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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Understanding Management Options for Sugar Maple Dieback & Decline in Michigan
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Tara Bal | |
| Co-PI: Julia Burton | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Michigan SFI State Implementation Committee
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus:
Power Electronics and Advanced Modeling and Control for Energy Systems
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Wayne Weaver | |
| Co-PI: Shangyan Zou | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Sandia National Laboratories
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability, Transportation & Infrastructure
Global EIR Program
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: James Baker | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Vice President for Research |
Sponsor: Global Detroit
Research Focus:
Talent Action Team (TAT) EV and Mobility Grant
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Dennis Livesay | |
| Co-PI: David Lawrence | |
| College/School: | College of Computing |
| Department(s): | College of Computing |
Sponsor: Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Education & Outreach, Transportation & Infrastructure
Keweenaw Inventory Project
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Parth Bhatt | |
| Co-PI: David Flaspohler | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Nature Conservancy The
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach
Machinability of Solution Strengthened Ferritic Ductile Iron
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: David Labyak | |
| Co-PI: Paul Sanders | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Manufacturing and Mech Eng Technology |
Sponsor: American Foundry Society
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Research Focus: Robotics & Mechanics
Theoretical Support for Gas-Gun Experiments: Towards Suppression of Shockwave Instabilities and Jetting
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Alexander Kostinski | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Center/Institute: The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
IRES Track I: Collaborative Research: Interdisciplinary Research in Korea on Applied Smart Systems (IRiKA) for Undergraduate
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jin Choi | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Education & Outreach
Additional Information: http://iresdenmark.mtu.edu/
Research and Development of the Teleoperated Robotic Workcell
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Aleksandr Sergeyev | |
| Co-PI: Scott Kuhl | |
| College/School: | College of Computing |
| Department(s): | Applied Computing |
Sponsor: West Shore Community College
Research Focus: Robotics & Mechanics
EMRI program 2023-2026 mapping UP-Four quadrangles using USGS Geophysical data
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: James DeGraff | |
| Co-PI: Chad Deering | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences |
Sponsor: Western Michigan University
Center/Institute: Earth Planetary and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
Marketing development of soybean oil as a rejuvenator agent to reconstruct pavement with old asphalt: lab and field study
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Zhanping You | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil Environmental and Geospatial Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Research Focus:
MISBDC-2022/23-Export
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Laura Marohnic | |
| Co-PI: James Baker | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Innovation and Commercialization |
Sponsor: Grand Valley State University
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
Machine learning for the assessment of hepatic perfusion in Fontan associated liver disease
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jingfeng Jiang | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Biomedical Engineering |
Sponsor: Spectrum Health Foundation
Center/Institute: Health Research Institute (HRI)
Research Focus:
Machining Samples
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Nicholas Hendrickson | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Manufacturing and Mech Eng Technology |
Sponsor: American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Research Focus:
OneUP Mind Trekkers Tour
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Cassy Tefft de Munoz | |
| Co-PI: Jannah Tumey | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Center for Educational Outreach |
Sponsor: Upper Peninsula Michigan Works
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Timing Oak Wilt in the North - Modeling Vectors and Host Phenology with Risk of Spread
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Tara Bal | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Natural Resources
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Incorporation of Historic Fire Regime Data in Lowland Conifer Forest Management in Northern Michigan
| 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
Can near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy be used to monitor phytochemical traits of Balsam fir & chemically mediated interactions between fir climate and herbivory?
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Sarah Hoy | |
| 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
Bridging Indigenous and Western Sciences for Resilience Livelihood and Stewardship Planning: An Ojibwa Forest Ecosystem Characterization
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Valoree Gagnon | |
| 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
Improving the resiliency and sustainability of agroecosystems through improved understanding of bird ecosystem services and landscape pattern
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: David Flaspohler | |
| 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
Investigating within-canopy phenotypic plasticity to assess the acclimation potential of temperate and tropical tree species to climatic change
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Molly Cavaleri | |
| 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
Regulation of dormancy release and bud-break in trees
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Victor Busov | |
| 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
Silviculture on the basis of functional traits
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Julia Burton | |
| 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
Effects of Global Change Factors on Belowground Processes and Carbon Storage in Northern Hardwood Species
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Andrew Burton | |
| 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
Assessing taxonomy of native remnant canids in the American southeast and habitat that support native genetics
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kristin Brzeski | |
| 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