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Michigan Tech Recruiting for Defense Department Jobs

 

  Michigan Tech Faculty Rated Among the Most Productive in the Nation From Tech Today
Michigan Tech Helps State Get Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

Michigan Tech Helps State Get Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

The state that gave birth to the American automobile industry is about to become a leader in development of the next generation of biofuels.

Governor Lauds New Michigan Tech-Michigan State Biofuels Partnership

Learn more at Wood to Wheels W2W Website

TIES

Mexico-U.S. University TIES Program Helps Develop Jobs and Skills Michigan Tech and the University of Sonora (UNISON), Mexico formalized a relationship, which has grown into a strong partnership between the two universities

Miguel Levy Miguel Levy, who investigates that most ephemeral of substances, light, is the winner of Michigan Tech’s 2007 Research Award
Predebon earns award Betty Chavis presented William Predebon, chair of the Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics Department, with the 2007 Martin Luther King Award, awarded by the Michigan Tech Black Students Association.
Michigan Tech Research Up NSF: Michigan Tech Research Up 12 Percent: The National Science Foundation's report on research expenditures shows Michigan Technological University's research program grew 12 percent from FY2004 to FY2005
Michigan Tech and Taiwan

Michigan Tech has entered an agreement with Chaoyang University of Technology, in Taiwan, that will expand opportunities for students and faculty at both institutions.

News Story

Dr. Donahue Inactivity is a prime cause of osteoporosis in most animals, including humans. A notable exception is the black bear. Read about Dr. Seth Donahue's research
Mineral Museum A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum receives Major Collections from Paul and Janet Clifford and Gene and Rosalind Meieran. A new grant of Federal Support was announced.
Michigan Tech Ranks Michigan Tech's graduate engineering degree programs gain higher national ranking. Read the news story here.
and Michigan Tech is one of the top 3 in Michigan.
Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Mroz 

Why You Need to Know About Volcanic Ash and Aircraft Safety.
Volcanos are a serious threat to jets and Dr. Bill Rose is a pioneer in a nearly empty field. "I call it social geology."

Seismic imaging

Michigan Tech Geophysicists search for oil using seismic imaging techniques attracts grant funding. See news report about Professors Wayne Pennington and Roger Turpening.
Story

Dr. Sutherland
News story about the award
Alumnus Magazine article (3 Mb PDF file)
See the Sustainable Futures IGERT Web site
Michigan Tech and Southern University were awarded a $3.6 million from the National Science Foundation for the project, "IGERT: Achieving Environmental Industrial, and Societal Sustainability via the Sustainable Futures Model." Dr. John Sutherland, of Mechanical Engineering, serves as a Director of the effort.

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Dr. Timothy J. Schulz

Schulz appointed Dean of Engineering

Timothy J. Schulz, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has accepted appointment as Michigan Tech’s next dean of engineering effective July 1

Memo of understanding between Michigan Tech and Anna University
American Society for Engineering Education ASEE North Midwest Section Conference 2007 American Society for Engineering Education ASEE North Midwest Section Conference theme was Educating Engineers for a Sustainable Future
State of the Upper Peninsula's Water Quality State of the Upper Peninsula's Water Quality meeting about water-related environmental issues and ways to work together to solve these important environmental concerns
Sheryl Sorby Sheryl Sorby past associate dean and chair of engineering fundamentals, received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Society for Engineering Education
Michigan Tech gift to the Governor's residence Governor Jennifer Granholm’s residence in Lansing will be brightened by a dramatic specimen of native Keweenaw copper from the university's Seaman Mineral Museum.
SME Scholarships

Geological Engineering, Mining and Chemical Engineering Students win SME Scholarships at U.P. SME Section Banquet

Opie - Rekhi Center Michigan Tech was ranked as #7 among the 20 most-wired colleges in the nation: Read Why Michigan Tech is Lucky 7!
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Banquet Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Banquet at Michigan Tech, January 2007 and several other events held to honor the progress that King helped to inspire.
sfes EARTH WEEK 2007 Students for Environmental Sustainability will present the 2007's Earth Week events.View the Earth Week 2007 detailed schedule!

Exploring Engineering
Students using Earthquake
simulator

 

Explorations in Engineering allows high school students opportunity to investigate careers in engineering and science. Practicing engineers and scientists, including many alumni, lead informational sessions and discussions. See a sampling of the explorations on these photo pages: 1. MSE   2. MEEM    3.Chem Eng   4.CEE 5. ECE

Summer Youth Program Website

Ecology Monitoring
Education Excellence Award Winner and EPA Award

Grant award helps students monitor Upper Peninsula Superfund Site; The WUP Center Workshops for teachers and school field trips: Monitoring Ecological Recovery of the Torch Lake Superfund Sites

Ed Sauvola COE's Machine Shop Facilities Coordinator Ed Sauvola featured in Fabricator.com article for custom welding
Engineering magazine

College of Engineering Newsletter
Doing good: A few lessons from man’s best friend

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS
In search of the human element
ALL HEART
Vascular regeneration
SEEING IS BELIEVING
3–D spatial ability

COE Newsletter PDF File 1.1 Mb


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