Please join us in congratulating Dr. Caryn Heldt on receiving an award from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL). Heldt’s project was selected as one of eight new projects funded through Project Call 9.1, marking a significant achievement for Michigan Technological University and demonstrating Michigan Tech’s ability to compete alongside major leaders in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
The Department of Chemical Engineering congratulates Prof. Tim Eisele on receiving funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s FOA 3105: Critical Material Innovation, Efficiency, and Alternatives (Set 4) program. The award will support his project, “Biological Leaching Process for Producing High-Grade Manganese Dioxide from Low-Grade Sources.”
The Department of Chemical Engineering is proud to congratulate graduate student Grace Dykstra and faculty advisor Yixin Liu on being named recipients of the 2026 Bhakta Rath Research Award.
Dr. Amy Landis on receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) award for her project, “IRES: Sargassum-Plastic Sustainable Solutions (SPlaSS) in the Caribbean.”
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. Both students are advised by Dr. Timothy Eisele.
The Graduate School announced Michigan Tech’s Summer 2025 Finishing Fellows. Please congratulate Chemical Engineering student Grace Dykstra on this amazing accomplishment!
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!