April 19, 2017
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, Ph.D., right, stands with Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., Trine University president, in Brooks’ office. McKetta spoke on campus for the ninth annual John J. McKetta, Jr. Chemical Engineering Speaker Series, named for her grandfather, an alumnus and longtime trustee of Trine University, and the namesake of Trine’s department of chemical and bioprocess engineering.
On Monday, April 17, Elisabeth McKetta, an author, storyteller and writing instructor
for Harvard University Extension School, spoke about “Energy: The Life of John J.
McKetta, Jr.,” including readings from her upcoming biography of her grandfather and
stories about the book’s formation. On Tuesday, April 18, she read from her book “Poetry
for Strangers Volume II” and shared stories from her experience of writing poems based
on strangers’ words. She also took part in a Meet the Poet session in Wells Gallery.
(Photo by Dean Orewiler)
At right, top: From left, Deb Strong, administrative assistant in the Dr. John J.
McKetta, Jr. Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering; Amanda Malefyt, Ph.D.,
department chair and assistant professor; John E. Wagner, Ph.D., professor; Elisabeth
Sharp McKetta, Ph.D.; Majid Salim, Ph.D., associate professor; and Jeffrey Raymond,
laboratory technician/chemical hygiene officer. At right, second: Elisabeth Sharp
McKetta speaks Monday, April 17, in Fabiani Theatre.
Two Trine University students — Chloe Laird, a chemical engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana, and Makenzie Amich, a forensic science major from Thorntown, Indiana — recently had the opportunity to connect with thousands of chemistry professionals and students from across the country at the American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in Chicago.
The Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society recently named Trine University pre-med biology student Lauren Hillin of Charlotte, North Carolina, its Foy-Sagabiel Undergraduate Scholar Leader of the Year.
Steuben County community members are invited to join Trine University students and alumni and local businesses for Breaking the Silence Together, the university's inaugural mental health walk, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.