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 Career Fest 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 in Continuous Processing
- Dr. Adrienne R. Minerick, Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering
- 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 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Dr. Andrea Andres, Roland Mariucci Endowed Chair: Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
- 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
- Dr. Simon Carn, Distinguished Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Dr. 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. Jaroslaw W. Drelich, Richard Witte Endowed Professorship
- Dr. Yun Hang Hu, Charles and Carroll McArthur Professorship in Materials Science and
Engineering
- Dr. Yun Hang Hu, University Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Dr. Walter Milligan, Franklin M. St. John Professor in Materials Science and Engineering
- Dr. Paul G. Sanders, Patrick S. Horvath Endowed Professor of Materials Science and
Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- 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. Greg Odegard, University Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Dr. Gordon Parker, John and Cathi Drake Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering
- Dr. Fernando Ponta, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor (Wind Energy)
- Dr. Paul van Susante, Lou and Herbert Wacker Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Open, Richard and Elizabeth Henes Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering
If you are interested in learning more about the research supported by these endowed
positions, feel free to view the respective annual reports linked to each faculty member’s endowed appointment. Contact Michigan Tech Academic
Affairs to discuss supporting or starting an endowed position.
