First-Year Lectures

Jessica Elwell

Jessica Elwell

2024

From Michigan Tech to Mars

Jessical Elwell, chief operating officer at OxEon Energy, spoke of her journey from chemical engineering student to spearheading the technology that first produced oxygen on Mars.


Marty Lagina

Marty Lagina

2023

I'm Not Here to Give You Advice: My Career Adventures with a Michigan Tech Degree

Marty Lagina '77 is the CEO of Heritage Sustainable Energy, a winemaker, an attorney, and executive producer of the long-running reality TV show “The Curse of Oak Island,” now in its 10th season on the History Channel.


Pamela Klyn

Pamela Rogers Klyn

2022

Effort Creates Opportunities
Pam Klyn '93 is Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations and Sustainability at Whirlpool Corporation.


Jeremy Bos

Jeremy Bos

2021

Autonomy at the End of the Earth
Jeremy Bos is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan Tech. He is the faculty advisor for Robotics Systems Enterprise.


Todd Stone

Todd Stone

2020

Simplicity on the Other Side of Complexity
Todd Stone is a geological engineer, explorer, entrepreneur and co-founder Arena Energy. He earned his BSGE from Michigan Tech in 1985.


Dean Kamen

Dean Kamen

2019

Dean Kamen is president of DEKA Research and Development.


Brian Tucker

Brian Tucker

2018

Lessons Learned in Reducing Natural Disaster Risk in Poor Countries
Brian Tucker is founder and president of Geohazards International.


Libby Titus

Libby Titus

2017

Secrets of Talking (and Writing) Nerdy
Libby Titus is an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist with Novo Nordisk.


Susan B. Kiehl

Susan B. Kiehl

2016

FUTURE SMART
Susan Kiehl is Vice President of Product Development, Integrated Fighter Group, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.