June 3, 2025

Michigan Tech has joined NIIMBL, the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals. NIIMBL is a public/private partnership funded by NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIIMBL is also a member of Manufacturing USA, a network of federally sponsored manufacturing innovation institutes.

NIIMBL has a strong interest in funding projects in process intensification, data analytics, data storage, sensors, genomics, control systems, sustainability and workforce development that help find solutions to biopharmaceutical manufacturing challenges. The NIIMBL national meeting is June 24-26 and there will be a call for proposals soon after the meeting.

If you are interested in keeping up to date on NIIMBL activities, please contact Caryn Heldt (ChE/HRI) at heldt@mtu.edu to be added to the MTU NIIMBL email list. You can also join the NIIMBL email list directly.

You can also contact Heldt to request access to the NIIMBL portal. In the portal, you can create a profile and see others in NIIMBL to help with teaming on proposals.

This past weekend, the Michigan Tech Steel Bridge Team competed at the 2025 Student Steel Bridge Competition (SSBC) National Finals at Iowa State University. The event brought together top teams from 20 regional competitions across North America to vie for national honors.

Michigan Tech finished 15th overall, with strong performances in key categories:

• Efficiency — Sixth Place
• Lightness — Ninth Place
• Construction Speed — Ninth Place

We’re proud of our Huskies for their hard work, innovation and teamwork on the national stage!

Recently, Michigan Tech Human Resources piloted a new hiring process for staff positions utilizing Page Up. Now that the pilot has ended and new workflows have been implemented, MTU employees are invited to a walk-through of these new procedures, along with information on other tweaks made/being made. We will also cover terms/roles in the new post-pilot world of hiring.

The walk-through will be offered twice, with each session lasting 60 minutes. It will have an in-depth, narrow focus on the impact of auto releasing applications and the subsequent process changes as a result. The walk-through will not cover the entire recruiting process.

You can expect to hear about:

• New roles and terms used
• Confidentiality statements
• Page Up status moves
• Managing applicant pools

Walk-Through Details:

• Wednesday, June 4, at 2 p.m.
  Join the June 4 Walk-Through on Zoom.

• Wednesday, June 11, at 10 a.m. (repeat of the June 4 session)
  Join the June 11 Walk-Through on Zoom.

Please note: These sessions will not be recorded.

Job Postings for Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Staff and faculty job descriptions are available on the Human Resources website. For more information regarding staff positions, call 906-487-2280 or email humanresources@mtu.edu. For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.

Cook (first shift, nine months) #25140, Dining Services (AFSCME posting dates June 3 to June 9, 2025 — external applicants are encouraged to apply; however, internal AFSCME applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal AFSCME posting dates). Apply online.

Food Service Helper #25065RP2 (second shift, nine months), Dining Services (AFSCME posting dates June 3 to June 9, 2025 — external applicants are encouraged to apply; however, internal AFSCME applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal AFSCME posting dates). Apply online.

Food Service Helper #​2​5017RP2 (​part-time, no base schedule), Dining Services (AFSCME posting dates June 3 to June 9, 2025 — external applicants are encouraged to apply; however, internal AFSCME applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal AFSCME posting dates). Apply online.

​Food Service Helper (​first shift, nine months, nine positions available), Dining Services (AFSCME posting dates June 3 to June 9, 2025 — external applicants are encouraged to apply; however, internal AFSCME applicants are given first consideration if they apply during the internal AFSCME posting dates). Apply online.

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Accommodations are available. If you require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations to apply for employment, or for an interview, at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or humanresources@mtu.edu.

Paul van Susante (MAE) and seven students are traveling to Golden, Colorado, to participate in the XXV Meeting of the Space Resources Roundtable, hosted June 3-6 by the Colorado School of Mines. The group will be active contributors to the event, presenting four talks and three posters, and chairing one session.

The Space Resources Roundtable brings together experts from academia, industry and government to advance discussions on the development and use of space resources.

MTU Oral Presentations:

• Tuesday, June 3 — Session 4: Regolith Properties
  • Ellie Zimmermann will present "Data Analysis Results from Cryogenic Vacuum Testing of a Percussive Hot Cone Penetrometer"
  • Travis Wavrunek will present "Compaction Dependent Thermal Properties of Icy Lunar Regolith in Vacuum"
• Wednesday, June 4 — Session 5: Regolith Excavation
  • Marcello Guadagno will present "Excavation and Driving Performance of the PRIMROSE Rover during the Break the Ice Lunar Challenge"
• Thursday, June 5 — Session 12: Space Construction 1
  • Christi LeCaptain will present "Comparative Experimental Study of Terrestrial Compaction Methods on Lunar Regolith Simulant"

MTU Poster Presentations:

• Tuesday, June 3
  • Faith Gaertner will present "Test Stand for the Analysis of Excavation Forces in a Simulated Lunar Environment"
  • Marcello Guadagno will present "Modeling Excavation Forces for Chain Driven Mechanisms with Buckets and Picks"
• Thursday, June 5
  • George Johnson will present "The first lunar roads? Thermoplastic and regolith surface improvement vacuum demonstration and durability testing"

The Mining Journal mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the opening of the first mass timber building in the Upper Peninsula, located in Newberry. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources customer service center was built using mass timber, a sustainable material, with research from Michigan Tech and Michigan State University contributing to its development.

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Bill Muckalt and Suzanne Sanregret (both ATH) were quoted by the Mining Journal in coverage of the May 27 press conference where Muckalt was introduced as the new head coach for Michigan Tech's hockey program.

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WLUC TV6 quoted Ian Raymond (HU) in a story about his upcoming Youth Stop Motion Animation class at the Copper Country Arts Center. In the four-session course, Raymond will teach animation techniques and guide students in creating their own stop-motion clips.

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Travis White (GLRC) was quoted by the Daily Mining Gazette and Soo Today in stories about the ongoing search for a National Center for Atmospheric Research plane that went missing in 1968 in Lake Superior. The search is focused on re-examining previously identified targets using high-resolution data collection tools, including side scan sonar and a remote-operated vehicle.

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Michigan Business Network mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about the rebranding of the University Research Corridor (URC) to Research Universities for Michigan (RU4M), highlighting the expanded statewide focus and collaborative efforts across the state's top research institutions.

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Michigan Tech was mentioned in a story by the University of New Mexico about a $7 million EPA grant awarded to the Southwest Environmental Finance Center. MTU is one of several universities collaborating on the grant, which supports small water systems, improving water system performance and compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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WorldAtlas mentioned Michigan Tech in a write-up listing Houghton as one of “9 Most Beautiful College Towns In Michigan.”

AppsAnywhere Downtime Tomorrow

Tomorrow, June 4, from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., AppsAnywhere software will be unavailable due to system maintenance. This will not affect locally installed software (CORE, COMSOL, aspen One and Labview).

If you have any questions, we can help. Email IT at it-help@mtu.edu or call 906-487-1111.

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