June 20, 2017, Vol. 23. No. 21

The Dynamic Systems Laboratory (DSL) in Michigan Technological University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, has received a ,000,000 endowment.

The endowment from MTS Systems Corp. honors Jim and Bob Lally, founders of PCB Piezotronics, a high-technology sensor company headquartered in the Buffalo suburb of Depew, New York. The company was recently acquired by MTS Systems, . . . [ Full Story ]

by Jenn Donovan

Michigan Tech’s Supermileage Systems Enterprise, part of Tech’s Advanced Motorsports, took first place for innovation solutions at SAE International’s Collegiate Design Supermileage Competition in Marshall, Michigan. The ,000 award was sponsored by Top 1 Oil.

Michigan Tech’s team was one of 23 teams from the US and Canada who participated in the . . . [ Full Story ]

Specifically, the students are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to look at biosensor technology and how it can be used in point-of-care devices to diagnosis diseases like tuberculosis or malaria. The students in the program will spend eight weeks in the Department of Molecular Biology at Aarhus University in Denmark.

Caryn Heldt, James . . . [ Full Story ]

Why limit ourselves to a two-week honeymoon when we could travel the world for a year instead?

That’s the question Cara (Hanson) Decker ‘10 and Jeffrey Decker ‘09 asked themselves while planning their wedding. The pair secured good engineering jobs in Virginia after leaving Michigan Technological University, and their plans for getting hitched came in . . . [ Full Story ]

Tom Smith has been named the head coach of the Michigan Tech men’s and women’s Nordic ski teams athletic director Dr. Suzanne Sanregret announced today. Smith brings 14 years of coaching and competition experience that will enable him to continue to build what is already a nationally competitive program.

“We are excited that Tom is . . . [ Full Story ]

WalletHub recently released its rankings for the Best US Cities for Hockey Fans, and Houghton was 23rd on the overall ranking and the first non-NHL city mentioned.

WalletHub compared 72 US cities that had at least one college or one professional hockey team. Nineteen metrics were used to evaluate each category. The data set ranged . . . [ Full Story ]

Read about Barb and Paul Horton, who created the Lighthouse Learners Scholarship Program, to help students work toward a Michigan Tech education.

Learn about Michigan Tech’s ROTC program and Gary ’77 and Marcia Krasicky’s gift to Air Force ROTC which includes a flight simulator and many upgrades to the historical ROTC building.

To . . . [ Full Story ]

Volcanologists are gaining a new understanding of what’s going on inside a shallow magma reservoir that lies below an active volcano, and they’re finding a colder, more solid place than previously thought, according to new research published June 16 in the journal Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.aam8720). It’s a new view of how volcanoes work and could . . . [ Full Story ]

It was January of 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A team of 25 undergraduate students from Michigan Technological University, advised by mechanical engineering professor Lyon B. King, took first place in the University Nanosat 6 competition, earning the rare privilege of having the Department of Defense launch their custom-made satellite into orbit.

The competition earned . . . [ Full Story ]

Alumni and friends in West Michigan had a busy weekend. A Whitecaps Outing on Friday, June 9 with an all-you-could eat burgers and hot dogs followed by the Annual West Michigan Golf Outing on Saturday.

There are a few more events on the calendar for the West Michigan Alumni and Friends. Help . . . [ Full Story ]

Sponsored by the Keweenaw Chapter of the Michigan Tech Alumni and Friends, the Keweenaw Royale Raffle proceeds will support scholarships for students in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties to attend Michigan Tech.

Campus Tours. The Pasty Picnic. Explore the Keweenaw.

Bring your family and return to Michigan Tech. Register today for Reunion 2017: August 3-5.

Events include Pep Band 50ish Reunion, Women of Michigan Tech social, Men’s Basketball alumni game, and more.

To stay up-to-date on reunion activities, visit MyMichganTech to update your information or contact alumni@mtu.edu or . . . [ Full Story ]

As the 2016-17 fiscal year comes to a close, there is still time for alumni and friends to make an annual contribution in support of Michigan Tech and place your name on the annual Honor Roll of Donors.

Call the Michigan Tech Fund at 906-487-2310 or toll-free at 877-386-3688 no later than 3 p.m. (EST) . . . [ Full Story ]

A private cocktail party with Michigan Tech’s Executive Chef, Eric Karvonen. A photo shoot with Brockit Photography. A women’s basketball VIP experience. All of these items are featured as winning items during the Women of Tech celebration’s silent auction. The evening event takes place 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, August 5 at the Great Lakes . . . [ Full Story ]

Find links to videos, articles, and updates on your favorite Husky teams HERE.

“The Pasty is the Yooper Burrito of the Upper Peninsula.” said by a Naval recruiter in the early 1990s—Daily Mining Gazette

Favorite place to purchase a pasty in the Keweenaw? Recipe to share? Tell us your stories about this pastry: the pasty. And do you use ketchup or gravy?

I was at Tech in the summer of 1976, the bicentennial year.  The Guts Frisbee World Championships were held on the 4th of July in Calumet (I think). Remember being there, watching the competition. Some of the teams participating were Ann Arbor’s Humbly Magnificent Champions of the Universe (aka “the Humblies”), the Swedetown Sweathogs, Air Aces, and . . . [ Full Story ]

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