Research is taking place all across Michigan Tech. Below, you will find a sample listing of some of our publicly funded research projects. Use our search box or advanced filtering options to search our research projects by keyword, by department, or even by investigator.
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The effect of catastrophic water events on performance of hard maple flooring systems - Fastener holding capacity
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Xinfeng Xie | |
| Co-PI: Glenn Larkin | |
| Co-PI: Mark Rudnicki | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Maple Flooring Manufacturers Assoc
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Report on Collected Historic Building Fragments for Keweenaw Natonal Historical Park
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Sarah Scarlett | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
The Sensitivity of a Brief Clinical Motor Measure Battery to Early Stages of Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kevin Trewartha | |
| Co-PI: Alexandra Watral | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Cognitive & Learning Sciences |
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
I-Corps: Understanding the Use of Slit-lamp in Optometry by Oclo Health
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Michael Morley | |
| Co-PI: Ranit Karmakar | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Innovation and Commercialization |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Health, Life Sciences
Ash Ecosystems Processes Across an EAB Infestation Gradient
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Fengjing Liu | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Michigan Hydrologic Calculation Procedures
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: David Watkins | |
| Co-PI: Colin Brooks | |
| Co-PI: Mary Miller | |
| Co-PI: Melanie Watkins | |
| Co-PI: Veronica Webster | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil Environmental and Geospatial Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Transportation & Infrastructure
CTE Mechatronics 2021-22
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: John Irwin | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Manufacturing and Mech Eng Technology |
Sponsor: Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Determining Amounts of Precipitation and Groundwater Inputs to Lakes on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Fengjing Liu | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Community GIS for the Village of Calumet
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Donald Lafreniere | |
| Co-PI: Daniel Lizzadro-McPherson | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: Village of Calumet
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Transportation & Infrastructure
Fostering Local Literacy through Experiential Place-based Education Resources
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Erika Vye | |
| Co-PI: Lloyd Wescoat | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: Native American Heritage Fund
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Development Support for R&D Web Modernization
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach
Mapping and Inventory of Point Mills Site for Cultural-Natural Resources Management
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Scarlett | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: Carnegie Museum
Mainstreaming climate adaptation in watershed management
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Patricia Leopold | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Outreach Support for Regional and National Hub Products
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
EAGER: Geoheritage and Two-Eyed Seeing - Advances in Interdisciplinary Earth Science Research Learning and Inclusion through Shared Ways of Knowing
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Erika Vye | |
| Co-PI: Valoree Gagnon | |
| Co-PI: Amanda Gonczi | |
| Co-PI: Donald Lafreniere | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Long-term Effects of Hurricane Hugo and Prescribed Fire Managment on Sustainability of Coastal Plain Forests
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Andrew Burton | |
| Co-PI: Zhaohua Dai | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Michigan Mine Safety and Health State Grants Training
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Matthew Portfleet | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences |
Sponsor: US Dept of Labor
Research Focus: Education & Outreach, Health
Intergovernmental Personnel Act Agreement with Michigan Tech University on behalf of Dr. Amlan Mukherjee
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Amlan Mukherjee | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil Environmental and Geospatial Engineering |
Sponsor: US Dept of Transportation
Archaeological Collection Cooperative Management Hiawatha National Forest
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: LouAnn Wurst | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Lake Superior Environmental Monitoring Systems
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Andrew Barnard | |
| Co-PI: Jamey Anderson | |
| Co-PI: John Lenters | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ocean Sciences
A Community Laboratory Facility for Exploring and Sensing of Aerosol-Cloud-Drizzle Processes: The Aerosol-Cloud-Drizzle Convection Chamber
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Raymond Shaw | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Earth Planetary and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus: Atmospheric & Space Sciences
Robotic platform soil and terrain characterization for close to real time GO/NOGO maps
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Ryan Williams | |
| Co-PI: Jeremy Bos | |
| Co-PI: Thomas Oommen | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: US Dept of Defense
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Robotics & Mechanics, Transportation & Infrastructure
Data gap on responses of fish PCB content to remedial actions
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Noel Urban | |
| Co-PI: Judith Perlinger | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil Environmental and Geospatial Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Environment Great Lakes and Energy
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Health
Forest Climate Adaptation Online Short Course for Latin American and/or the Caribbean
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Belowground Ecosystem Ecologist
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Evan Kane | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy