Leo Ureel (CS/ICC) is principal investigator (PI) on a project that has received a $599,732 research and development grant from the National Science Foundation. The project, "Rich, Immediate Critique of Antipatterns (RICA) in Novice Programmer Code: Broadening Adoption, Supporting Student Learning, and Enhancing Programming Competencies," includes Co-PIs Laura Brown (CS/ICC), Jon Sticklen (EF/ICC) and Michelle Jarvie-Eggart (EF/ICC).
Pavlis Honors College (PHC) is accepting applications to the Undergraduate Research Internship Program (URIP) for the 2022-2023 academic year. The internship program will run from September 2022 through mid-March 2023 and is open to any undergraduate student on campus with an identified faculty research mentor. Faculty and students who are already working together are welcome to apply.
PHC will provide $800 in funding for the student intern, with the expectation that faculty will provide equivalent matching funds to be dispensed concurrently, resulting in a total of $1,600 paid at a rate of $10/hour over the course of the internship. Faculty may make use of research funds, IRAD, startup packages or consult their chairs, deans or center/institute management to identify the source of their match.
Details regarding the application process can be found on the Pavlis Honors College website.
The deadline to submit applications is 5 p.m. Friday, March 25. Faculty need to supply a letter of support as part of the application package. If you have questions about the submission process, please email urip@mtu.edu.
The Undergraduate Research Internship Program is made possible with the support PHC and by generous donations from the Portage Health Foundation and the DeVlieg Foundation.
Theresa Jacques, Michigan Tech’s registrar since 2008, has been named chair of the Michigan Association of State Universities (MASU) Registrars Committee. Jacques brings a wealth of knowledge to the position, having spent 20 of her 25 years at Michigan Tech in the registrar’s office. As committee chair, Jacques will serve as the liaison between MASU and the registrars at Michigan’s 15 public universities. Provost Huntoon noted that “Theresa is recognized throughout the state of Michigan for her efforts to promote communication and collaboration among registrars. This work ultimately benefits students throughout the state and is greatly valued by all.”
This week, the Film Board presents "Venom Let there be Carnage," rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some strong language, disturbing material and suggestive references.
Showings:
* 5:30 p.m. showtimes will be shown with subtitles
The showings are on Michigan Tech's Campus in Fisher 135. Tickets are $3 and concessions are $1.
We hope to see you at the movie this weekend — and have a great day!
ME-EM Graduate Seminar Speaker
The next Graduate Seminar Speaker is at 4 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 17) in ME-EM 112.
Ramakrishna Tipireddy, a research scientist in the Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will present “Uncertainty quantification, dimension reduction and domain decomposition for high dimensional stochastic partial differential equations.”
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Graduate Research Colloquium Registration is Open
GSG is pleased to announce this year’s Graduate Research Colloquium (GRC) will be held on Tuesday, March 29 and Wednesday, March 30. Registration is open now through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28.
GRC offers a unique opportunity for graduate students to showcase their research across the campus-wide community and work on their presentation skills for upcoming conferences. Students can give oral presentations, present posters or do both. The event will be held in a pseudo-hybrid mode. Many conferences have adopted a hybrid model due to the pandemic; this will be an excellent opportunity for participants to get familiar with that scenario. Poster presentations will be in person and the oral presentations will be virtual. Judges from a similar field will score presentations and provide valuable insight and feedback on how the students can improve.
Cash prizes are available for the top three places in both oral and poster presentations: $300 for first place, $200 for second and $100 for third.
Poster presentations are from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 in the MUB ballroom. GSG will cover the cost of printing posters for this year’s event so don’t let that prevent you from participating! Virtual oral presentations — a 12-minute live talk followed by a Q&A session (no pre-recorded video presentations) — will take place on both days of the colloquium.
The event will be capped off with the annual GRC Awards Banquet. All participants and judges are invited. The banquet will also be held in the hybrid mode so that people may join the awards ceremony virtually on Wednesday, March 30, following the closing of GRC.
Fill out your registration form today. If you need more details, find them on our website. If you have questions, please contact GSG, gsg-research@mtu.edu.
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College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Seminar
The College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (CFRES) will have a seminar at 12:30 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 17) via Zoom with speaker Maria Strack on “Peatland restoration: From digging and planting to natural climate solutions.” Strack, professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Waterloo, Canada, investigates the interactions between ecology, hydrology biogeochemistry and soil properties in wetland ecosystems. In particular, her research focuses on feedbacks between wetlands and climate by investigating controls on peatland greenhouse gas exchange in natural, disturbed and restored ecosystems.
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Alumni Panel: Working Together for Sustainability
Join a discussion with five distinguished alumni from 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2 on how Michigan Tech can work with industry and alumni for a more sustainable future. The virtual Zoom meeting is open to all. The alumni panelists are:
Pamela Rogers Klyn '93
Senior VP - Communications, Public Affairs & Sustainability at Whirlpool Corporation
Brooke Routhier '93, '95
Water Services Superintendent at Eagle Mine
John Soyring '76, '06 (honorary)
Retired Vice President, IBM Corp., Global Industry Solutions; Owner, Sisukas Consulting, LLC
Ron Van Dell '79
President, Longbow Innovations, LLC
Matt Monte '93, '95
President, Monte Consulting Company
Introductory remarks will be presented by Alan Turnquist, director of sustainability and resilience at MTU.
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ECE Hosting Lunch and Learn with Dr Milea Kammer
The ECE department will host a lunch and learn on Tuesday 2/22 at noon with visiting guest speaker Milea J. Kammer, PhD. Her talk will focus on promoting success of women engineers, as well as some of her technical work in industry. Lunch is provided, or attendees can bring their own - for accurate lunch ordering, please RSVP by Friday 2/18.
Milea is a Materials Engineering Manager at Honeywell Aerospace and holds a PhD from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Purdue University. She manages the Honeywell Aerospace electronics failure analysis labs supporting failure investigations for hardware ranging from cockpit displays to satellite navigation controls. Along with her technical contributions to Honeywell, Milea has played an active role in multiple IPC committees, the IPC Emerging Engineer program, and is a recipient of the IPC Rising Star Award. Through her industry engagement, she is driving the industry toward incorporation of new technology requirements, while managing a committee of more than 100 active participants. Milea is also a regular contributor on the Pb-free electronics risk management council (PERM), providing technical input for document creation and research studies. Outside of her IPC participation, Milea is a recognized and sought-after resource for her metallurgy knowledge and understanding of aerospace electronics materials and manufacturing processes.
The Huskies continued to roll last week with a pair of road victories to extend their overall win streak to seven with four games left in the regular season. This week, Michigan Tech hosts Saginaw Valley State (17-7, 11-5) Thursday night at 7:30, followed by Wayne State (5-14, 4-12) Saturday at 2 p.m. on Senior Day.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.
The Huskies defeated Davenport, then fell to #5 Grand Valley State on the road last week. Michigan Tech women's basketball returns to Houghton Thursday night to face Saginaw Valley State (13-8, 8-6), followed by Wayne State (10-5, 14-6) Saturday afternoon with five regular-season matchups remaining.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Athletics website.
Face Coverings Required Indoors on Campus
While Michigan Tech is at Health and Safety Level Two, face coverings must be worn indoors. This applies to all students, employees and visitors, regardless of vaccination status.
Michigan Tech strongly recommends that all employees and students make choices to protect themselves, such as getting vaccinated, wearing high-filtration face coverings, and practicing enhanced sanitation and physical distancing where possible — especially in light of the increased transmissibility of the COVID-19 omicron variant.
Please be aware that if you are exposed to COVID-19, quarantine guidelines vary depending on vaccination status.
In Level Two, students and employees are not required to monitor their symptoms daily prior to coming to campus. But, individuals should be mindful of their own symptoms. A useful monitoring tool is available from the CDC.
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On-Demand COVID-19 Testing Available on Campus
Walk-in, on-demand COVID-19 testing is available to Michigan Tech students and employees during the spring 2022 semester.
Testing is available every week in the Rozsa Center basement Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is no cost to be tested, and no appointment is needed.
The consent form is now online and can be completed anytime between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the day of your visit.
More COVID-19 Testing Information for the Michigan Tech community is available on the MTU Flex website.
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Michigan Tech Research Forum
University Professor Robert Nemiroff (Physics) will be featured at the Michigan Tech Research Forum (MTRF) tomorrow (Feb. 17). The event will be held in Memorial Union Ballroom A, with a Zoom option available for those who wish to attend virtually. The lecture will begin at 4:30 p.m., with 30 minutes before and after the lecture for in-person attendees to network.
Nemiroff’s presentation is titled "Faster than Light: What Can Do It and What Can't." Additional details can be found on the MTRF website.
The MTRF is presented by the Office of the Provost with support from the Office of the Vice President for Research. The forum showcases and celebrates the work of Michigan Tech researchers and aims to strengthen discussions in our community. All are welcome, including the general public.
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Seeking Nominations: Sustainability and Resilience Campus Leadership Awards
The Tech Forward Initiative for Sustainability and Resilience (ISR) is excited to announce that we are seeking nominations for three new campus awards.
Self-nominations are welcome; nominations from others are encouraged. Please submit nominations via our submission form by Feb. 25. Award recipients will be informed by Friday, March 4, and recognized at an Earth Week lunch event on Tuesday, April 19.
To have your event automatically appear, please submit them to the University Events Calendar.
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