Michigan Technological University

Department of Chemistry

Alumni

Alumni Focus

Randall E. Winans

Dr. Randall E. Winans

'71

Dr. Winans received his B.S. in Chemistry from Michigan Tech in 1971 and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Cornell in 1975. He joined the Chemistry Division at Argonne National Laboratory where he is now Senior Chemist.

In his distinguished career in fuel science he chaired conferences, served on review panels for DOE, NSF, and universities, and he is on the editorial board of several journals. In 1988 he received the American Chemical Society's Henry H. Storch Award . . .

Alumni Focus

Paul B. Moore

Dr. Paul B. Moore

'62

Dr. Moore graduated from Michigan Tech in 1962 with a B.S. degree in Chemistry. After obtaining his M.S. and Ph.D. in Geophysics from the University of Chicago he embarked on a distinguished career in mineralogy.

Currently, Paul Moore is Professor Emeritus, Geophysical Sciences, of the University of Chicago. He has named 35 new species of mineral since 1965, thirteen of which he initially discovered himself. He is the author of 200 research publications and has named the most . . .

Alumni Focus

David Peters

Dr. David Peters

'87

Dave Peters '87, BS, chemistry, from Dansville, Michigan, works for BASF in technical services. He chose to come to Michigan Tech because a high-school teacher told him he wouldn't succeed here.

"I wanted to prove him wrong," Peters remembers. He says he proved to be "stupid but saveable."

"My grades weren't great," he says. "But after being here and doing what I needed to do to get a degree, I knew I could go anywhere and be successful. After learning . . .

Alumni Focus

Ming-Ming Zhou

Dr. Ming-Ming Zhou

'88

Ming-Ming Zhou, PhD is the Dr. Harold and Golden Lamport Professor and Chairman of the Department of Structural and Chemical Biology, and Co-Director of the Experimental Therapeutics Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He is also a Professor of the Departments of Oncological Sciences, and Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics at Mount Sinai. His research is directed at understanding the fundamental molecular mechanisms that govern cellular signal transduction and epigenetic regulation of . . .

Alumni Focus

Marek Urban

Dr. Marek Urban

'84

Dr. Urban received his B.S. degree in 1979 in Material Science and Chemistry from the University of Mining and Metallurgy in Cracow, Poland. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Solid State Chemistry with Professor Bahne Cornilsen in 1984, after joining the Chemistry Department of Michigan Tech with a master's degree in Physical Inorganic Chemistry from Marquette University in 1981.

Since 1986, after spending two years as Research Associate in the Macromolecular Science Department at Case Western Reserve . . .

Follow Us

  • facebook-icon
  • twitter-icon
  • linkedin-icon
  • youtube-icon

Alumni Links

Alumni Relations

Take pride as a member of the Michigan Tech alumni family with over 70,000 members living and working in more than 100 nations around the world!

Career Tools

Take advantage of continuing education and career planning and assistance, or even get help finding a job.

Products and Services

Being an alumnus of Michigan Tech has advantages other than a world-class education.

TechAlum Newsletter

Stay current with department news and research.

What You Can Do

Professional Networking

Your experience and knowledge is incalculable. Share it with a student or recent graduate.

Find an Alumni Chapter Near You

Enjoy alumni events in your local area.

Give to the Department

We appreciate your gift, no matter the size.

Department of Chemistry

Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building
Houghton, MI 49931

Ph. 906-487-2048
Fax: 906-487-2061
Email: chemistry@mtu.edu

Michigan Technological University

1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
906-487-1885

See a Problem?

Email the Webmaster