An internationally recognized chemical engineer at Michigan State University will be honored in March by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) for his pioneering work in sustainable plastics and his significant contributions to shaping the global plastics industry.

Michigan State University researchers Evangelyn Alocilja, Richard Lunt and André Bachmann have been named Senior Members by the National Academy of Inventors. This year’s class of NAI Senior Members is the largest to date and hails from 60 NAI member institutions across the nation. Collectively, they are named inventors for more than 1,000 U.S. patents, with 344 of those being licensed technologies and commercialized products.

The Michigan State University College of Engineering will recognize four faculty and staff members for excellence in diversity, global leadership, and student service during the 33rd Annual Engineering Awards. The honors are considered among the college’s most prestigious distinctions and will be presented on Wednesday, March 22, at 5:30 p.m. at the University Club.

The Michigan State University College of Engineering will recognize 17 top faculty and staff members for excellence in service and distinguished contributions during the 33rd Annual Engineering Awards. The honors are among the college’s most prestigious and will be presented on Wednesday, March 22, at 5:30 p.m. at the University Club.

Ramani Narayan, University Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University, will speak at a high-level summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 14.

As a building material, bamboo is pretty amazing. Even though it's technically a grass, bamboo's reeds can be tougher than timber. It also grows fast, helping make it more sustainable than lumber.

Apple and MSU have partnered to launch the tech giant's first U.S.-based Developer Academy in Detroit. Dean Leo Kempel said the college and MSU will help Apple in its efforts to enlarge the diverse community of Detroit-based innovators.

Compostable dog poop bags aren't panning out. "Biodegradability is the most used and abused term," said Ramani Narayan. The word carries little regulatory oversight and leaves customers thinking their purchase has a smaller impact on the environment than it does. Story featured in Discover Magazine.

Research led by MSU is showing ways that hackers can use ultrasonic waves to secretly control voice assistant devices. Called "SurfingAttack" the attack leverages the unique properties of acoustic transmission in solid materials — such as tables — to "enable multiple rounds of interactions between the voice-controlled device and the attacker."

Dirk Colbry's "side hustle" as a PhD student at MSU helped him develop into one of the country's "Sherpas of Supercomputing." Colbry is the director of high performance computing studies in the Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering.

The expertise of University Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Ramani Narayan continues to be utilized nationally:

The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and its Engineering Deans Council announced 74 award recipients in its inaugural year of the ASEE Diversity Recognition Program. The honor is given to institutions that signed and executed the ASEE Deans Diversity Pledge; have an infrastructure to support diverse populations, and engage in a list of specific activities including a Diversity and Inclusion Plan with measurable goals.

Honeywell CEO's best leadership advice: "Don't always follow the crowd." - The immigrant story of Spartan Engineer Darius Adamczyk is well known. Watch his conversation as he talks to Fortune about balancing professional and personal life goals.

Michigan State University in East Lansing is working with two other universities to develop a freshwater recovery system to extract clean irrigation water from hydraulic fracking wastewater. The reclaimed water could help western states that need it for crops and livestock. Investigators are Andre Benard, working with James Klausner, both of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

The MSUMobility exhibit at the 2019 North American International Auto Show AutoMobili-D demonstrated how MSU is transforming its 5,200-acre campus into a connected ecosystem for new mobility solutions. MSU and the University of Michigan shared a booth in Detroit's Cobo Center from Jan. 14-17.

The Road to Lightweighting features Ray Boeman, professor of composite materials and manufacturing and associate director for IACMI, and University Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Lawrence Drzal, talking about carbon fibers.

Lawrence Drzal of Michigan State University has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Class of 2018. Drzal is a University Distinguished Professor of chemical engineering and materials science and the director of the MSU Composite Materials and Structures Center.

The future of self-driving vehicles may be drizzling out - at least in Michigan, CANVAS Director and ECE professor Hayder Radha tells the industry-leading publication, Automotive News. "When we run these algorithms, we see very noticeable, tangible degradation in detection," Radha said.

Come to Room 225, Natural Resources Building, to hear University Distinguished Professor Ramani Narayan on Nov. 13 at 3:30 p.m.

The College of Engineering is well represented in a paid promotion in the New York Times, created by MSU's Communications and Brand Strategy.

A two-story news package on research by Assaf Gilad, professor of biomedical engineering and radiology, and Galit Pelled, professor of biomedical engineering, radiology and neuroscience, is telling readers about ongoing work in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

MSU's Innovation Center hosted the annual Innovation Celebration April 19, highlighting ground-breaking technology from MSU labs and startup companies from across campus. The MSU Innovation of the Year Award was presented to Donald Morelli, chair and professor of chemical engineering and materials science, for his work in thermoelectric technology.

The 2018 Engineering Graduate Research Symposium at Michigan State University showcased almost 300 poster presentations and celebrated both the Outstanding Graduate Student Awards and the Fitch H. Beach Award nominees during ceremonies Thursday, March 29, at the Breslin Center.

Ramani Narayan is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the Michigan State University College of Engineering.