Current Projects
Research is taking place all across Michigan Tech. Below, you will find a sample listing of some of our publically 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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Oculus - ASR Nanosatellite Flight Integration
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Lyon King | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Utah State University Research Foundation
HOLODEC Participation in the ARM Campaign Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the Eastern North Atlantic (ACE-ENA)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Raymond Shaw | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: Pacific Northwest Laboratories
Center/Institute: Earth Planetary and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Collaborative Research: On Making Wave Energy an Economical and Reliable Power Source for Ocean Measurement Applications
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Umesh Korde | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Agile and Interconnected Microgrids (AIM)
2017 MERL Development and Support
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Nick Koszykowski | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
2017 Roadsoft Asset Management System Development and Support
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Nick Koszykowski | |
| Co-PI: Luke Peterson | |
| Co-PI: Gary Schlaff | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Cooperative Agreement for Work with Pullman National Monument
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Scarlett | |
| Co-PI: Melissa Baird | |
| Co-PI: Donald Lafreniere | |
| Co-PI: Laura Rouleau | |
| Co-PI: Sarah Scarlett | |
| Co-PI: Samuel Sweitz | |
| Co-PI: Steven Walton | |
| Co-PI: LouAnn Wurst | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior
2017 Transportation Materials Research Center
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Lawrence Sutter | |
| Co-PI: Zhanping You | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Materials Science & Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Hydrodynamic Control Using X-Band Radar for Wave Energy Converter Technology
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Umesh Korde | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: US Dept of Defense
Center/Institute: Agile and Interconnected Microgrids (AIM)
Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU: Beech Reintroduction at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Yvette Dickinson | |
| Co-PI: Andrew Storer | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
2017 Transportation Asset Managment Council Education Program Work Plan
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Christopher Gilbertson | |
| Co-PI: John Kiefer | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
I/UCRC: Novel High Voltage/Temperature Materials and Structures
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Gregory Odegard | |
| Co-PI: Julia King | |
| Co-PI: Paul Sanders | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Colorado Seminary - University of Denver
Center/Institute: Multi-Scale Technologies Institute (MuSTI)
Identify Best Practices in Pavement Design Materials Construction and Maintenance in Wet Freeze Climates Similar to Michigan
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Zhanping You | |
| Co-PI: Christopher Gilbertson | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Climate Change Resource Center: Responding to Forest Threats and Climate Change
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
2017 Transportation Asset Management Council Technical Assistance Activities
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: John Kiefer | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
MIRE Upgrades in Roadsoft
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Nick Koszykowski | |
| Co-PI: Gary Schlaff | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Can Reductions in Great Lakes Fish PCB Concentrations be Achieved by Management of PCBs in Atmospheric Deposition?
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Judith Perlinger | |
| Co-PI: Noel Urban | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Ottawa NF-wide Monitoring for Invasive Earthworms and Forest Soils to Inform Landscape-scale Management and Restoration
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Blair Orr | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
CAREER: Engineering Bimetallic Nanostructures as Peroxidase Mimics for Diagnostic Applications
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Xiaohu Xia | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Chemistry |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Driver Behavior at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Using NDS Data and Driving Simulators
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Pasi Lautala | |
| Co-PI: Myounghoon Jeon | |
| Co-PI: David N. Nelson | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: US Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Graduate Research Fellowship
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Ian Cummings | |
| Co-PI: Timothy Havens | |
| Co-PI: Timothy Schulz | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Radiocarbon Collaborative and Graphite Lab Operation
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Paula Zermeno | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
2017 Michigan Local Technical Assistance Program
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Christine Codere | |
| Co-PI: John Kiefer | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Support of the USDA Northern Forest Climate Hub
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Web Development for Climate Change Science Delivery
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Collaborative Research: The Role of Citizen Science in Watershed Hydrology Research: Relationships Between Volunteer Motivations Data Quantity and Quality and Decision-Making
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Alex Mayer | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)