Michigan Tech News Archives

July 15, 2019

Whole-tree Harvesting Could Boost Biomass Production

Whole-tree aspen logging promotes renewable biomass energy from tops and branches,
parts of the tree that are often left in the forest during logging in favor of the
treeâ€™s trunk â€” using the residual that remains after a sustainable harvest for logs.

Making the shift to renewable energy sources requires biomass, too. . . . Read More

July 12, 2019

Found in Translation

James Bialas does an aerial drone demonstration for students attending the Surveying
Summer Youth Program exploration at Michigan Technological University. Drones are
one tool in the remote sensing arsenal. Image Credit: Peter Zhu

Michigan Technological University researchers refine remotely sensed imagery processing framework to aid disaster relief. . . . Read More

July 02, 2019

Q&A with Teaching Award Winner Andrew Barnard

Students appreciate Barnard's hands on teaching.

Andrew Barnard is the recipient of Michigan Technological University’s 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award in the Assistant Professor/Lecturer/Professor of Practice category. . . Read More

July 02, 2019

Inspiring Tomorrow's Engineers

Participants in a 2018 Women in Engineering Program work on a team project. Thanks
to a $40,000 gift from ITC Holdings Corp., 40 middle-school girls will attend Junior
Women in Engineering.

Middle school girls from around the country will attend a high-level summer engineering program at Michigan Technological University, thanks to the generosity of a Detroit-area . . . Read More

June 25, 2019

Countdown. Ignition. Liftoff. Huskies in Space!

Liftoff at Cape Canaveral. Michigan Tech's Oculus-ASR nanosatellite was the first
deployed of the 24-satellite payload. (Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston)

Mission accomplished. Michigan Technological University's student-built nanosatellite Oculus-ASR now orbits Earth. . . . Read More

June 21, 2019

Q&A with Teaching Award Winner Thomas Werner

Thomas Werner and students in fruit fly lab.

Thomas Werner, associate professor of biological sciences, is the recipient of Michigan Technological University’s 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award in the Associate. . . Read More

June 20, 2019

IRES Singapore Brings Students Abroad for Health Research

Students are spending the summer in Singapore to study nanotechnology and bioengineering.
Credit: McKenzy Rehfus

The National Science Foundation (NSF) created the International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program to foster global collaboration in science and engineering. . . . Read More

June 18, 2019

Clearing the Decks: MTRI Zooms in on Bridge Damage

The 3DOBS project uses a cinema-quality camera to capture images of bridge deck damage
in detail.

A hitch-mounted camera on a pick-up truck, developed by the Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) and Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), can make Michigan . . . Read More

June 17, 2019

Lawrence Sutter Named Assistant Dean of Research and External Relations

The Minerals and Materials Engineering Building houses Michigan Technological University's
College of Engineering. CoE Dean Janet Callahan has announced that Lawrence Sutter
has been appointed assistant dean of research and external relations for the College.

A Michigan Technological University faculty member with more than 30 years’ experience in materials characterization, concrete-making materials and concrete durability has . . . Read More

June 14, 2019

Michigan Tech's Pipeline to Space

Students work on Oculus during the final stages before the nanosatellite left Michigan
Tech on June 15, 2017 for

As excitement builds for the Cape Canaveral launch of Michigan Technological University's student-built nanosatellite, it's clear how thoroughly Huskies have infiltrated the . . . Read More