| Computational Science/Engineering Research Institute - 1/13/2003 Institute home for research requiring powerful computers Visteon Grant to Support Engineering - 11/27/2002 A $90,000 grant will support mechanical and electrical engineering Grad Students Receive DeVlieg Awards - 6/27/2007 Will study coaster brook trout spawning habitat, artificial wetlands Mechanical, Environmental Engineering Make Top 25 in US News Undergrad Rankings - 9/24/2007 Sutherland Named SME Fellow - 5/25/2006 Environmental Design Teams First, Second - 4/17/2003 Tech teams took a first and second at the Environmental Design Contest. The MTU Enterprise: Boldly Going Where No University Has Gone Before - 10/28/2002 Now in its fourth year, Michigan Technological University's Enterprise Program is giving 400 students a serious (and unprecedented) introduction to the world of troubleshooting, R&D, manufacturing and market research. Four Grad Programs Ranked by US News - 6/17/2004 Civil, Environmental, Materials, Mechanical all in top 50 Five Grad Programs Ranked Among U.S. News Specialities - 4/6/2006 Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Schulz Named SPIE Fellow - 1/31/2007 For research in signal processing Gale Named Interim Dean - 4/1/2004 Will lead forest resources and environmental science Sustainable Futures Receives $3.6 Million - 5/28/2004 National Science Foundation grant supports grad students Dirty Little Secrets - 11/23/2004 A new report looks at regulations surrounding "the most serious form of decentralized pollution we have" around the Great Lakes. Hot Car - 4/13/2006 Student designs high-voltage Mercedes stunt New York, New York: Upstate Teams Tops in Clean Snowmobile Challenge - 3/20/2005 SUNY Buffalo took first place, with Clarkson University, in Potsdam, placing second, during Michigan Tech's third year hosting the national SAE contest. MTU a Tech Powerhouse: Princeton Review - 8/26/2005 Tech listed among the nation's top schools. UW Madison, Utah State Win Clean Snowmobile Challenge at Michigan Tech - 4/14/2006 Badgers credit balance for victory Four Michigan Tech Graduate Engineering Programs Rank in Top 50 - 4/2/2008 Graduate school rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report rate four of Michigan Tech's graduate engineering programs in the top 50 nationally. New Center Groundbreaking Friday - 5/7/2003 Tech will break ground Friday for the new Center for Integrated Learning and Information Technology Faculty Expertise to Benefit Middle Schools - 9/25/2003 Michigan Tech faculty will help develop science-based environmental curricula. University Senate Approves Three Degrees - 2/19/2004 A PhD in industrial heritage and two master's of engineering degrees will go to the Board of Control. Nanotech Research Slated for $1 Million - 8/9/2004 Appropriation bill on President Bush's desk. Three Graduate Engineering Programs Rank in Top 50 - 4/23/2009 Graduate school rankings released today by US News & World Report rank three of Michigan Tech's graduate engineering programs in the top 50 nationwide. Subhash Receives 2005 Research Award - 6/14/2005 Mechanical engineering professor Ghatu Subhash, whose work illuminates the fundamental properties of materials, has been given MTU's 2005 Research Award. Gershenson to Receive SAE Award - 2/21/2005 Honor presented April 12 Walking a Mile in Each Other's Shoes - 7/20/2009 Graduate students from Michigan Tech and Southern University partner to learn from each other. Robots, Space Travel, Movie Special Effects Promise a Bright Future for Detroit Area Students - 11/1/2007 Thousands of Detroit-area middle- and high-school students will travel to their own potential future at the fourth annual YES! Expo at Ford Field November 8, 2007. Aerospace Enterprise Takes a Bronze at Nanosat 3 - 1/25/2005 Michigan Tech's Aerospace Enterprise excelled at the recent University Nanosat 3 competition. Odegard Earns NASA Grant - 10/5/2004 Nanomaterials work could make aircraft lighter. Honrath Receives 2006 Research Award - 8/8/2006 Hand Wins AEESP Award for Outstanding Teaching - 9/25/2006 Texts, software development cited Tech Prof: Federal Ruling May Put Endangered Species in Danger - 5/29/2009 John Vucetich leads opposition to US Interior Department ruling. Michigan Tech Moves Up in US News Best Colleges Rankings--Environmental Engineering Ranks 13th in Nation - 5/28/2009 Michigan Tech's undergraduate education has moved up this year in the top tier of national universities, according to US News & World Report's latest rankings. Three Detroit Teens Win Summer Science Scholarships to Michigan Tech - 4/10/2009 Michigan Tech has awarded scholarships for summer programs to three Detroit-area high school students for their entries in the Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit. Tech Hosts LEGO Robotics Competition Saturday - 11/20/2002 Students from schools around the UP will put their robots to the test Saturday at Michigan Tech. DOE Names Michigan Tech Regional Center for Climate Change Research - 8/8/2005 Tech will select and coordinate research studies in a 13-state area. Power Walking: A Backpack that Charges Your iPod? - 10/16/2007 Harvesting energy through a walk in the woods Michigan Tech Tops the Nation in Women Earning Engineering PhDs - 6/16/2009 Michigan Tech's College of Engineering graduates a higher percentage of women with PhDs in engineering than any other engineering school in the nation. Engineering Dean Named AAAS Fellow - 11/6/2003 American Association for the Advancement of Science honors Warrington Students Receive International Recognition - 6/6/2005 Students in the Sustainable Futures Institute earned a prestigious Mondialogo Award for using native materials to make concrete in the Philippines. Senior Design Teams Earn National Attention - 5/5/2005 Civil/environmental students work in developing countries. Michigan Tech To Represent State in Top Car Design Challenge - 5/22/2008 Michigan Tech is the only university in Michigan selected for the next international student vehicle design competition. Tech Fourth at FutureTruck - 7/20/2004 "Challenge X" is next. Zekavat Receives $800,000 in NSF Grants - 12/17/2004 Projects for wireless positioning systems, revamped course. Predebon Elected ASME Fellow - 2/25/2008 Honored for achievements in education Nanotechnology: A Minor that's Anything But - 3/14/2005 Giving students a big chance to think very small. Michigan Tech Opens Campus in India - 10/13/2003 Students would move to Houghton after two years. Tech Signs Accord with Puerto Rico university - 4/13/2005 Faculty will earn PhDs here Michigan Tech Rides the Rails into the Future - 2/16/2009 Michigan Tech is betting on the future of rail transportation by establishing a Rail Transportation Program within the Michigan Tech Transportation Institute. Dow Foundation Provides $100,000 - 10/1/2004 Gift supports engineering, science expo Sail Lake Superior; Receive Graduate Credit - 5/13/2005 Tall ship coming to Tech July 11 Michigan Tech Research Institute Dedication May 17 - 5/10/2007 Michigan Tech Dedicates Research Institute in Ann Arbor. Snowmobiles, Wolves and Elk: The Straight Poop - 3/6/2003 Snowmobiles do stress wolves and elk, but probably not as much as the other trials of winter. Youth Programs Receive National Award - 6/10/2004 Tech "builds the future" for engineering and science. Researchers receive $1.7 million - 4/27/2006 to create light, strong green foams Professor Emeritus Named to National Environmental Engineering Academy Board - 11/30/2007 Tech to Share in $350 Million Hydrogen Research Initiative - 5/4/2004 A team led by Michigan Tech researcher Jim Hwang is slated to receive a $1.7 million grant from the Department of Energy. Tech to Offer Degrees at Delta, Henry Ford Colleges - 3/12/2004 Emphasis on product design, municipal engineering Student Receives GM Sullivan Fellowship - 7/22/2004 Chemical engineering junior and enterprise program receive support The Science Guy to Keynote YES! Expo - 5/15/2006 Bill Nye is coming to the YES! Expo. Overheard at YES! Expo - 11/14/2007 Science and engineering are cool, and so is Michigan Tech Michigan Tech MBA Program Ranks in Top 100 Worldwide in Sustainability, Environmental Issues - 10/31/2007 Michigan Tech's MBA program ranks in the top 100 MBA programs around the world for its emphasis on sustainability and social/environmental issues. 15 Sleds Enter Clean Snowmobile Challenge - 3/13/2006 SAE competition at Tech March 13-18. IBM Exec to Give Two Talks for Students Thurs., Sept. 4 - 9/2/2008 "Banker to the Poor, 3 p.m., Dow 641; "Your Future: Michigan Tech and Beyond," 6 p.m., Rozsa Center Bash At the Big House Merchandise Available - 7/2/2004 Sportswear at stores and online Highways at the Crossroads: The Interstate Turns 50 - 7/14/2006 Engineers designed and built the system, and then the politicians took over . . . Michigan Tech Rises to Challenge X - 5/12/2004 Competition replaces FutureTruck; focus on sustainability Michigan Tech Receives $1.5 Million Grant for Developing Flex-Fuel Hybrid Technologies - 11/21/2008 Merging flex-fuel, great mileage and low emissions Tradition of Public Access to UP Forests Threatened by Ownership Changes - 1/7/2008 A report indicates that the Upper Peninsula's unique identity could be changing as commercial forest ownership changes hands. Student's Lead Snowflakes Win Art Contest - 9/29/2004 When Dale Anderson first saw his prize-winning image, he thought he’d messed up. Clean Snowmobile Challenge Kicks Off March 14 - 3/11/2005 Thirteen Snow Belt schools put their sleds to the test. Concrete Canoe Team Wins Regional - 4/11/2004 Team moves to national event June 17 Schulz Named Dean of Engineering - 4/6/2007 Challenge X Team Prepares for 2008 - 6/15/2007 FutureTruck is California Bound - 9/16/2003 Michigan Tech vehicle participates in Michelin challenge Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge Competitions April 1 at Tech - 4/6/2007 Young engineers coming from throughout Michigan and northern Ohio House Foundation Endows $1 Million Professorship - 7/11/2005 Tim Schulz to be the first to hold the Dave House Professorship Six Complete Clean Snowmobile Challenge Endurance Run - 3/16/2005 Six of the 13 experimental sleds made the 100-mile trek ending at the northernmost community in Michigan. Enterprise Examines Groundwater Resources - 8/9/2004 Aqua Terra works with Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. Undergrads Explore Nanotechnology - 10/7/2003 NSF grant has 11 departments involved. Energy Department Renews Support for Aspen FACE - 3/25/2005 The premiere window on the future of northern forests will continue to provide new views on the effects of global climate change. Uncovering Septic Secrets - 11/3/2003 Regulating septic systems in face of development. Undergrduate Expo April 22 - 4/23/2004 Event showcases year-long projects |