Minerick named Associate Dean

June 5, 2015—

Wayne Pennington, dean of the College of Engineering at Michigan Technological University, announced  that Adrienne Minerick, professor of chemical engineering with an adjunct appointment in biomedical engineering, has been named the College of Engineering’s first associate dean for research and Innovation.

In her new position, Pennington said Minerick will coordinate faculty and staff engagement with each other and with agencies that fund research projects, ranging from single-investigator one-year projects to complex multi-disciplinary projects involving several institutions and spanning years.

“In addition,” he said, “Dr. Minerick will interface with our colleagues in Washington DC, especially our federal relations agency, Federal Science Partners, to help place Michigan Tech at the forefront of interaction with funding agencies and other important groups.”

Commercialization of Technology

Carl Anderson, former associate dean for research, retired recently. According to Pennington, the position has been expanded to include “innovation” as part of the associate dean’s duties. “The addition further expands the University’s goal of economic and social development, including support of technology commercialization,” the dean said.

Pennington called Minerick uniquely qualified to help move the College of Engineering, and the University as a whole, toward its goals.

“Adrienne is one of our leading researchers, working in the constantly-expanding areas of health science and engineering,” he said.