History
Michigan Technological University began life as the Michigan Mining School in Houghton
back in 1885. Established by the state of Michigan to train mining engineers to better
operate the local copper mines, we began our journey with four faculty members and
twenty-three students.
Today, Michigan Tech serves more than 7,074 students. The University offers educational
excellence in many fields of engineering—as well as the arts, humanities, and social
sciences, business and economics, computing, forestry, environmental science, the
sciences, and technology.
The College of Engineering currently consists of nine separate academic departments,
with 4,085 students, 167 full time faculty, and dozens of regular staff.
Enrollment and Graduation Data
Michigan Tech Engineering Enrollment
| College of Engineering |
| Undergraduate students |
3,386 |
| Graduate students |
699 |
| Total student enrollment |
4,085 |
| data from 2022–23 |
About 90 percent of Michigan Tech students receive financial assistance—totaling more
than $73 million per year—in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, and part-time
student employment.
- 80-100% of engineering students are employed within their field of study, enlist in
the military or are enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation.
- Over 1,200 employers come to campus each year to recruit students.
- 962 students attended five CareerFEST events in fall 2022.
Faculty
- Full-time faculty: Total 181
- Full professors: 50
- Associate professors: 37
- Assistant professors: 37
- Instructors: 14
- Teaching professors: 29
- Research faculty: 14
Endowed Chairs, Distinguished Professorships, and University Professorships
Department of Chemical Engineering
- Dr. Jeana L. Collins, Gary Sparrow Endowed Faculty Fellow in Chemical Engineering
- Dr. Timothy C. Eisele, Chemical Engineering Endowed Faculty Fellow
- Dr. Caryn Heldt, James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
- Dr. David R. Shonnard, Robbins Chair in Sustainable Use of Materials
- Open, Endowed Chemical Engineering Safety chair: Dow Chemical Foundation
- Open, James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair in Continuous Processing
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Dr. David Watkins, Distinguished Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Dr. Zhanping You, Distinguished Professor, Transportation Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Timothy J. Schulz, University Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Snehamoy Chatterjee, Witte Family Endowed Faculty Fellow in Mining Engineering
- Dr. Jeremy Shannon, Carl G. Schwenk Endowed Faculty Fellow in Applied Geophysics
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Dr. Jaroslaw W. Drelich, Distinguished Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Dr. Yun Hang Hu, Charles and Carroll McArthur Professorship in Materials Science and
Engineering
- Dr. Walter Milligan, Franklin M. St. John Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
- Dr. Paul G. Sanders, Patrick Horvath Endowed Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Dr. Jeff Allen, John F. and Joan M. Calder Endowed Professor in Mechanical Engineering
-Engineering
Mechanics
- Dr. William Endres, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor (Mechanical Engineering)
- Dr. Lyon B. King, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professor (Space Systems)
- Dr. Jeff Naber, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Endowed Professor (Energy Systems)
- Dr. Greg Odegard, John O. Hallquist Endowed Chair in Computational Mechanics
- Dr. Gordon Parker, John and Cathi Drake Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Fernando Ponta, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor (Wind Energy)
- Open, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering
