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Alumni spotlight | A new way to harvest solar energy "A lot of people think of solar panels as being all there is to solar" says Ron Van Dell, President and CEO of Austin-based SolarBridge Technologies. "They tend to think if panels were cheaper, then solar would be affordable. But, with the price of solar panels falling fast, what used to be the dominant cost is now less than half the total" Of the rest, the most important . . .

Janet earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1974 and Computer Science in 1975, both from Michigan Tech. She has worked for Dow Chemical since 1979, starting as a systems analyst and designer and progressing to technical project manager. She is currently program specialist for the Year 2000 Project. Janet is active in helping recruit Michigan Tech students and is a member of the College of Sciences and Arts . . .

Frank Townsend was born and raised in the Panama Canal Zone. He had never seen snow until he arrived at Michigan Tech in the fall of 1958. At Michigan Tech, he was active in the Army ROTC as Captain of the rifle team, battalion adjutant, and a Distinguished Military Graduate. He was a 4 year varsity rifle team letterman, and was named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. He earned his baccalaureate degree . . .