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1. Public Invited to View the Sleds of Tomorrow at Clean Snowmobile Challenge |
by Marcia Goodrich, senior writer
The Clean Snowmobile Challenge is a collegiate design competition of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Engineering students from participating schools across North America take a stock snowmobile and reengineer it. Their aim: to reduce emissions and noise while maintaining or boosting performance.
The public is welcome at the Grand Opening ceremony, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 8, at KRC, located near the Houghton County Memorial Airport. Immediately afterward, snowmobiles in the internal combustion category head out for the Endurance Run, which includes laps around KRC's track and then a ride along area snowmobile trails to Copper Harbor. At the same time, the battery-powered sleds in the zero-emissions category will undergo the range test, to see which sled can travel the farthest on a single charge.
The Snowmobile Public Display is the best time to see the sleds up close and talk with the young engineers who built them. Twenty snowmobiles and their student designers will be at the Copper Country Mall on Wednesday, March 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. In addition, about 40 sponsors will be on hand to provide information on their products and services.
Also at the public display, everyone is invited to learn more about electric and hybrid vehicles, courtesy of an educational trailer provided by the US Department of Energy. "It's a classroom on wheels," said Challenge co-organizer Jay Meldrum, and it's particularly relevant considering the Challenge's aim of reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
On Saturday, March 12, the public is invited to the Polaris Acceleration Event at 10 a.m. and the Polaris Objective Handling Event at 11 a.m., both at the KRC Test Course, when student riders will put their machines through their paces. Refreshments are available, and sponsor HB Performance Systems will provide free brats. No seating is provided, and the course is a short walk from the road on snow.
Challenge winners will be announced at the Awards Banquet, set for Saturday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom on the Michigan Tech campus. Tickets are $25 and may be bought at the door or reserved by calling 487-2750.
For more information on the Clean Snowmobile Challenge, visit www.mtu.edu/snowmobile . The Challenge is cosponsored at Michigan Tech by KRC and the Department of Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics. |
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2. Youth Programs 2011 Catalogs are Here |
submitted by Youth Programs
This week, you should receive your copy of the 2011 Summer Youth Programs Catalog. If you are not able to use it for a family member, pass the catalog on to a friend or neighbor. We appreciate your help in bringing students to Michigan Tech.
As a reminder, employees are eligible for a $50-discount per child for children or grandchildren.
We have some exciting programs to offer this summer and look forward to having your child with us. |
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3. Michigan Tech Names 2010-11 Grand Raffle Winners |
The 15 winners of Michigan Tech Athletics' annual grand raffle are listed below.
Prize: Winner
* First--$10,000 Cash: Jackie Sinnare, Wells (sold by Samantha Kallman, cross country)
* Second--$2,000 Cash: Michael Clark, Houghton (sold by Kristine Sexton, volleyball)
* Third--$1,000 Cash: Amy Negro, Houghton (sold by Krista Kasuboski, women's basketball)
* Fourth--Dell Notebook Computer (donated by Dell): Steve Kindt, Ossineke (sold by Nate Kindt, men's basketball)
* Fifth--$750 Cash: Mongo Carlson, Gladstone (sold by Andria Nyenhuis, volleyball)
* Sixth--$500 Cash: Matthew Carney, Chassell (football, student coach)
* Seventh--Taylor Made Driver and Taylor Made Putter: Amanda Lenard, Hawks (sold by Max Wilson)
* Eighth--$400 Cash: Walt Milligan, Houghton (sold by Lucas van der Laan, football)
* Ninth--Sports Stay Package: 3 Nights at Franklin Square Inn and $50 Food Certificate: Mickey Loew, Kalamazoo (sold by Pat Loew, track and field)
* Tenth--Michigan Tech Athletic Event Private Party: 20 tickets, space and $100 for food: Deb Vandenberg, Kaukauna, Wis. (sold by Jesse Vandenberg, football)
* 11th--$300 Cash: Scott Benson, Cadillac (sold by Abby DeWitt, volleyball)
* 12th--$250 Gift Certificate from University Images: Paul Klenner, Ortonville (sold by Bruce Tebelman, football)
* 13th--$200 Gift Certificate from University Images: Madeline Haben, Houghton (volleyball student-athlete)
* 14th--Two Night Stay at the Ramada Inn: Margaret Gaedke, Dearborn (sold by Michelle Gaedke, women's basketball)
* 15th--$100 Cash: Robert McLeod, Ashland, Wis. (sold by Amanda Whiting, soccer)
Michigan Tech athletics thanks all those who purchased ticket, as well as those businesses that contributed to the prizes for the raffle. |
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4. Ford, GM Offer Vehicle Discounts |
Ford and General Motors continue to offer their vehicle discounts to Michigan Tech employees and retirees.
For more information on the programs, visit www.gmsupplierdisount.com or www.fordpartner.com .
To obtain the company codes for the supplier discount, contact the Benefits Office, at 487-2517 or nabykkon@mtu.edu . |
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5. Family Fun Day Registration Extended |
Registration for Family Fun Day has been extended until Friday, March 4.
Family Fun Day will be Saturday, March 12, and will feature free access to the Memorial Union's Bowling and Billiards, the Gates Tennis Center and SDC facilities--including use of the racquetball courts, swimming pool, fitness center, multipurpose room, climbing wall and dance room (yoga at 11 a.m. and aerobics at 12 p.m.).
To register, go to the link for the Rozsa Center Box Office found on the Staff Council's website , or call the Rozsa Center Box Office at 487-3200.
The event is sponsored by Staff Council, Athletics and Recreation and Dining Services.
For more information, email funday@mtu.edu . |
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6. Khana Khazana Visits Thailand |
Dishes from Thailand are on the menu this week at Khana Khazana (food treasure), a special ethnic lunch cooked by international students and served in the Memorial Union Food Court every Friday.
Parawee Pumwongpitak, a graduate student from Thailand, will cook Spaghetti Pad Kee Mao, spaghetti with spicy Thai stir fried chicken and herb (soya balls for veggie dish); Tom Seap Muu, tasty spicy and sour soup of northeastern Thailand served with pork or mushrooms; Khao Niew Sang, sweet sticky rice topped with a slice of creamy egg custard.
A complete meal costs $6 and includes coffee, hot tea or a fountain soda. Items are available a la carte for $2.
Khana Khazana is a cooperative effort of international students and Dining Services |
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7. Chemistry Seminar |
Research Assistant Professor Vera Samburova, of Desert Research
Institute, will present a seminar, "Analysis of Lipids and Carbohydrates in Biofuel Feedstocks by Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry," at 3 p.m., Friday, March 4, in ChemSci 101. A discussion period will follow. Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome. For more information, see chemistry . |
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8. Educational Session: Navigating the IRB Process |
submitted by Sponsored Programs
Sponsored Programs and the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance will host an educational session, "Navigating the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Process," from noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 17, in Memorial Union Ballroom B.
Have you ever wondered if your project involves "human subjects" or is considered "research?" Sign up to attend this session where you will learn how research being conducted at Michigan Tech is processed in the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance to be sure it is safe, ethical and complies with federal as well as State of Michigan regulations, along with the time frame you can expect for approval determination.
Guidelines discussed will include:
* Organizing your new human subject project
* Required elements
* Constructing the informed consent document
If you are unable to attend this presentation, the information will be available at human subjects . Our office is always available to assist you in preparing new human subject applications by calling 487-2902 or emailing Cheryl Gherna at cagherna@mtu.edu .
Desserts and beverages will be available. Bring your lunch.
To register, see lunch and learn .
For more information, contact Dawn Pichette, of Sponsored Programs, at 487-2226 or dmpichet@mtu.edu . |
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9. Proposals in Progress |
Brian Barkdoll (CEE/MTCWS), "Erosion Reduction by Air Entrainment, Phase IV," South Florida Water Management District
Audrey Mayer (SFRES/ESC), Joan Schumaker Chadde (CEE/ESC), Brad Baltensperger (CLS/ESC) and Sarah Green (Chemistry/ESC), "Complexity and Feedbacks in Climate Systems: Building Climate Literacy Through Study of Land Use and Albedo in the Great Lakes Region," NOAA--Office of Education
Marta Wloch (Chemistry), "Modeling Electronics Excitations and Defects in Materials," Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, DOE
Alex Kostinski (Physics), "Stochastic Aspects of Physical and Radar Meteorology," NSF
Shari Stockero (CLS), "Collaborative Research: Leveraging Mathematically Important Pedagogical Opportunities to Enhance Mathematics Teacher Learning and Practice," NSF
Jaroslaw Drelich (MSE/IMP) and Yu Wang (MSE/IMP), "Colloid Science of Particles with Heterogeneous Surfaces," DOE, Office of Science
Jean-Celeste Kampe (Eng Fund/IGLE), Doug Oppliger (Eng Fund/IGLE) and Robert Warrington (IIS/IGLE), "High School Enterprise Scale Up," NSF
Evan Kane (SFRES/ESC), Rodney Chimner (SFRES/ESC) and Thomas Pypker (SFRES/ESC), "Collaborative Research: PEATcosm: Understanding the Interactions of Climate, Plant Functional Groups and Carbon Cycling in Peatland Ecosystems," NSF
Desheng Meng (ME-EM/SFI), Rick Donavan (ChE/SFI) and David Shonnard (ChE/SFI), "SNM: Roll-Printed Large-Area Nano-Architectured 3-D Electrodes for Energy Storage and Conversion--Reinventing Production Lines for the Emerging Nano-Energy Industry," NSF: SNM
Thomas Pypker (SFRES/ESC) and Andrew Burton (SFRES/ESC), "Earthworms as Ecosystem Engineers: Integrating effects of Altered Hydrology, Nutrient Cycling and Micobial Communities on Forest Carbon Cycling," NSF
Victor Busov (SFRES/BRC) and Yordan Yordanov (SFRES/BRC), "Role of Lateral Organ Boundary Transcription Factors in Regulation and Evolution of Wood Formation," NSF
Susan Martin (SS), "Curation of Artifacts for the Ottawa National Forest," USDA Forest Service
Erik Nordberg (Library) and Julie Blair (Library), "Working History: Using the 1913 Michigan Copper Miners' Strike Centennial as National Model for Contextualizing Regional Labor History," NEH
Amlan Mukherjee (CEE/MTTI) and Colin Brooks (MTRI/MTTI), "Greenhouse Gas Inventory for Michigan Department of Transportation," MDOT, State
Ramakrishna Wusirika (Biological Sciences/BRC), "Improving Human Health Using Value Added Products from Potato," Colorado State University, USDA; National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Mary Raber (IIS/IGLE) and Valorie Troesch (IIS/IGLE), "Collaborative Research: Assessing Individual Ethical Reasoning and Team Ethical Climate: Understanding their Relationship in Undergraduate Design Teams," and "Collaborative Research: Using Formative Assessment and Feedback Systems to Enhance Team Learning and Performance in Undergraduate Interprofessional Education," NSF
Robert Stottlemyer (Biological Sciences) and David Toczydlowski (Biological Sciences), "LTREB: Interaction of Warmer and Drier Winters on Boreal Watershed C and N Budgets, Lake Superior Basin," NSF, Long Term Research in Environmental Biology
Durdu Guney (ECE), "Polaritonic Metamaterials in the Visible Spectrum," Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Yoke Khin Yap (Physics/MuSTI), Paul Bergstrom (ECE/MuSTI), John Jaszczak (Physics/MuSTI), Ranjit Pati (Physics/MuSTI) and Ravi Pandey (Physics/MuSTI)," NEB Quantum Eletronic Devices based on Boron Nitride Nanotubes," NSF
Andrew Storer (SFRES/ESC), "2010-2011 Slow Ash Mortality Project," Michigan Department of Agriculture
John Hill (ME-EM/MTTI), "Analysis of the SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study Data," Transportation Research Board, USDOT, FHWA
Paul Ward (CLS) and graduate student Joel Suss (CLS), "Doctoral Dissertation Research: Using a Prediction and Option Paradigm to Understand and Improve Decision Making," NSF
Charles Wallace (CS) and Linda Ott (CS), "Pan-American Software Quality Institute," NSF
Joseph Bump (SFRES/ESC), "Assessment of Suitable Elk Habitat in the Manistee Watershed, MI," Litter River Band of Ottawa Indians
Caryn Heldt (ChE/BRC), "BRIGE: Functionalized Electrospun Membrane Development and Characterization for Water Disinfection," NSF
John Forsman (SFRES/ESC) and John Erickson (SFRES/ESC), "Improving the Performance of Sports Floors and Expanding the Use of Underutilized Hardwoods," USDA, Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, Wood Education and Resource Center
Joan Schumaker Chadde (CEE/SFI), "Building Community Capacity to Manage Private/Public Forests and Develop Forest Stewards," MI-DNR
Bruce Mork (ECE/PERC), Wayne Weaver (ECE/PERC), Chee-wooi Ten (ECE/PERC), Jeffrey Naber (ME-EM/PERC) and Jeremy Worm (ME-EM/PERC), "MRI: Development of Smart-Grid and Micro-Grid Test Bed for Cyber-security, Self-Healing Operation, and Optimal Control of Energy Resources," NSF
Michael Gretz (Biological Sciences/BRC), Joseph Bump (SFRES/BRC), Andrew Burton (SFRES/BRC), Paul Doskey (CEE/BRC) and Noel Urban (CEE/BRC), "MRI: Acquisition Request for an Advanced Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer as Part of the Great Lakes Research Center Mass Spectrometric Facility," NSF
Paul Doskey (CEE/ESC), Rodney Chimner (SFRES/ESC), Louisa Kramer (GMES/ESC) and Thomas Pypker (SFRES/ESC), "Acquisition of Atmosphere-Surface Exchange Instrumentation for Climate Change Research," NSF, Major Research Instrumentation Program
Durdu Guney (ECE), "Two-Dimensionally Isotropic Bulk Negative Index Optical Metamaterial Fabricated by Direct Laser Writing," CIA, Directorate of Science and Technology, Office of the Chief Scientist
Melissa Keranen (Mathematical Sciences), "Collaboration Grant for Mathematicians at Michigan Technological University," Simons Foundation
Oliver Gailing (SFRES/ESC), "DNA Isolation and Primer Test in Honey Locust (Gleditsia Triacanthos)," Pennsylvania State University |
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