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Congratulations to Palas Borkar, recipient of the 2025 SME Arthur F. Taggart Award! The award recognizes his research advancing mineral processing, published in Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. Palas will be honored at SME’s 2027 Annual Conference in Denver! #MTUChemEng

Congratulations to Isabel Chapa (advised by Dr. Yixin Liu), our September 2026 Chemical Engineering Safety Student of the Month! Isabel leads by example, takes ownership of lab safety, and speaks up about unsafe practices. Thank you for helping keep our department safe.

The ChE dept. is proud to support 12 undergraduate students this Fall 2026 through the Gary & Judy Anderson (ChE ’67) and Ron & Ann Marie Harma (ChE ’60) endowed funds! Thank you to both families for investing in our students’ futures. Congratulations to all 12 recipients.

Congratulations to Kwabena Boafo, advised by Dr. Timothy Eisele, on receiving the 2025 Arthur F. Taggart Award from SME! The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to mineral processing for research published in Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. #MTUChemEng

Congrats to Isabel Chapa, our September Graduate Student of the Month! Advised by Dr. Yixin Liu, Isabel earned 1st place in the EAB Poster Competition, received an AIChE WIC Award, mentors Write-D, and serves as a GSAB co-chair. We’re proud of her leadership & excellence!

Congratulations to Vincent Bailey A., Palas Borkar, Daniel Amponsah-Berko & their advisor, Dr. Timothy Eisele, on their research being selected for a special extended abstract in Mining Engineering, the monthly magazine of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)!

Congratulations to our 2026 ChE EAB Poster Session winners! Grad Rsch 1st: Isabel Chapa 2nd: Solomon Ebidame Ug Rsch 1st: Brandon Gitzlaff 2nd: Madeline McRoberts Student Org 1st - AIChE: Cooper Mellor, Lillian Evans, Nathaniel Furey & Noah Powell 2nd - CPM DTE: Robert Peabody

We’re proud to congratulate Isabel Chapa (advised by Dr. Yixin Liu) on being selected as a 2026 AIChE Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Travel Award recipient! Isabel will also present her research at the WIC Keynote Poster Session during the 2026 AIChE Annual Meeting.

Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Eisele, associate professor (ChE) on receiving $1,035,309 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for his project, “Production of Improved DRI Feed from Diverse Iron Ore Sources by Reductive Bioleaching.” energy.gov/cmei/ito/ito-fy23…

Farewell to Dr. Adrienne Minerick as she begins an exciting new chapter at UIC as Head of Biomedical Engineering! We’re grateful for her years of research, leadership, teaching and mentorship in the Chem Eng Dept. Congratulations, Dr. Minerick, and best wishes at UIC!

🎉 Congrats to Jon Herlevich on being a Career Champion! Thank you for helping our students connect with opportunities and find their next career path! 👏 #MTUChemEng #MTUCareerChampion

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation highlighted MTU's role in advancing Michigan's nuclear energy industry through the Keweenaw Energy Transitions Lab. ChE Professor Dr. Timothy Eisele is helping advance innovative energy research as a member of the lab. #MTUChemEng

It was great welcoming our Chemical Engineering alumni back to campus during Michigan Tech's Alumni Reunion! Thanks to Bruce Janda, Edward Schewda, Dean Bolyen, and their partners for reconnecting with the department. We loved catching up! 💛🖤 #MTUChemEng #ChemEngAlumni

Congratulations to MTU alumnus David Brandt ’93 (B.S. Chemical Engineering) on his appointment as vice president of global manufacturing at Valtris Specialty Chemicals! #MTUChemEng morningstar.com/news/busines…

Congratulations to Dr. Yixin Liu and Dr. Grace Dykstra '25 (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering) on receiving Michigan Technological University's 2026 Bhakta Rath Research Award! More info: mtu.edu/news/2026/06/2026-bh… #MTUChemEng

Congratulations to Dr. Timothy Eisele and Ph.D. students Palas Borkar and Neha Sharma on being featured in Engineering & Mining Journal for their innovative work advancing sustainable manganese recovery! #MTUChemEng e-mj.com/departments/process…

Congratulations to Michigan Tech Chemical Engineering alumni Tina Schmiedel ’84 and Mary Kate Mitchell Lane ’17 on being recognized in the 2026 Michigan Tech Alumni Awards program! To learn more about this year's recipients: mtu.edu/alumni/recognition/a… #MTUChemEng

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) highlighted a project led by Dr. Caryn Heldt through the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL). #MTUChemEng genengnews.com/topics/biopro… via @GENbio

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Michael Mullins on being elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Dr. Mullins’ election as an AIChE Fellow highlights the significance of his accomplishments and the lasting influence of his work. #AIChE

Congratulations to Dr. Caryn Heldt on receiving a NIIMBL Project Call 9.1 award! Her project, “Continuous and Automated Downstream Purification of AAV,” was selected as one of eight funded projects. prn.to/4tWEPQo