Alumni

Joe received a BS in Metallurgical Engineering in 1987, and an MBA from Indiana University in 2000. He is married to Brenda (Stinson) Nowosad, who holds a BS in Mathematics from Michigan Tech; together they have three children; Kate BSEE, John and Sam pending BSEE, all from Michigan Tech, as well. Joe has worked in the steel industry for 31 years for ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company, and its predecessor . . .

Dr. Michael Lalich was the first and only director of the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Minnesota-Duluth from its creation in 1984 until his retirement in 2014. NRRI was established by the MN Legislature in 1983 to foster economic development of MN's natural resources in an environmentally sound manner and to promote private sector employment. Prior to NRRI, Dr. Lalich spent 12 years with Foote Mineral . . .

Dr. Dominic A. Canonico (BS MTU MY 1951; MS Lehigh MY 1961, PhD MY Lehigh 1963). Dr. Canonico specialized in welding and brazing engineering following his early career positions with Bethlehem Steel, Armour Research Foundation, Oak Ridge National Lab, and the Nuclear Division of Union Carbide. In 1981, he joined Combustion Engineering as the director of the Metallurgical and Materials Laboratory. In 1990, he became vice . . .