Alumni and Friends

Ryan Davis is a 2003 materials science and engineering masters, and bachelors of chemistry in 2003 from Michigan Tech. With his education he has gone on to pursue titles such as "Application Engineer" and "Metallurgical Engineer" for companies such as Arconic and AK Steel. During his time at Tech he participated in Greek Life as well as being a part of Leadershape and a chemistry learning center coach. Why did you choose . . .

Dave Peters '87, BS, chemistry, from Dansville, Michigan, works for BASF in technical services. He chose to come to Michigan Tech because a high-school teacher told him he wouldn't succeed here. "I wanted to prove him wrong," Peters remembers. He says he proved to be "stupid but saveable." "My grades weren't great," he says. "But after being here and doing what I needed to do to get a degree, I knew I could go anywhere . . .

Erin received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Michigan Tech in 1998. She then went on to earn a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Connecticut in 2004, where she graduated at the top of her class. After graduating from Michigan Tech, Erin begin working at Dow Corning Corporation as a development chemist in the healthcare industry. After spending two years in that role, . . .