Category: Faculty and Staff

Interdisciplinary Health Research Engineered to Benefit Communities

Michigan Tech research crosses disciplines — and crosses the globe. “International partnerships are really key to expanding your research network, research ideas, and to be able to have your research out into industry and be applied,” said Professor Caryn Heldt (ChE), who directs the University’s Health Research Institute.

In the Heldt Bioseparations Laboratory, research team members are collaborating to apply their work in ways that can be adapted for best use in countries throughout the world. Bellicia Kamwanya, a research biologist in the Democratic Republic of Congo, teamed up with award-winning MTU researcher Vaishali Sharma in Heldt’s lab as part of the U.S.-Africa Frontiers fellowship program.

Hear from Kamwanya in a video on the College of Engineering Blog.

Department of Chemical Engineering Welcomes New Faculty Members

This fall, the College of Engineering welcomed 16 new faculty members across eight departments, including three in the Department of Chemical Engineering. These new faculty members bring a wide range of specializations in microfluids, electrokinetics, cancer tissue engineering, sustainable water and energy systems and much more.

Read more about the new faculty members on the College of Engineering blog.