Biosensor technology is already widely used in everyday life. It’s found in personal health devices such as fitness trackers and glucose monitors and is also used to measure environmental toxins. The tech has already changed the game worldwide — but at Michigan Tech, Associate Professor Yixin Liu and her recent Ph.D. student mentee Grace Dykstra ’25 recognized its potential for further advancement.
Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Eisele and Ph.D. students Palas Borkar and Neha Sharma, whose research on sustainable manganese recovery has been featured in Engineering & Mining Journal.
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.
At the Department of Chemical Engineering, we’re always proud to see our students step beyond the classroom to make a lasting impact — and this time, we’re excited to give a special shoutout to Nathan Keen for doing exactly that.
The Department of Chemical Engineering proudly celebrates two of its outstanding doctoral candidates, Daniel Amponsah-Berko and Kwabena Boafo, for being named recipients of the Summer 2026 Finishing Fellowship by The Graduate School.
The Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE) proudly recognized outstanding students, faculty, and staff during its annual Convocation ceremony on Monday, April 20, held in the MUB Alumni Lounge. The event celebrated excellence across academics, leadership, research, safety, and service within the department.
The Chemical Engineering Department recently welcomed Forest Park 6th and 7th grade students for a afternoon of hands-on STEM learning and exploration. During their visit, students participated in four interactive activities: Balloon Cars, Filtration, a UO Lab Tour, and Squeeze Factory, each designed to introduce scientific and engineering concepts in an engaging way.
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.