Awards and Honors

Dec 19, 2016

Alum Dr. Caryn Heldt Receives Endowed Chair in Bioengineering

Dr. Caryn L. Heldt (Ph.D. ’08), an associate professor of chemical engineering at Michigan Tech University, is the recipient of the James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair in Bioengineering. A… 

Dec 13, 2016

Dr. Carbonell Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Dr. Ruben G. Carbonell has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). NAI Fellows are named inventors on U.S. patents who are selected by their peers… 

Dec 1, 2016

Dr. Rao Selected as a University Faculty Scholar

Dr. Bala Rao has been selected as a member of the 2016-17 class of University Faulty Scholars. Faculty Scholars carry their title for five years and receive an annual award… 

Nov 29, 2016

Alums Kevin Pait, Mark Shiflett and James Trainham Receive AIChE Awards

Three friends of the department received awards at the 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting in San Francisco: Mr. Kevin Pait (BS ’79), director of Engineering and Site Services for Catalent Pharma Solutions,… 

Nov 28, 2016

Chris Cooper is a 2016 Marshall Scholarship Finalist

Senior Christopher Cooper was selected as a finalist in the 2016 Marshall Scholarship competition. A double major in Chemical Engineering and Economics, Chris is also a Park Scholar, Goldwater Scholar,… 

Nov 22, 2016

Gilbert Castillo Wins 2016 Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Graduate student Gilbert Castillo is the winner of the University’s 2016 Three-Minute Thesis Competition. His talk, “Glass-like Coatings for Polyesters,” describes the focus of his research. The work involves studying…