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 . . .

Bob Lane grew up on a family farm in southern Michigan and graduated from Addison High School where he developed his love for chemistry. He enrolled in Michigan Technological University in the fall of 1968. While at Tech, Bob took just about every chemistry course that was offered and graduated with high honors in 1972. Bob continued his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a PhD in Chemistry . . .

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 . . .