June 22, 2021

Michigan Tech is proud to announce the launch of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Sense of Belonging (DEIS) Alumni Advisory Board in fall 2021.

A testament to the University's continued commitment to enhancing and improving the sense of belonging for all at Michigan Tech, this initiative is the next step in giving our campus community the culturally-responsive resources to succeed.

The DEIS Alumni Advisory Board will unite committed volunteers of varied backgrounds to support the learning environment at Michigan Tech. This group will assist with supporting the foundation of DEIS campus and alumni initiatives. Read more on the Diversity and Inclusion blog.

Chemistry doctoral student Jared Edwards has been invited to deliver a Flash Talk at the 35th Anniversary Symposium of The Protein Society. 

Edwards is advised by Tarun Dam (Chem), who is a member of the Health Research Institute and is principal investigator in the mechanistic glycobiology laboratory.

Investigators from different disciplines, who belong to the international protein science community, attend the symposium annually to present their research work.

As per the program planning committee, this year's submissions have been highly competitive. Flash Talks have been selected from a pool of more than 450 abstracts that present high quality research.

These abstracts will be published in a special symposium issue of the journal, Protein Science. The selection of Edwards’ abstract for a Flash Talk highlights the quality and importance of his scientific project.

Graduate student Priyanka Kadav and Research Assistant Professor Purnima Bandyopadhyay from the same lab are co-authors of the abstract.

This is the second time in four months that a graduate student advised by Dam has been selected for oral presentations at national/international scientific conferences.

Ryan Ihrke, finalist for the University's Director of Sustainability and Resilience position, will interview on campus today.

As part of the on-campus interview Ryan will give a public presentation discussing top issues facing the future of sustainability and resilience, and share ideas on ways to address these issues at Michigan Tech.

The campus community is invited to participate in the public presentation at 2:15 p.m. via Zoom. The session will last approximately 20 minutes, followed by a 25-minute Q&A session.

Please visit the Sustainability search webpage to learn more about the candidates, access the Zoom links and view the public presentation schedule and recordings.

Fill Out the COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring Form Before Coming to Campus

If you are working on campus while the University is at Health Safety Level Two, remember that no one is permitted to come to campus with symptoms consistent with COVID-19.

Employees are required to monitor for symptoms daily before coming to campus using the Daily Symptom Monitoring Form.

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PhD Defense: Nate Spike, ME-EM

Doctoral candidate Nate Spike (ME-EM) will present his Ph.D. defense at 2:30 p.m. today (June 22) in the R. L. Smith Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Building (MEEM), Room 1021. Virtual attendance is also invited via Zoom.

Spike's defense is titled "Autonomous Vehicle Obstacle Avoidance Maneuvers: Analytical and Experimental Development of Friction Surface Dependent Path Planning and Control."

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PhD Defense: Alexander Monroe, MSE

Doctoral candidate Alexander Monroe (MSE) will defend his dissertation at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday (June 23) in the Minerals and Materials Engineering (M&M) Building, Room 610, and via Zoom.

Monroe is advised by Paul Sanders. The title of his defense is "Thermomechanical Mechanisms That Cause Adhesion of Aluminum High Pressure Die Castings to the Die."

All are welcome to attend in person or virtually via the Zoom link.

Job Postings for Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Staff and faculty job descriptions are available on the Human Resources website. For more information regarding staff positions, call 906-487-2280 or email mtujobs@mtu.edu.

For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering. Apply online.

Assistant Director, Alumni and Student Programming, Advancement & Alumni Engagement. Apply online.

Detective Sergeant, Public Safety and Police Services. (POA posting June 22 to June 28, 2021— External applicants will not be reviewed until after all internal applications). Apply online. at: http://www.employment.mtu.edu/cw/en-us/job/492579

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 an interview at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or mtujobs@mtu.edu.

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Parent & Child Huskies Group Swim Lessons Summer Session 1

Tuesday, June 22, 9:00–9:40 a.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Parent & Child Aquatics levels are being offered at the SDC Pool for ages 6 months to 3 years...

Preschool Huskies Group Swim Lessons Summer Session 1

Tuesday, June 22, 9:00–9:40 a.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Preschool Aquatics levels are being offered at the SDC Pool for ages 4 to 5 years old. Social...

Huskies Group Swim Lessons - Learn to Swim Levels 1-4 Summer Session 1

Tuesday, June 22, 10:00–10:40 a.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Levels 1-4 are being offered at the SDC Pool. Social distancing will be...

Huskies Group Swim Lessons - Learn to Swim Levels 1-4 Summer Session 1

Tuesday, June 22, 10:00–10:40 a.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash this summer in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Levels 1-4 are being offered at the SDC Pool. Social distancing will be...

Solving Aviation’s Indirect Forcing from Contrail Cirrus

Tuesday, June 22, 10 a.m.

Results from the First Flight Operations Exercise with a Major Middle East Airline Operator Adam Durant Founder and CEO SATAVIA Durant is an alumnus of GMES department (MS...

PLGC Junior Tournament

Tuesday, June 22, 1:30 p.m. | Portage Lake Golf Course

PLGC Junior Tournament

PhD Defense: Nathan Spike

Tuesday, June 22, 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. | R. L. Smith Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Building (MEEM), 1021

Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Co-advisors: Darrell Robinette and Jeremy Bos Autonomous Vehicle Obstacle Avoidance Maneuvers: Analytical and Experimental...

Music in Sacred Spaces: conScience

June 22, all day

conScience: Michigan Tech Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Jared Anderson, present a series of three recorded mini-concerts in historic sacred spaces in the Copper...

Superior Wind Symphony: Reparations

June 22, all day

The Superior Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Michael Christianson, use the unique setting of the 2020-21 academic year to explore the music of Black composers in a...