Alumni Resources

Dr. Dennis A. Clifford a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston and 1963 graduate of Michigan Tech, Dr. Dennis Clifford conducts research and teaches courses in Water Chemistry and Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes. He is a Professional Engineer with more than thirty years of experience in water and soil treatment focusing on the removal of inorganic and radioactive contaminants. Upon . . .

Why did you choose Michigan Tech? I was interested in skiing, and wanted a good engineering school. Tell us about a memorable experience you had with a class or about a favorite professor? I enjoyed racing bicycles on a team with my thermodynamics professor (Davis Hubbard) and two other chemical engineering students. Now, how about a memorable experience outside of class? There is nothing else like skiing through . . .

Richard Saccany completed his baccalaureate degree in mining engineering at Michigan Tech in 1971. In 1973, he earned his master’s with a concentration in managerial economics from Cornell University before entering the mining industry. He started in uranium mining as a production analyst. He became superintendent of a uranium mine before moving to Denver in 1982 to work for American Mine Services, Inc as a project . . .