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1. Alumni Provide Unique Equipment to Michigan Tech Combustion Lab |
by Jennifer Donovan, public relations director
Michael Uhl '96 and Jerry Pospiech '95 credit Michigan Tech with providing them a life-changing education that enabled them to secure leadership positions at A & D Technology Inc., an Ann Arbor-based firm that manufactures a unique software-hardware data acquisition and control system.
So when Pospiech and Uhl heard about Tech's Alternative Energy Research Building (AERB) and the combustion laboratory that mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics professor Jeff Naber is developing there, they found the perfect way to give back to their alma mater. A & D Technology is providing the data acquisition and control system--a vital piece of equipment--to the combustion lab at a deep discount.
It's a win-win situation for Michigan Tech and for A & D, Naber said.
"The system will control and monitor the entire combustion lab," he explained. "In essence, it is the central brain of the laboratory. It will enable real-time monitoring and process control of all aspects of the laboratory, integrating a number of instruments. It will enable us to develop highly customized tests that will greatly expand the capability of the laboratory while realizing the full potential of the data acquisition and control system."
The AERB installation will be the first time A & D's monitoring and control system is used in a stand-alone, non-rotating combustion vessel.
Pospiech and Uhl said they are extremely pleased to be able to play a key role in helping Michigan Tech "push the envelope on alternative energy."
The data acquisition and control system is being installed this month in the AERB in Hancock. The combustion lab will be up and running in early 2009. |
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2. Reminder: Michigan Tech Fund Holiday Accounting Schedule |
submitted by the Michigan Tech Fund
Please submit check requests to the Tech Fund (Linda Bilich) no later than Dec. 12 for processing in 2008. No payables will be run during the weeks of Dec. 22 or Dec. 29. |
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3. Print Your Photos on Campus: Kodak Photo Kiosk at Tech Express |
The Kodak photo printing kiosk located in the Campus Bookstore at the Tech Express Service Center can be used to print photos or make a photo CD from a USB device, SD and Mini-SD multimedia cards, SmartMedia cards, memory sticks, compact flash, or even a Bluetooth-enabled phone. A 4-by-6 print is 35 cents; a 5-by-7 is $1.99; a 6-by-8 is $2.49; and a CD is $2.99. Custom cards and borders are also available.
Tech Express also offers the following services: ID cards and badging, UPS shipping, mailbox and locker rentals, faxing, laminating, photocopying, Express Cash, Dining Services meal plans, ticket sales and postage stamps.
If you have any questions about these services, call 487-3308 or email techexpress@mtu.edu . |
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4. Retirement Social Dec. 15 for Willie Melton |
Join the Department of Social Sciences at a social to celebrate the retirement of Associate Professor Willie Melton on Monday, Dec. 15, 4-6 p.m. in Academic Office 201. Melton has been with Michigan Tech for 32 years, since 1976.
Stop by and join fellow faculty, staff and students in wishing Melton the best in his retirement.
Light refreshments will be served. |
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5. University to Stream Commencement Live |
For the first time, Educational Technology Services and University Marketing and Communications are working together to provide live and on-demand video/audio streaming of Saturday’s commencement: www.mtu.edu/commencement/video/ .
In addition, family members and other interested parties will be able to view the ceremony later on demand at the Commencement page and as a podcast at iTunes U, http://itunes.mtu.edu.
Anyone viewing the live streaming or on-demand video is encouraged to submit comments or suggestions via the website. |
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6. Board of Control to Meet Friday |
The Board of Control will meet Friday, Dec. 12, at 8:30 a.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom. The agenda is available at www.admin.mtu.edu/admin/boc/ .
Outgoing Board members David Brule Sr. and Rodger Kershner will be recognized for their years of service. |
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7. Learn How to Ski or Snowboard: Free Lessons at Mont Ripley for Faculty, Staff and Their Spouses |
The Mont Ripley Ski and Snowboard School will offer a free skiing- or snowboarding-lesson package for Michigan Tech employees and their spouses during the University's winter break. The package includes admission, rental equipment and a 90-minute lesson. Take advantage of this offer to introduce yourself to skiing or snowboarding or to renew your interest in these sports.
Lessons will be offered the first two Saturdays and Sundays of January, Jan. 3 and 4, and Jan. 10 and 11. On Saturdays, lessons will start at 11 a.m., and on Sundays, at 1 p.m. The program will be open to the first 50 employees and their spouses who sign up for each day.
To sign up, call the Mont Ripley ticket office at 487-2340.
This offer is not open to the children of employees. Visit Mont Ripley's website, www.skimontripley.com , for information on children's lessons. |
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8. Seminar Tomorrow: "Designing Protease Inhibitors Against Resistant Strains of HIV" |
D. Eric Walters, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, will present a seminar, "Designing Protease Inhibitors Against Resistant Strains of HIV," tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m. in Chem Sci 101. A discussion period will follow.
Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome to attend.
For more information, visit www.chemistry.mtu.edu/pages/seminars/index.php . |
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9. In Print |
Assistant Professor Jason Carter (ESHPE), graduate student John Durocher (Biological Sciences) and Associate Professor Rosalie Kern (Cognitive and Learning Sciences) published a paper, "Neural and Cardiovascular Responses to Emotional Stress in Humans," in the American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, volume 295, issue 6, 2008.
Graduate student John Durocher (Biological Sciences), physician Darin Leetun (Portage Health) and Assistant Professor Jason Carter (ESHPE) published a paper, "Sport-Specific Assessment of Lactate Threshold and Aerobic Capacity throughout a Collegiate Hockey Season," in Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, volume 33, issue 6, 2008. |
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10. In the News |
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Research Professor Rolf Peterson (SFRES) was quoted in the journal Nature's blog, The Great Beyond, for the news brief "Moose Can't Handle the Heat." Read what Peterson had to say about Minnesota's declining moose population here. |
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11. Free Copier in CTLFD |
The Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development has a table-top copier in need of a new home: a Brother MFC 9700 in good condition. It comes with an extra drum but needs a new toner cartridge.
If you are interested, contact the CTLFD at 487-2046 or stop by room 219 in the J. R. Van Pelt and Opie Library.
University property may only be transferred between departments, it may not be given or sold to individuals. |
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