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Alumni

Michigan EngineeringDecember 10, 2021

New program to combine STEM education with financial literacy and travel, starting in elementary school

Adding life skills to education in science, technology, engineering and math sets students up for success, through a partnership led and funded by a Michigan Engineering alum.

Sandra SwisherAugust 24, 2021

Remembering H. Scott Fogler, 1939-2021

He changed the chemical engineering profession as a researcher, scholar, author, and, most importantly, a skilled and accomplished educator.

Sandra SwisherAugust 6, 2021

Nick Kotov wins nanoscale science award

Honored by AIChE for his discovery of chiral nanostructures with large amplitude optical activity and establishing chemical principles for their engineering

Sandra SwisherAugust 5, 2021

One of Chemical Engineering’s newest alumni leaves behind an important legacy

As a student, Kizito Madu worked to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the department and surrounding communities.

Sandra SwisherJanuary 28, 2021

In Memoriam: Tenho Connable, ChE alumna

Tenho Connable, one of the first female engineers to graduate from the College of Engineering and a highly respected member of the U-M ChE alumni community, died on January 17, 2020 at the age of 101.

Sandra SwisherDecember 20, 2020

In Memoriam: James O. Wilkes

Long-time professor and mentor, department chair, assistant dean, and department historian passed away following heart surgery

Sandra SwisherOctober 11, 2020

In Memoriam: Peter B. Lederman, ChE alumnus

Beloved member of the U-M ChE alumni community, Peter B. Lederman died on June 9, 2020, at the age of 88.

Sandra SwisherApril 29, 2020

Rich Lesser (BSE ’83), CEO of BCG, to give virtual commencement address to Michigan graduating seniors

Lesser recalls graduating during a recession when job prospects were bleak.

Sandra SwisherNovember 25, 2019

Jeff Lievense (BSE ’76)

A recent inductee into the National Academy of Engineering, Jeff is an industrial biotechnology pioneer

Sandra SwisherOctober 8, 2019

2019 ChE Homecoming Events

The Department of Chemical Engineering hosted an 80th birthday breakfast for Professor Scott Fogler on October 4, during Michigan Engineering Homecoming Weekend.

Sandra SwisherSeptember 30, 2019

ChE Alumni Merit Award Winner: Stephen P. Hart

Steve Hart, former Global Vice President of Supply, Trading and Transportation at ExxonMobil, is the recipient Michigan Chemical Engineering’s 2019 Alumni Merit Award.

Sandra SwisherJuly 4, 2019

Defending Tom Brady

A Michigan ChE investigates the science behind deflated footballs.

Sandra SwisherJanuary 16, 2019

John J. McKetta, Jr. (1915-2019)

Dr. John J. McKetta, Jr., alumnus, friend to students, and energy advisor to five presidents, passed away on January 15, 2019, at age 103

Sandra SwisherOctober 2, 2018

Rishi Narayan, co-founder of Underground Printing (UGP)

Narayan and a childhood friend started the company in 2001 when they were sophomores at the University.

Sandra SwisherOctober 2, 2018

Rich Lesser returns to Michigan to accept alumni award

Rich Lesser has been Chief Executive Officer of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) since 2013. He is only the second engineer to lead BCG.

Sandra SwisherJuly 26, 2018

Levi Thompson returns to his alma mater as dean of engineering

Levi T. Thompson, the Richard E. Balzhiser Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering, was appointed dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering last fall.

coeadminMay 1, 2018

New fund would provide support for College and ChemE department

Since 2007, he has endowed three funds to support the College’s students and faculty

coeadminApril 23, 2018

Thomas G. DeJonghe Chemical Engineering Fund established

The fund will be used to provide need-based support for undergraduate students in the department.

coeadminMarch 9, 2018

John Mansfield Scholarship endowed

Rhonda Germany Ballintyn (BSE ChE ’79) and Nic Ballintyn have generously provided a gift to endow the John Mansfield Scholarship and support the H. Scott Fogler Award for Professional Leadership and Service Fund.

coeadminMarch 6, 2018

Jerome S. Schultz Fellowship Fund will support CHE grad students

Kathleen F. and Shyam R. Suchdeo established this fund in honor of Professor Schultz, former chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering, and hope it inspires fellow alumni and friends of the Department to make gifts for the same purpose.

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