Join the Office of the Vice President of Research Thursday, July 22 from 11 a.m. to noon for a Research Q&A session featuring a presentation on "FY22 Federal Research Budget Overview" led by Joel Widder and Meg Thompson from Federal Science Partners.
This briefing will include an update on projected FY22 funding for NSF and other key agencies. Join this virtual session via Zoom.
Michigan Tech's research vessel, Agassiz, will be offering scientific excursions at the Lake Superior Day Festival in Copper Harbor, Michigan, from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday (July 18).
The Agassiz will depart every 45 minutes from the Isle Royale Queen dock beginning at 1 p.m. The 40-minute excursions will be led by chief scientist John Lenters (CEGE/GLRC), who will talk about the newly installed weather buoy in Copper Harbor.
Interested participants may register in advance online. If you have questions about registration, contact Lloyd Wescoat at lwescoat@mtu.edu.
Space is limited. All participants should wear closed-toe shoes. Participants must be at least 7 years old. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
The Agassiz is funded by the GM Ride the Waves Program, which puts 600 Copper Country youth and adults on the water each year to learn about the health of the Great Lakes and Lake Superior, and to promote Great Lakes stewardship.
Lake Superior Day is celebrated throughout the Lake Superior basin on or close to the third Sunday in July in many communities around Lake Superior. The event highlights the special connections people have to this unique world treasure.
Lots of other special activities will be taking place Sunday during the eighth annual Lake Superior Day Festival in Copper Harbor. The festival is planned from 1-4 p.m. at the Sixth Street Dock along the Copper Harbor Boardwalk, near the Isle Royale Queen boat dock.
Members of the public are invited to:
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering candidate Somerset Schrock (ME-EM) will present his master's defense tomorrow (July 14) at 9:30 a.m. This will be a virtual defense held online only. Virtual attendees are invited to join via Zoom.
Schrock's defense is titled "Towards Systems on Cloth: The Design, Manufacturing, and Validation of Open-Source Embroidered Resistors."
Get Vaccinated, Continue Washing and Sanitizing Hands
While Michigan Tech is at Health and Safety Level One, face coverings and daily symptom monitoring are no longer required. However, those who wish to continue wearing a face covering are encouraged to do so.
The MTU Flex Task Force also encourages University community members to get their vaccinations and continue with handwashing and hand-sanitizing practices.
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PhD Defense: John Naglak, ME-EM
Doctoral candidate John Naglak (ME-EM) will present his Ph.D. defense at 11 a.m. today (July 13) in the R. L. Smith Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Building (MEEM), Room 1021. Virtual attendance is also invited via Zoom.
Naglak's defense is titled "Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Docking, Connection, and Cabling for Electrical Power Transmission in Autonomous Mobile Microgrids."
Lloyd Tucker Wescoat (Civil/GLRC) is the principal investigator on a project that has received a $79,995 other sponsored activities grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.
The project is entitled, "Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative: Expanding Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for Rural Schools (LSSI-ER)."
Joan Chadde (Civil/GLRC) and Amanda Gonczi (Civil/GLRC) are Co-PI's on this project.
Job Posting for Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Staff and faculty job descriptions are available on the Human Resources website. For more information regarding staff positions, call 487-2280 or email mtujobs@mtu.edu.
For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.
Postdoctoral Scholar, Reactor Design & Optimization for Chemical Deconstruction of Waste Plastics, Chemical Engineering. 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 mtujobs@mtu.edu.
Michigan Tech's 2020-2021 Isle Royale Winter Study was released Monday and earned immediate, widespread media coverage. John Flesher's report for the AP was picked up by media outlets throughout the country, while reporters for regional outlets, like the Detroit Free Press, MLive, and the Duluth News Tribune, published stories on the study as well.
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David Shonnard (ChE) was interviewed for an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article on a proposed plastic waste processing plant outside of Macon, Georgia.
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Mechanical engineering student-athlete Kyle Samluk was featured in a Lansing State Journal article on three engineering undergraduates in Michigan who are building a solar car to complete the Cannonball Run, a drive from NYC to LA.
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Rolf Peterson (CFRES) served as an expert for a Bridge Michigan story on whether Michigan hunters are lowering the number of deer in the UP.
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Michigan Tech's Beth Maatta was the focus of Saturday's Daily Mining Gazette article, which discussed a $40,000 donation to the U.P Wildlife Rehabilitation — Keweenaw Group.
The donation will be used to build a raptor rehabilitation facility in Hancock, which Maatta will oversee. Beth Maatta is a police officer with Michigan Tech's Department of Public Safety and Police Services. She will soon be the only person in the U.P. who is nationally certified to rehabilitate raptors.
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