Alumni

(Howard) Paul Gay earned the degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1970. Following graduation, Paul worked in Chicago for Underwriters Laboratories and Northrop Hallicrafters. He then moved to California's Silicon Valley where he obtained his degree MSEE/CS from University of Santa Clara in 1977 while working at Spectra Physics on early designs of microprocessor . . .

Alumni spotlight | A new way to harvest solar energy "A lot of people think of solar panels as being all there is to solar" says Ron Van Dell, President and CEO of Austin-based SolarBridge Technologies. "They tend to think if panels were cheaper, then solar would be affordable. But, with the price of solar panels falling fast, what used to be the dominant cost is now less than half the total" Of the rest, the most important . . .

Eustace L. Dereniak BS Electrical and Computer Engineering 1963 For nearly five decades, Eustace L. Dereniak has explored the frontiers of optics and engineering to help create 21 century breakthroughs in medicine, military hardware, astronomy and many other fields. Dereniak, a 1963 Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate of Michigan Tech, became president of SPIE, the world’s largest professional organization dedicated . . .

Eustace L. Dereniak BS Electrical and Computer Engineering 1963 For nearly five decades, Eustace L. Dereniak has explored the frontiers of optics and engineering to help create 21 century breakthroughs in medicine, military hardware, astronomy and many other fields. Dereniak, a 1963 Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate of Michigan Tech, became president of SPIE, the world’s largest professional organization dedicated . . .