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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. #MTUChemEng

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!

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. #MTUChemEng science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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

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. #MTUChemEng arpae-summit.com

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. #MTUChemEng mtu.edu/magazine/2026/…

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 #MTUChemEng

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.

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. #MTUChemEng smemnconference.org

Congrats to Taravat Sarvari & Idris Tohidian for presenting at ACS Spring 2026! Tara Sarvari: Surfactants & Settling in Aqueous Two-Phase Systems Mar 22 | 3:40 PM | B407 Idris Tohidian: Excipient-Specific Viral Thermostability for Vaccine Formulation Mar 25 | 8:40 AM | B407

Alum Michelle Fields ’95 (B.S. Metallurgical Engineering) is a 2026 STEP Ahead Award honoree for her leadership in manufacturing! Featured in Calderys & Foundry Planet, she’s inspiring the next generation. #MTUChemEng foundry-planet.com/d/michelle-fie…

Michigan Tech Chemical Engineering alumna Mary Korpi ’76 was featured by Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration for her impactful mining career & upcoming role as the organization’s 2026 president. Mary is also a PCA Inductee from 2002. #MTUChemEng me.smenet.org/meet-smes-2026…

Detroit Chemical Engineering Alum — we’d love to see you! Join the Dean of Engineering and the Engineering Advisory Board at the Engineering Society of Detroit on March 19 from 5–7 PM. Event details and RSVP info are below. We hope you can make it! events.mtu.edu/event/detroit-…

Congrats to Daniel Amponsah-Berko — FIRST PLACE in the Environmental Division Poster Competition at the 2026 Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration conference in Salt Lake City! Special shoutout: Kwabena Boafo, Rebecca Kwofie & Richard Oboh (adv. Lei Pan).

Thank-you to Matt Laird (GMES) for bringing the excitement of Chemical Engineering to students from West Ottawa High School in Holland! We love connecting with future Huskies—we hope to see you on campus soon! 📸 Pictured below: prospective student from West Ottawa High School.

Michigan Tech’s first annual Husky Lab Safety Awareness Week showcased the strong safety culture across campus—and Chemical Engineering stood out with multiple student, staff, and research group honorees. Link for nominee's and winners: sites.google.com/mtu.edu/lab-sa… #MTUChemEng

Congratulations to Natalia Krakhaleva on being named a Spring 2026 recipient of the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation (CSCHF) Graduate Assistantship! Learn more about Natalia and the other recipients on the Graduate School Newsblog: blogs.mtu.edu/gradschool/tag… #MTUChemEng

MTU celebrates alumna, Dr. Teresa Karjala, ChE ‘87, on her election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Election to NAE is among the highest professional distinctions for engineers in academia, business, and government. #mtuchemeng #NAE2026 #michigantechengineering

LabDesign News quoted Caryn Heldt (ChE/HRI) on Michigan Tech’s H-STEM Complex and the Divergent Lab design—an exciting example of interdisciplinary, health-focused research. Thanks to LabDesign News for a great collaboration and highlighting Dr. Heldt. labdesignnews.com/content/michig…

The Chronicle of Higher Education recognized Michigan Tech as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2025–26—its first time earning the distinction. Special congrats to Dr. Michael Mullins on his second Fulbright Scholar Fellowship! #MTUChemEng chronicle.com/article/top-pr…