Michigan Technological University

College of Sciences and Arts

Department Academic Advisors

Biological Sciences

Stacy Cotey

Stacy Cotey

Academic Advisor & Director of Pre-Health Programs

Contact

srcotey@mtu.edu
906-487-2546
Dow 733

Please contact me to schedule an appointment.

Alice F. Soldan

Alice Soldan

Senior Lecturer & Director of Clinical Laboratory Science
Advisor, 4th Year CLS Students

Contact

afsold@mtu.edu
906-487-2547
Dow 735

Please contact me to schedule an appointment.

Karyn Fay

Karyn Fay

Professor of Practice & Co-Director of Clinical Laboratory Science
Advisor, 1st-3rd Year CLS Students

Contact

kafay@mtu.edu
906-487-2254
Dow 734

Please contact me to schedule an appointment.

Chemistry

Lois A. Blau

Lois A. Blau

Chemistry Learning Center Director

Undergraduate Advisor, First-Year Students

Special Advisor for Undergraduate Research/Cooperative Education

906-487-2297
lablau@mtu.edu
Chem Sci 206A

David J. Chesney

Associate Professor, Chemistry

Undergraduate Advisor, First-Year Students

906-487-2048
djchesne@mtu.edu
Chem Sci 404C

Links of Interest

Paul Charlesworth

Associate Professor, Chemistry

Undergraduate Advisor, Second-Year Students

Adjunct Associate Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences

906-487-2702
pcharles@mtu.edu
Chem Sci 708A

Research Interests

  • Chemical education
  • Technology-supported learning
  • Online and Blended Classrooms
  • Flipped Classrooms
  • Spatial Ability

Patricia A. Heiden

Professor, Chemistry

Undergraduate Advisor, Third-Year Students

Research Interests

  • Synthesizing, processing, and characterizing polymers and composites or nanoparticles
  • Stimulus-response nanoparticles for drug delivery
  • Electrospinning of nanofibers for tissue scaffolds
  • Structured nanoparticles for low-leaching wood preservation
  • Biocomposites and biofibers
  • Studies of controlled nanoscale interfaces of rice-hull reinforced composites
  • Engineered wood- or biopolymer-reinforced composites having improved processing, longevity, moisture resistance, and mechanical properties

Martin Thompson

Associate Professor, Chemistry

Undergraduate Advisor, Fourth-Year Students

906-487-3522
thompson@mtu.edu
Chem Sci 510B

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Understanding the molecular recognition features and assembly mechanisms of gene regulation

Bahne C. Cornilsen

Professor, Chemistry

Special Advisor for Double-Major Students, Minor Students, and Other Cases

906-487-2295
bccornil@mtu.edu
Chem Sci 706A

Research Interests

  • The nickel electrode used in Ni-hydrogen and Ni-Cd batteries (the active cathode material is actually a nickel hydroxide or oxyhydroxide)
  • Prediction of vibrational spectra
  • Influence of point defects on vibrational spectra
  • Vibrational spectra of minerals

Haiying Liu

Associate Professor, Chemistry

Undergraduate Research/Cooperative Education Advisor

906-487-3451
hyliu@mtu.edu
Chem Sci 402E

Research Interests

  • Synthesis, characterization, and biomedical and sensing applications of water-soluble conjugated glycopolymers, glycodendrimers, glyconanopaticles, conjugated polyelectrolytes, small redox-active carbohydrate conjugates, and functional carbon nanotube arrays

Computer Science

Sarah Kuhl

Sarah Kuhl

Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Contact

csadvisor@mtu.edu
906-487-3643
Rekhi 227

Office hours

Monday : 9am - 5pm
Tuesday : 9am - 2pm
Thursday : 9am - 5pm

Request an Advising Appointment

Humanities

Evelyn Johnson Profile Photo

Evelyn Johnson

Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Contact

evjohnso@mtu.edu
(906) 487-2982
Walker 339

Advising Office Hours
Monday & Wednesday:
9:00 am–11:00 am; 1:00 pm–3:00 pm;
and other times by appointment.
Scheduling appointments in advance
is recommended.

Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology

Judy M. Fynewever

Senior Lecturer, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology

906-487-2987
jmfynewe@mtu.edu
SDC 212

Mary Ann Klooster

Lecturer, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology

906-487-1146
klooster@mtu.edu
SDC 232
Amber Leonard

Amber Leonard

Intramural Coordinator

Instructor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology

Mathematical Sciences

Thomas D. Drummer

Professor, Mathematical Sciences

Director of Graduate Studies, Mathematical Sciences

906-487-3044
tdrummer@mtu.edu
Fisher 318

Areas of Expertise

  • Applied Statistics; Environmental Statistics

David A. Olson

Senior Lecturer, Mathematical Sciences

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Mathematical Sciences

906-487-2101
daolson@mtu.edu
Fisher 220

Links of Interest

Areas of Expertise

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Evolutionary Ecology
  • Finance
  • PDEs

Mark S. Gockenbach

Department Chair, Mathematical Sciences

Professor, Mathematical Sciences

906-487-2068
msgocken@mtu.edu
Fisher 302

Areas of Expertise

  • Inverse problems in partial differential equations
  • Numerical optimization
  • Mathematical software

Melissa S. Keranen

Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences

906-487-2908
msjukuri@mtu.edu
Fisher 233B

Links of Interest

Areas of Expertise

  • Combinatorial designs
  • Graph decompositions
  • Graph colorings

Shari L. Stockero

Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences

906-487-1126
stockero@mtu.edu
205 Meese Center

Links of Interest

Areas of Expertise

  • Preservice Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • Teacher Noticing
  • Teacher Learning
  • Use of Video Cases in Teacher Education

Physics

John Jaszczak

John Jaszczak

Undergraduate Advisor—First-Year and Secondary Education Students, Orientation (Scheduling)

Contact

jaszczak@mtu.edu
906-487-2255
Fisher Hall 102

Will H. Cantrell

Will Cantrell

Undergraduate Advisor—Second-Year and Third-Year Students

Contact

cantrell@mtu.edu
906-487-2356
Fisher Hall 112

Robert S. Weidman

Robert Weidman

Undergraduate Advisor—Fourth-Year and Transfer Students

Contact

weidman@mtu.edu
906-487-2126
Fisher Hall 106

Social Sciences

Mary H. Durfee
"Good things come in small packages—you can get a GREAT liberal arts education from us. Our graduates get jobs and enroll in fine graduate programs at universities like Yale, Michigan, and Johns Hopkins."
—Mary Durfee

Mary H. Durfee

Associate Professor of Government

Department Advisor for Majors University Competitive Scholarships Advisor

Visiting Professor, University of Malta

906-487-2112
mhdurfee@mtu.edu
Academic Office Building 216

Areas of Expertise

  • Great Lakes of North America
  • International Law
  • Malta
  • Scholarship of Pedagogy

Kari B. Henquinet

Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences

Director, Peace Corps Master's International Programs

Areas of Expertise

  • International/transnational development
  • Faith-based development
  • Gender
  • Human rights
  • Global service learning
  • African studies (Niger)

Visual and Performing Arts

Susanne Kilpela
"This above all: To thine own self be true"
—Shakespeare

Christopher Plummer

Associate Professor of Sound, Visual and Performing Arts

Specialties/Activities

  • Sound Design
  • Sound System Consultation
  • Sound Mixing
  • Sound Studies

Michael Christianson

Visiting Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

Director of Bands

Michael Irish

Associate Professor of Music, Visual and Performing Arts

Specialties/Activities

  • Jazz Studies
  • Jazz Guitar
  • Composer/Arranger
  • Clinician/Adjudicator/Performer
  • Rhythm Section Specialist

Joel Neves

Assistant Professor of Music, Visual and Performing Arts

906-487-2859
jbneves@mtu.edu
Rozsa 205

Links of Interest

Patricia Helsel

Associate Professor of Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts

906-487-3283
helsel@mtu.edu
Walker 209A

Links of Interest

Specialties/Activities

  • Acting
  • Voice and Articulation
  • Musical Theatre
  • Audition Techniques
  • Vocal Techniques for Media and Theatre
  • Presentation

Mary Carol "M.C." Friedrich

Associate Professor of Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts

Specialties/Activities

  • Costume Design & Construction
  • Lighting Design
  • Scene Design
  • Color Science for Designers in Theatre

Kalen Larson

Assistant Professor of Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts

Specialties/Activities

  • Technical Theatre Production
  • Scenic Design
  • Stage Mechanics
  • Rigging
  • Metal Working

Air Force ROTC

Air Force ROTC

Air Force ROTC

906-487-2625
rotcinfo@mtu.edu
AFROTC/DET 400

Army ROTC

LTC Jonathan W Fox

Assistant Professor Military Service

Recruiting Operations Officer

MSIII Class Instructor

College of Sciences and Arts

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