July 2013

The society is the largest European organization dedicated to advancing the chemical sciences.

Students enrolled in Michigan Tech’s Summer Youth Programs (SYP) materials science exploration share what they’ve been up to in the blacksmithing shop.

Researcher Philart Jeon and his graduate students are studying why physical therapy patients don't exercise on their own, and they may have some solutions.

A sustainable vegetable garden is putting fresh produce on residence hall tables.

High school teachers are learning to build open-source RepRap 3D printers at Michigan Tech.

The numbers are in: most people can make much more for lots less using 3D printing.

Fun for everyone Aug. 1-3 at Michigan Tech

Rob Waara, a mechanical engineering alumnus, is chief engine engineer for the SRT Viper Le Mans racing team.

Henry Ford 's 150th birthday is July 30, and the Ford Center and Forest in Alberta, Mich., is throwing a party.

Of all the things Michigan Tech is known for, you might be surprised to know that incredible gardens top the list. Sprinting across campus to make your next class can make it easy to miss the beautiful campus landscaping. For those who don’t have time to stop and smell the roses, we rounded up some photos that answer the question: “What makes Michigan Tech’s gardens so awesome?”

Geology Peace Corps Masters International student Jay Wellik investigates volcanoes in Indonesia and helps the locals understand them.

13th annual MICUP/MI–LSAMP program offers community college students a look inside a Michigan Tech education.

Michigan Tech is ranked ninth on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II Academic Honor Roll which was released July 18. The Huskies boasted a combined grade point average of 3.524.

Mind Trekkers take their traveling science show to the national Boy Scout Jamboree in West Virginia.

Computer science is a wide open field for women, as 19 high school girls learned during a week-long scholarship program at Michigan Tech.

Middle and high school teachers come to Summer Teacher Institute to learn ways to bring global change issues to life in their classrooms.

Recognized “for technical contributions in the fields of powder metallurgy processing and hot isostatic pressing technology and for technical leadership within the hot isostatic pressing industry.”

Reza Shahbazian-Yassar has developed a device to eavesdrop on individual lithium ions—and potentially develop the next generation of batteries.

It's not everyday you see a fully functional kitchen in a lecture hall. But with Cooking with a Physicist, students learn hands-on about the principles of physics and the challenges of culinary adventures.

Mind Trekkers partners with producers of national science festivals. 

Plant researchers figure out the genetics of poplar root growth under low nitrogen conditions.

Program brings Latin American scientists to Michigan Tech for remote-sensing workshop designed to mitigate natural disasters.