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    €1 Million Prize for Plastics-to-Protein Research Awarded to Steve Techtmann, Ting Lu

    Steve Techtmann has won the 2021 Future Insight Prize — awarded to innovative research in health, nutrition and energy — for his food generator concept. Plastic waste and access to nutritious food top the list of humanity’s challenges. Yet humans are nothing if not innovative, especially in the face of adversity. Michigan Technological University’s Steve Techtmann, associate professor of biological sciences, aims to convert plastic waste and inedible biomass into edible protein — a biological sleight of hand featuring microbes with a serious hunger.

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June 16, 2021

MTU’s Werner Named One of Michigan’s Distinguished Professors

Thomas Werner, associate professor of genetics and developmental biology in Michigan Technological University’s Department of Biological Sciences, has been recognized by the Michigan Association of State Universities (MASU) as one of three recipients of the Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year award. The . . .
May 18, 2021

Michigan Tech Hosts Virtual Great Lakes Conference

More than 600 freshwater researchers and others from the Great Lakes region and beyond will meet virtually May 17–21 for the 64th annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. "Bridging: Knowledges • Seven Generations • Land to Lake" is the theme for the conference, . . .
May 17, 2021

Michigan Tech's Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Academy Inducts Class of 2021

Michigan Technological University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics (ME-EM) held its 2021 ME-EM Academy induction ceremony May 14 via Zoom. . . .
April 12, 2021

Michigan Tech College of Business Earns Accreditation Renewal, Continues 20-Year Tradition of Quality

The Michigan Technological University College of Business (COB) has been approved for an accreditation extension to 2026 by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).  . . .

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