering students JoAnn Henry, Owen Stauffer, and Emily Johnson were all featured in Michigan Tech’s 25th anniversary of Design Expo!
The Graduate School announced Michigan Tech’s Summer 2025 Finishing Fellows. Please congratulate Chemical Engineering student Grace Dykstra on this amazing accomplishment!
Caryn Heldt, Chemical Engineering’s James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair in Continuous Processing
Professor, was quoted by Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News in a story about the search for environmentally friendly alternatives to TX-100 surfactants in biopharma, focusing on viral inactivation and the properties of potential replacements.
The Vice President for Research Office announced the Spring 2025 Research Excellence Fund (REF) award recipients. Congratulations to Daniel Kulas, Research Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering, the principal investigator for a project that won a Research Seed Grant!