Unscripted: Science and Engineering Research–

April 17, 2019

Be Brief: Surface

The Applied Chemical and Morphological Analysis Laboratory (ACMAL) delves into surfaces
with a PHI 5800 XPS.

Analyzing the surface of materials takes X-ray vision. . . . Read More

April 10, 2019

It’s Hip to be Square (And Lighter Than Air)

(Left) Atomic resolution S-TEM image along with element maps in false color. Green
and red represent Sc and Al atoms, respectively. At the right corner, Al and Sc maps
are super imposed. (Right) A cropped part from the super imposed map (ROI-1) show
a unit cell of Al-Sc alloy. An arrow shows migration of Sc atom to Al site.

There’s a method to my atomic-resolution imaging. . . . Read More

April 04, 2019

Guest Blog: Life in the Lab

Teamwork makes the dream work â€” and engineering, too.

Carolynn Que, biomedical engineering graduate student, explains how one hallway conversation changed her career. . . . Read More

March 27, 2019

What's Your Superpower? Q&A with Welby Altidor

Welby Altidor met with faculty as well as students during his visit here to introduce
fresh ways to leverage imagination, collaboration and innovation.

Spring-time motivation from Creative Courage author and former Cirque De Soleil Creative Director Welby Altidor in a video-infused Q&A. . . . Read More

March 21, 2019

Be Brief: Tracks

Michigan Tech sits on the edge of the Keweenaw Waterway, which marks the passage of
time through the year.

Sunlight returns to the Northwoods — and feet of snow still cover the ground. . . . Read More

March 14, 2019

Guest Blog: A Field Guide

For a forestry professor, Hesterberg spent a fair bit of time in the woods â€” looking
at birds. Today, David Flaspohler's continues the time-honored and snowy traditions
of springtime birding in the Keweenaw. Credit: David Flaspohler

Ornithologist and ecologist David Flaspohler discovers an old book and reflects on its owner, Gene Hesterberg, and its importance today. . . . Read More

March 05, 2019

Radiocarbon Dating

Sealing off a sample vial with a hydrogen-oxygen torch; the bright-white light of
the extremely hot torch requires special safety goggles to avoid human eye damage.

A centuries-old kernel of corn’s journey lets us explore the Carbon, Water and Soils Lab, where samples are graphitized for radiocarbon dating. . . . Read More

February 08, 2019

Be Brief: Viral Communication

Students in the 2018 IRES cohort lived in University Town at the National University
of Singapore for eight weeks of immersive, interdisciplinary research.

International Research Experience for Students (IRES) teaches undergraduate and graduate students to communicate research. See the 2018 cohort in action. . . Read More

February 06, 2019

Guest Blog: What Our Forests Can Do

In the U.S., many people think biorefinery is the same as ethanol production, which
is only one of many possible products.

In his guest blog, Mark Rudnicki, director of the Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute, explains the role of forests in a sustainable future. Sustainably harvested trees . . . Read More

February 01, 2019

Be Brief: Symmetry

Thereâ€™s more to symmetry than what meets the eye.

Symmetries are all around us and extend deep into STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). . . . Read More

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