Service to Michigan Tech, your community, and others is part of being a Husky.
This week we celebrate National Volunteer Week. We thank our alumni and friends who share their time with Michigan Tech and their communities.
Read about a few of our alumni and the ways they volunteer.
You give back. You make a difference. We thank you.
Now it’s your turn. How do you give back, Huskies? Share your story. We’ll highlight stories in future TechAlums.
-Sarah
By Sarah Williams
Setting up coffee for a networking event at Ford. Recruiting students at Career Fair. Selling pickled eggs.
Giving back.
“It’s something that you can do,” says Dan Madrid ’10 BS Computer Network and Systems Administration. “It allows you to reconnect and revitalize your connection with Michigan Tech and Houghton.”
Madrid, who is . . . [ Full Story ]
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Mel Pearson has been named the head hockey coach at the University of Michigan the school announced on Monday (April 24). Pearson just wrapped up his sixth season at Michigan Tech and was 118-92-29 overall in his return to his alma mater.
“Mel has been an incredible leader for our hockey program . . . [ Full Story ]
By Sarah Williams
For the first time in their 50ish years, the Huskies Pep Band is hosting an alumni gathering this year.
“We thought this would be an opportune time to join everyone together to share tales of the past and Pep again,” says Pep Band President Patrick Koro. “We want to celebrate the history . . . [ Full Story ]
From die casting vents to human gait analysis to transcatheter stents, the winning teams at this year’s Design Expo show how cutting edge tech is brought into daily life.
The event, co-hosted by the Pavlis Honors College and College of Engineering at Michigan Technological University, brings together student teams, often interdisciplinary, spanning many science fields. . . . [ Full Story ]
For the second year in a row, the Isle Royale wolf population remains a mere two. Researchers from Michigan Tech say that as the wolf population stays stagnant, the moose population will continue to grow at a rapid pace. And this could have a significant impact on the island’s famed forests.
According to Rolf Peterson, . . . [ Full Story ]
Three students from Michigan Tech have received fellowships from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP), one of the oldest and most competitive programs in the nation. In addition, three students received Honorable Mention, in the prestigious program.
Eisele holds a BS, MS and PhD in Metallurgical Engineering, all from Michigan Tech. In his research, he develops bacterial processes for upgrading and extracting iron ores and low-cost reprocessing of industrial wastes such as slags and sludges to recover valuable metals.
“The fellowship will provide me with an opportunity to carry out early-stage proof-of-concept . . . [ Full Story ]
Students competing in the challenge have been tasked with designing, building and testing a fully autonomous vehicle. They will start with a Chevy Bolt and outfit it with sensors, control systems and computer processors to successfully navigate an urban driving course in automated driving mode.
And they have three years to make it happen.
“It . . . [ Full Story ]
Chad Brisbois is one of 53 graduate students in the US to earn a place in the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.
Brisbois, a physics PhD candidate at Michigan Technological University, is heading to the Los Alamos National Laboratory for several months later this year as part of the . . . [ Full Story ]
by Jenn Donovan
Michigan Tech’s annual return on investment (ROI) — the payback in earnings compared to the cost of education — is the highest in Michigan and 24th in the nation, according to a report released by Payscale.com yesterday.
The report ranked Michigan Tech’s annual ROI percentage at 10.1 percent, tied with . . . [ Full Story ]
The buckets aren’t full yet. But across US-41, Tara Bal’s maple syrup management and culture class is collecting from the sugarbush maples that line the streets of Alberta Village. The trees look a little like hospital patients receiving IV drips. Some bear rectangular blue sacks; you can see the clear liquid inside. Flexible, thin blue . . . [ Full Story ]
Context may not be everything, but it’s right up there with content when it comes to our memories. Kevin Trewartha, an assistant professor of both cognitive science and kinesiology at Michigan Technological University, is the lead author on a recent study about linking actions and objects, published in Cognition (DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.02.014).
Trewartha gives an . . . [ Full Story ]
Michigan Tech alumni and friends from the West Michigan Chapter met at Egypt Valley Country Club for their annual meeting and spring dinner. Guest speaker Keith Creagh ’74, Michigan Director of Natural Resources, spoke on the natural resource threats, challenges, and opportunities.
Chas Thompson ’91 conducted an auction for a signed . . . [ Full Story ]
Alumni and friends are invited to participate in a survey to determine the effectiveness of Michigan Technological University’s current communications and more importantly, tell us how they stay connected and hear about what is happening on campus.
This study is being conducted by the alumni engagement team at Michigan Tech The survey is open until May . . . [ Full Story ]
Michigan Technological University has more than its fair share of engineers working in high-tech jobs. But it might come as a surprise to find a Michigan Tech Humanities grad at Google. A small fish in a big pond – that’s what being a humanities major at Michigan Tech can feel like. There don’t seem to . . . [ Full Story ]
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