Alumni Spotlight - Jeff Chambers
Jeff Chambers is a Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering alumnus currently working as a senior product developer at 3M.
SSM Student Spotlight - Katie Nesheim
Katie Nesheim is a Sustainable Systems Management major in the Product Business Management specialization. Read about why she chose to pursue SSM!
BBE Student Spotlight - Kyle Wist
Kyle Wist is a Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering major in the Biorpoducts Engineering specialization. Read about why Kyle chose to pursue BBE.
A non-traditional path to BBE
From managing a cooperative farm out in California, to taking time away from school to pursue a co-op at Westrock as a process engineer, Jason Beck’s path to the BBE program has been unconventional and unique.
Five questions with Alice: Meet an SSM student
Sustainable systems management (SSM) student Alice Lesch shares what inspired her to choose her major, how she's involved on campus and where she hopes her career path will lead.
The lost treasure at sea: plastic waste
When BBE Professor Roger Ruan looks at a multicolored mountain of food bags or an ocean island of jugs and personal protective equipment, he sees a gold mine.
That water must go somewhere
BBE professors John Nieber and Joe Magner work together to find causes of water issues for residents around Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Alumni Spotlight - Sarah Whiteside
Sarah Whiteside is a Sustainable Systems Management alumna currently working as a Sustainability Analyst on the Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact team at Northern Trust. Get to know our alumna!
SSM Student Spotlight - Chloe Beaudoin
Chloe Beaudoin is a Sustainable Systems Management major in the Corporate Sustainable Systems specialization. Read about why she chose to pursue SSM!
Dr. Roger Ruan receives Pandey Research Excellence Award
The International Bioprocessing Association (IFIBiop) named Dr. Roger Ruan as recipient of the Pandey Research Excellence Award for 2022.