Michigan Technological University

Engineering Fundamentals

Fundamental Skills for Success

Undecided about which area of engineering to pursue? No problem. You’ll have a chance to explore them all. Every engineering student at Michigan Tech takes the same core courses, and many choose a major after two semesters on campus. You’ll get exposure to all the engineering fields before you need to choose a career path. While you’re at it, you’ll gain the fundamental skills for success using the First-Year Engineering Learning Center, working with classmates in team activities, and benefiting from discovery-based classes.


 

Individualize Your Degree

Our Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree program offers a technical foundation, then allows you the flexibility to pursue professional interests in line with or even outside of engineering. Graduates with this degree span a wide range of careers, from roller coaster design to nanotechnology research on cancer treatments.

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Jean-Celeste Malzahn Kampe

Jean-Celeste Malzahn Kampe

PhD, Metallurgical Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Contact

906-487-3057
kampej@mtu.edu

Department Chair, Engineering Fundamentals

Before coming to Michigan Tech in July 2008, Jean-Celeste Malzahn Kampe served as associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she was the PI on a $2-million STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Talent Expansion Program grant from the National Science Foundation. This grant spanned five . . .

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Amy Hamlin

AJ Hamlin

Postdoctoral, NASA

Contact

906-487-3057
ahamlin@mtu.edu, efadvise@mtu.edu

Senior Lecturer, Engineering Fundamentals

Dr. Hamlin's teaching interests include graphics, visualization, and computer aided design.  Her research interests include educational methods, spatial visualization, and the fate and transport of pollutants in the environment.  Her current research projects include development of the First Year Engineering Program and modeling the chemistry in the remote atmosphere.  She enjoys . . .

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Gretchen Hein

Gretchen Hein

PhD, Michigan Technological University

Contact

906-487-1968
glhein@mtu.edu

Senior Lecturer, Engineering Fundamentals

Dr. Hein's teaching interests include graphics, visualization, and computer aided design.  Her research interests include educational methods, and spatial visualization.  Her current research project is Development of the First Year Engineering Program.  She enjoys hiking, biking, farming, knitting, and weaving.

She is also the  Academic Advisor for Society of Women Engineers at Michigan Tech.

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Amber Kemppainen

Amber Kemppainen

MS, Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Contact

906-487-2193
amber@mtu.edu

Senior Lecturer, Engineering Fundamentals

My teaching interests include spatial visualization and engineering communication. My research interests include environmental life cycle assessments and biobased fuels. I enjoy martial arts, boxing, writing and knitting.

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Douglas Oppliger

Douglas Oppliger

Contact

906-487-2514
oppliger@mtu.edu

Senior Lecturer, Engineering Fundamentals

Mr. Oppliger's teaching interests include graphics, visualization, and computer aided design.  His research interests include educational methods.  His current research project is Development of the First Year Engineering Program. Prior to his teaching career, Mr. Oppliger worked as a project engineer in the marine construction industry. Aside from his work at MTU, . . .

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