Chair Chandrashekhar Joshi holding a plant in a greenhouse.

Message from the Chair

Chair Chandrashekhar Joshi.

Greetings from the Department of Biological Sciences!

Chandrashekhar Joshi
Chandrashekhar Joshi

Since July 2013, I have been serving as department chair, but I am no stranger to Michigan Tech. I have spent 17 years in the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science before coming to biology.

It’s been an exciting time in the department with grants, awards, events, and publications. But, more importantly, it has been a year of success for our colleagues and friends—a quick glance at the stories in this newsletter will tell you that.

We’d like to hear how your year has been, too. Get in touch with us at biology@mtu.edu or 906-487-2025. Or, even better, stop by the department the next time you’re on campus. We’d love to see you.

Chandrashekhar Joshi

Michigan Technological University is a public research university founded in 1885 in Houghton, Michigan, and is home to more than 7,000 students from 55 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, computing, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and the arts. The rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, offering year-round opportunities for outdoor adventure.