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 7,242 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 eight separate academic departments,
with 4,714 students, 160 full time faculty and 115 staff.
Enrollment and Graduation Data
Michigan Tech Engineering Enrollment
| College of Engineering |
| Undergraduate students |
3,656 |
| Graduate students |
1058 |
| Total student enrollment |
4,714 |
| Overall total women |
1,059 |
| Women in undergraduate class |
848 |
| Women in graduate class |
211 |
| Overall total international students |
875 |
| data from Fall 2015 |
More than 91 percent of Michigan Tech students receive financial assistance—totaling
more than $54 million per year—in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, and part-time
student employment.
- 98% of our students are employed within their field of study, enlist in the military
or are enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation.
- Each student averages seven interviews.
- Over 350 employers come to campus each year to recruit students.
Faculty
- Full-time Faculty: Total 160
- Full professors: 48
- Associate professors: 52
- Assistant professors: 31
- Lecturers: 18
- Instructors: 11
- Endowed Chairs and Distinguished Professorships: 30
Endowed Chairs and Distinguished Professorships
Department of Chemical Engineering
- Dr. Timothy C. Eisele, Chemical Engineering Endowed Faculty Fellowship
- Dr. Julia King, Lorna and James Mack Professorship of Continuous Processing
- Dr. David R. Shonnard, Richard and Bonnie Robbins Chair in Sustainable Materials
- Open, Herbert H. Dow Professor for Chemical Process Safety
- Open, Endowed Junior Professorship Mining and Material: Cleveland Cliffs
- Open, Endowed Junior Professorship: multiple donors
- Open, Endowed Chemical Engineering Safety chair: Dow Chemical Foundation
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- William Leder, PE, Mariucci Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
- Dr. Alex S. Mayer, Charles and Patricia Nelson Presidential Professor, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Bo Chen, Dave House Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical
Engineering
- Dr. Daniel Fuhrman, David House Endowed Professorship in Computer Engineering
- Dr. Lucia Gauchia, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Assistant Professor of Energy Storage
Systems
- Dr. Timothy Havens, William and Gloria Jackson Endowed Professorship in Computer and
Information Sciences
- Dr. Bruce A. Mork, Dennis Wiitanen Professor of Electric Power Systems
- Dr. Wayne W. Weaver, Dave House Endowed Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Dr. Yun Hang Hu, Charles and Carroll McArthur Professorship in Materials Science and
Engineering
- Dr. Steven Kampe, Franklin St. John Endowed Professorship in Materials Science and
Engineering
- Dr. Joshua M. Pearce, Richard Witte Endowed Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Dr. Jeff Allen, John and Joan Calder Professorship in Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Bo Chen, Dave House Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering
- Dr. Craig Friedrich, Richard & Bonnie Robbins Chair in Sustainable Design and Manufacturing
- Dr. Lucia Gauchia, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Assistant Professor of Energy Storage
Systems
- Dr. Lyon B. King, Ronald and Elaine Starr Professorship in Space Systems
- Dr. Jeff Naber, Ronald and Elaine Starr Professorship in Energy Systems
- Dr. Greg Odegard, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor in Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Gordon Parker, John & Cathi Drake Chair of Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Fernando Ponta, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Associate Professor in Mechanical
Engineering
- Dr. William W. Predebon, JS Endowed Department Chair in Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Rush D. Robinett III, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Chair Professor in Mechanical
Engineering
- Open, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering
- Dr. Wayne Pennington, David House Endowed Professorship
