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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Great Explorations After School STEM Clubs
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Joan Schumaker Chadde | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: BHK Child Development Board
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
2018 Transportation Materials Research Center
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Lawrence Sutter | |
| Co-PI: Gerald Anzalone | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Materials Science & Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Black Ash Wetland Ecosystem Processes
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Fengjing Liu | |
| Co-PI: Andrew Storer | |
| 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)
Log Movement in the Superior Region - Rate and Capacity Based Analysis of Modal Shares
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Pasi Lautala | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Agriculture and Rural Development
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Biocementation Via Stimulation of Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria to Mitigate Dust Susceptibility
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Rebekka Guyon | |
| Co-PI: Thomas Oommen | |
| Co-PI: Eric Seagren | |
| Co-PI: Stanley Vitton | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Implementation of Online Training Modules to Rail Learning System
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Pasi Lautala | |
| Co-PI: John Velat | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: US Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative (LSSI)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Joan Schumaker Chadde | |
| Co-PI: Lloyd Wescoat | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD)
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
The Development and Assessment of Advanced Cybersecurity Curriculum
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Yu Cai | |
| Co-PI: Kedmon Hungwe | |
| College/School: | School of Technology |
| Department(s): | School of Technology |
Sponsor: National Security Agency
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Assess Vulnerability of Park Ecosystems to 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 the Interior
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Scarification for NHSEED Project
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Yvette Dickinson | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Collaborative Research: Individual and Collective Dynamics of Marangoni Surface Tension Effects Between Particles
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Hassan Masoud | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Multi-Scale Technologies Institute (MuSTI)
Evaluating Changes in Soil Carbon after Land Management in a Changing Climate
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Martin Jurgensen | |
| 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)
2018 Michigan Local Technical Assistance Program
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Christine Codere | |
| Co-PI: Peter Torola | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Knowing What You Eat: Measuring the Effectiveness of Educational Interventions on Animal Consumption
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Adam Feltz | |
| Co-PI: Silke Feltz | |
| Co-PI: L. Syd M. Johnson | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Cognitive & Learning Sciences |
Sponsor: Animal Charity Evaluators
Center/Institute: Research and Innovation in Stem Education Institute (RISE)
Mona Lake Monitoring and Modeling
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Martin Auer | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Mona Lake Watershed Council
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
SHF: SMALL: Collaborative Research: Improving Reliability of In-Memory Storage
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jianhui Yue | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Computer Science |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Response of Forest and Peatland Ecosystems to Environmental Change: A Continuation
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Evan Kane | |
| 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)
Snowfall in the GPM Era: Assessing GPM Snowfall and Ice Microphysical Retrievals Using Independent Spaceborne and Ground-Based Observations
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Mark Kulie | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences |
Sponsor: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Center/Institute: Earth Planetary and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Peat Accumulation Rates in Lake Superior Forested Wetlands
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Evan Kane | |
| Co-PI: Rodney Chimner | |
| 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 the USDA Climate Hubs
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Patricia Butler | |
| 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)
GIS Resources and Applications for Career Education - Summer 2017
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Donald Lafreniere | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: Eastern Michigan University
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Validating and Demonstrating Forest Road Surfacing Technology to Protect Soil and Water Resources in an Actively Managed Forest
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Matthew Kelly | |
| Co-PI: James Schmierer | |
| Co-PI: Joseph Wagenbrenner | |
| 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)
Student-Led Faculty-Guided Research on Upper Peninsula Ecotourism
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jonathan Leinonen | |
| College/School: | School of Business & Economics |
| Department(s): | School of Business & Economics |
Sponsor: Michigan State University
Reinvigorating KISMA: Improved Collaborative Planning and Control of Invasive Species
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Sigrid Resh | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Keweenaw Land Trust
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Engineering Performance Characteristics of Hardwood Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Xinfeng Xie | |
| 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)