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 7,203 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 4,714 students, 156 full time faculty, and dozens of regular staff.
Enrollment and Graduation Data
Michigan Tech Engineering Enrollment
| College of Engineering |
| Undergraduate students |
3,679 |
| Graduate students |
812 |
| Total student enrollment |
4,491 |
| data from Fall 2018 |
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.
- 83-98% 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 370 employers come to campus each year to recruit students.
- 15 of the new recruiting organizations for Fall 2018 were in construction and manufacturing.
Faculty
- Full-time Faculty: Total 156
- Full professors: 53
- Associate professors: 45
- Assistant professors: 26
- Lecturers: 23
- Instructors: 9
- Endowed Chairs, Distinguished Professorships, and University Professorships: 27
Endowed Chairs, Distinguished Professorships, and University Professorships
Department of Chemical Engineering
- Dr. Timothy C. Eisele, Chemical Engineering Endowed Faculty Fellowship
- Dr. Caryn Heldt, James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
- Dr. Julia King, James and Lorna Mack Endowed Professorship in Continuous Improvement
- Dr. David R. Shonnard, Richard and Bonnie Robbins Chair in Sustainable Use of 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
- Michael Drewyor, Roland Mariucci Endowed Chair: Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
- Dr. Alex S. Mayer, Charles and Patricia Nelson Presidential Professor, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
- Dr. David Watkins, Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Zhanping You, Distinguished Professor, Transportation Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Bo Chen, Dave House Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical
Engineering
- Dr. Timothy J. Schulz, University Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Dr. Wayne W. Weaver, Dave House Endowed Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Dr. Alex S. Mayer, University Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
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. Steven Kampe, Franklin M. St. John Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
- Dr. Joshua M. Pearce, Richard Witte Endowed Professorship
- 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 Professorship in Mechanical Engineering
-Engineering
Mechanics
- 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. Lyon B. King, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor (Space Systems)
- Dr. Jeff Naber, Ronald and Elaine Starr Professorship in Energy Systems
- Dr. Greg Odegard, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor in Computational Mechanics
- Dr. Gordon Parker, John & Cathi Drake Chair of Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Fernando Ponta, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Associate Professor in Wind Energy
- Dr. William W. Predebon, JS Endowed Department Chair in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering
Mechanics
- Open, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering
