Michigan Tech News Archives

November 12, 2019

Decisions Made for Water Under the Bridge

Bridges like those in the Keweenaw will be less impacted by sea level rise than others.

In two new papers, civil engineers explore how to make decisions using quantifiable social, economic and environmental guidelines. . . . Read More

November 06, 2019

Clouds and Soot: Understanding Air Pollution and Atmosphere Interactions

Researchers burn kerosene in an oil lamp under a ventilation hood. They pressurize
the air with a pump to suck the smoke into the cloud chamber. The experiments in the
cloud chamber have allowed the researchers to understand that the longer soot particles
are in the atmosphere, the more opportunities they have to become cloud-processed,
and the greater the chance the particles become compacted.

As soot particles become compact in their journey through the atmosphere, they scatter and absorb light and can affect respiratory tracts. . . . Read More

November 04, 2019

Technology, Meet Policy, Ethics and Culture

Michigan Techâ€™s new Institute puts human considerations at the core of technological
advances.

Change agent. Disruptor. Advocate for algorithmic integrity. Marika Pfefferkorn comes to Michigan Technological University this week to help its new Institute for Policy, . . . Read More

October 03, 2019

Hazards Mapping, History and the Future of Rust Belt Cities

Modeling the estimated accumulation of industrial hazards on a postindustrial landscape
to highlight higher-risk hotspots requires a spatial and temporal approach. Image
Credit: Dan Trepal

Using geographic information systems (GIS) and archaeology to model industrial hazards in postindustrial cities to guide planning and development. . . . Read More

September 30, 2019

Huskies Explore Lake Superior

Student researchers ply the wild blue yonder off the rocky shore of Eagle Harbor,
Michigan.

Any day spent doing research on the water is a good day for Michigan Technological University students getting to know the greatest of the Great Lakes. . . . Read More

September 10, 2019

Mechanism Modeling for Better Forecasts, Climate Predictions

Better modeling gives weather forecasters and climate scientists a more accurate picture
of what happens where atmosphere and ocean meet.

Modeling currents together with wind and waves provides more accurate predictions for weather forecasts and climate scientists. . . . Read More

September 09, 2019

Creativity and Cool Gizmos: Dean Kamen at Michigan Tech Thursday

Michigan Tech will host Dean Kamen, founder of DEKA and FIRST Robotics, for this year's
first-year engineering lecture.

Holder of 440 patents and inventor of the Segway and the first-ever wearable drug infusion pump will deliver this year’s first-year engineering lecture. . . . Read More

September 05, 2019

The Mathematikado: A Parody of a Parody

â€œThe Mathematikadoâ€ is an 1886 parody of the famous opera â€œThe Mikadoâ€ by Gilbert
and Sullivan.

In 1886, female students at Vassar College put on a parody of the opera "The Mikado" by Gilbert and Sullivan. The work reveals notions about who can or cannot do math. . . . Read More

August 22, 2019

In the Queue: Michigan Tech Launches Varsity Esports

Michigan Tech is the first public university in the state to offer esports at the
varsity level.

The games begin fall 2020. . . . Read More

August 21, 2019

Q&A with Great Lakes Research Center's Andrew Barnard

Andrew Barnard is the new director of the Great Lakes Research Center. His research
in acoustics and noise control tailors well with the mission of the Great Lakes Research
Center (GLRC), which seeks to educate the scientists, engineers, technologists, policymakers,
and stakeholders of tomorrow about the Great Lakes basin.

Andrew Barnard is the new director of the Great Lakes Research Center. . . . Read More