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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CTE Engineering 2025-26
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: John Irwin | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Manufacturing & Mech Eng Technology |
Sponsor: Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD)
Center/Institute: Research and Innovation in STEAM Education (RISE)
Research Focus: Education and Outreach
Planning: Reducing Barriers to the U.S. Research Enterprise through Knowledge Management System Creation
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Peter Larsen | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Jessica Brassard | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Kathy Halvorsen | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Kelly Kallio | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Amy Spahn | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Vice Pres for Research |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: Center for Technology and Training (CTT)
Research Focus: Education and Outreach
Conference: CI PAOS: Challenges and Opportunities of Research Data Management in Construction Engineering
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Bo Xiao | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Ronghua Xu | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil, Environ & Geospatial Engrg |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus:
Assessing and Building Community Data Capacity in the Keweenaw Region (MI)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Angela Carter | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences and Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: Keweenaw Community Foundation
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Energy and Sustainability, Health, Ecology, Ecosystems, and Environmental Policy
KISMA Go Beyond Beauty Outreach
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Sigrid Resh | |
| College/School: | College Forest Resources & Envr Sci |
| Department(s): | College Forest Resources & Envr Sci |
Sponsor: Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network ISN
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Education and Outreach
T3N - David Genter - MIR 2025
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: James Baker | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Michael Morley | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Vice Pres for Research |
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Research Focus: Education and Outreach
MITLL AUV Field Test Support
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Travis White | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Jamey Anderson | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Lincoln Laboratory
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ocean Sciences, Robotics and Mechanics
3D printing of Al matrix composites
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Sriram Vijayan | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Materials Science and Engineering |
Sponsor: Western Michigan University
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing
Workshop to Identify Research on Research Security (RORS) Needs in Higher Education
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Michelle Jarvie-Eggart | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Matthew Hellman | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Gregory Odegard | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Leo Ureel | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Wayne Weaver | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Engineering Fundamentals |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation(NSF)
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: Education and Outreach
Service Agreement Voyagers Wolf Project
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kristin Brzeski | |
| College/School: | College Forest Resources & Envr Sci |
| Department(s): | College Forest Resources & Envr Sci |
Sponsor: University of Minnesota/Twin Cities
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology, Ecosystems, and Environmental Policy
Using otolith microchemistry to evaluate the stocking success of hatchery raised walleye in three South Dakota impoundments
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jill Olin | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences and Arts |
| Department(s): | Biological Sciences |
Sponsor: State of South Dakota/Dept of Game Fish and Parks
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology, Ecosystems, and Environmental Policy
Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program 25-26
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kazuya Tajiri | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
Sponsor: Innovative Scientific Solutions Inc
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Robotics and Mechanics
Preliminary Soil Carbon Assessment of the Little Gratiot River Wilderness
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Lucas Nave | |
| College/School: | College Forest Resources & Envr Sci |
| Department(s): | College Forest Resources & Envr Sci |
Sponsor: Keweenaw Community Forest Co
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology, Ecosystems, and Environmental Policy
Post-release Survival of Angler Caught Lake Trout Using Deep-water Descending Device
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Travis White | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology, Ecosystems, and Environmental Policy, Ocean Sciences
Real-Time Fault Diagnosis in Modern Distribution Systems Using Traveling Wave Analysis and Advanced Digital Signal Processing
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Flavio Bezerra Costa | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Sponsor: Arizona State University/Power Systems Engineering Research Center(PSERC)
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: Computation, Data, Electronics, and Sensing
FHIR-Enabled Health Information Exchange to Improve Public Health Disease Surveillance
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Guy Hembroff | |
| College/School: | College of Computing |
| Department(s): | Applied Computing |
Sponsor: Upper Peninsula Health Care Network
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: Health
A Paleomagnetic Investigation of Mafic Intrusions in the Huron Mountains: Implications for Regional Tectono-Magmatic History in the Precambrian
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Aleksey Smirnov | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Gabriel Ahrendt | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Geological & Mining Eng & Sciences |
Sponsor: Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation
Research Focus:
Analysis of Tree Sap Samples for Total Nitrogen, Dissolved Organic Carbon, pH, Conductivity, and 10 elements by ICP-oes
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Andrew Burton | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Jennifer Eikenberry | |
| College/School: | College Forest Resources & Envr Sci |
| Department(s): | College Forest Resources & Envr Sci |
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology, Ecosystems, and Environmental Policy
M2M X-Hab 2026 Academic Innovation Challenge - Medical Eyewash Redesign
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Allen | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: William Endres | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
Sponsor: National Space Grant Foundation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC)
Research Focus: Atmospheric and Space Sciences
Archives Digital Asset Improvement Project
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Lindsay Hiltunen | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: David Holden | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Van Pelt and Opie Library |
Sponsor: US Dept of Interior/Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission
Research Focus: Education and Outreach
Proposal for APS Committee on the Status of Women in Physics Grant
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Tiffany Lewis | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences and Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: American Physical Society
Research Focus:
Non-Toxic Colloidal Quantum Dots
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Yoke Yap | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Dongyan Zhang | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences and Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: Michigan Economic Development Corp(MEDC)
Center/Institute: The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP)
Research Focus: Materials and Manufacturing
Bioextraction of Nickel from Recycled Batteries
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Eisele | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Chemical Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Economic Development Corp(MEDC)
Center/Institute: Institute of Materials Processing (IMP)
Research Focus: Macro-, Micro- and Nano-Sciences
Engineering Services
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Robert Waara | |
| College/School: | Advanced Power Sys Rsch Ctr (APSRC) |
| Department(s): | Advanced Power Sys Rsch Ctr (APSRC) |
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus: Energy and Sustainability
Substance Use Prevention Outreach Campaign
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Sarah Woodruff | |
| Co-Principal Investigator: Emily Humes | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Ctr Student Mental Health Wellbeing |
Sponsor: The Childrens Foundation
Research Focus: Health