Alumni and Friends

Dr. Cairns graduated from Michigan Tech in 1955 with a double major in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. After receiving a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley he pursued an illustrious career at the research laboratories of General Electric, Argonne National Lab, General Motors, and, since 1978, at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he is currently the Director of . . .

Lina Tormen Taskovich ’52 studied chemistry and chemical engineering at Michigan Tech almost thirty years before Sally Heidtke, and she has some words of wisdom for women students too: "Study a field you like—you have to spend all your life working in it. And go for the top degree in the field of your choice. Also, do not go for the most lucrative job, but for the job you would love to do." When Taskovich . . .

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 . . .