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Jason Keith, an associate professor of chemical engineering, researches fuel cells and explains them in simple language. To power a car, a Dagwood sandwich of fuel cells is required, he says. See Featured in 'Fuel Cells in Your Future' article Michigan Tech Research 2008 Pages 9-10
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Chemical Engineeering Department Newsletter Winter 2008 (PDF 1.2 Mb)
Featuring: Awards, Academy, Alumni Notes, Research Focus and more |
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Michigan Tech's Unit Operations Lab, a chemical processing facility located right on campus, will remain among the nation's best, thanks to a significant donation from Dow Corning Corporation. |
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New Research Center for Process Analysis and Diagnostics |
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Dan Crowl received the Gary Leach Award from the AICHE Board
of Directors |
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Faith Morrision Elected Rheology Society President |
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Industrial Advisory Board Meeting October 2007
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Michigan Tech Summer Youth Program 'Women
in Engineering' Students Learn about the Chemical Engineering
Summer Youth Program Celebrates 35 years |
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Chemical Engineering labs are model for laboratory safety: Four visitors from South Korea visited the
Laboratory
Facilities to examine the department's
laboratory safety program. |
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Komar Kawatra was named Interim Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Dr. Kawatra joined the faculty of Chemical Engineering in 2003. He is an accomplished researcher, teacher, and lecturer.
Dr. Kawatra has received $10,000 from the National Science Foundation for "Collaborative Research: Center for Fundamental Studies of Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel." |
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David R. Shonnard (Chemical Engineering), Susan T. Bagley (Biological Sciences), Heather Youngs (Biological Sciences) and Patricia Heiden (Chemistry) received $275,027 over two years from General Motors for "A Systems Approach to Improving Processing Efficiency of Forest Biomass for Co-Production of Biofuels and Biopolymers," a multidisciplinary research project on producing biofuels/bioproducts from woody biomass. |
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Jason Keith (Chemical Engineering) received $90,000 from the American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund, for "Modeling and Optimization of Diesel Particulate Trap Ignition Phenomena." |
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2007
Undergraduate Expo highlights student research, enterprise
teams and senior design projects. The CPM Entrerprise won first palce
2007
Expo Results & Awards
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Chemical Engineeering Department Newsletter Fall 2006 (PDF 1.5 Mb)
Featuring: Awards, Academy, Alumni Notes, Research Focus and more |
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Chemical
Engineering Students win SME Scholarships at U.P. SME Section Banquet |
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Harvard's David A. Edwards, Ph.D., honored at commencement
David A. Edwards, Ph.D., was awarded the Melvin Calvin Medal of Distinction, Michigan Tech's highest honor, at the Spring 2007 Commencement.
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Chemical
Engineering Student Awards
Convocation 2007
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Making a Difference Staff Awards
David Caspary, manager of laboratory facilities for the Department of Chemical Engineering, has earned the Unsung Hero award, which recognizes staff who are a quiet but steady presence in their department, demonstrate a willingness to fill in whenever needed, take initiative to solve problems and improve work situations without being prompted or consistently go above and beyond without fanfare. Caspary was a "driving force" in helping to develop the Unit Operation's Process Simulation and Control Center at Michigan Tech and his "commitment to maintaining a great (and safe) educational experience." |
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Wood
to Wheels: Put a Tree in Your Tank
The university’s
Wood to Wheels, or W2W, project has brought together scientists
and engineers from multiple disciplines to research ethanol-powered
transport from a 360-degree perspective.
Wood
to Wheels Feature story |
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Sandell Recipient of Distinguished Teaching Award |
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Security
Foam Research
Michigan Tech's Center for Environmentally Benign Functional Materials
and its Sustainable Futures Institute have been awarded $1.7 million
to develop structural foams that could be used in security applications.
The research is being conducted by principal investigator Ghatu
Subhash of the MEEM department and Co-principal investigators
Gerard Caneba and David Shonnard,
both of the Department of Chemical Engineering. News
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Jayson Ripke, who earned three
degrees at Michigan Tech, with a doctoral degree in chemical engineering
before embarking on a career in the iron ore industry, will
receive the university's Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
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Jayson Ripke News story |
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Technological
Leadership at Michigan Tech
Frank
Pavlis (Chem Eng '38) Gives $2 Million to Promote Technological
Leadership at Michigan Tech. Story
from Tech Today |
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