Check out our 1st Annual Department Newsletter and the invitation to our AIChE Banquet.

January 30, 2009: IAB Meeting

April 24, 2009: AIChE Banquet. 5:30pm Social hour, 6:30pm Dinner. Guest Speaker is TBD.

Tuesday, December 9 at 4pm in MSEC 367. Sign up to bring in a dish to pass! The sheet is on the door to room 398. Remember, you will receive one door prize ticket (6 tickets maximum) for ONE DISH to pass and every canned item you bring in. You must bring one dish to pass, plus an item to donate for the Storehouse to receive a door prize ticket.

Please join us this Friday for a mid-semester bbq. It’s a great time to get the department together and celebrate numerous things! We’ve all been working hard; it’s time to relax a little! See the attached flyer for more information. The BBQ times have been extended from 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Two chemical engineering students, Kaoutar “Coco” Abbou Oucherif and Peter Valdez have been awarded Macey Scholarships. Congratulations to both of you!!!

Several members of the Department of Chemical Engineering took part in the M Mountain Run. The warm, sunny day made for great views and an enjoyable barbeque at the top of the mountain. The M Mountain Run is an annual event sponsored by New Mexico Tech during 49’ers weekend.

Several chemical engineering students led by Vic Briseno and Greg Arias built a parade float for the annual 49ers parade with the help of Tech’s office of Research and Economic Development. The theme of the parade was “I Shoulda Made a Left at Albuquerque”. The float contained two scenes: one showing the coyote chasing the roadrunner in an AIChE built rocket and a second scene of the coyote, played by Vice President Van Romero, roasting the roadrunner over a camp fire. The float won first prize in the parade.

The Chemical Engineering Department will be participating in the M Mountain "Run" (http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/alumni/49ers/homepage.html) on Sunday October 26th at 9am. Dr. Riley, Dr. Tartis, and Dr. Leclerc have already signed up. If you are interested in joining us, please email Karen Balch and register. We have a limited number of chemical engineering t-shirts available for participants who do not already have one.

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Professor Don Weinkauf, the long time chair of chemical engineering, left the department in June of 2008, to become the Dean of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Don was the guest speaker for the Chemical Engineering Spring Banquet, where he was presented with a painting of the Capitol Bar with a border signed by students and colleagues.

Don came to New Mexico Tech in 1996 from Shell Oil. He was instrumental in starting up the Department of Chemical Engineering and guiding it to the position it is currently in. All of us wish Don, Holly, Madeline, Eli, and Roan well in Minnesota.