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1. Kampe Named Fellow of ASM International |
by Marcia Goodrich, magazine editor
Stephen Kampe, chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Franklin St. John Professor, has been elected a Fellow of ASM International.
The honor recognizes distinguished contributions in the field of materials science and engineering. Kampe was selected "for contributions to the science and technology of functional metal matrix composites and leadership in engineering education." His research has focused on physical metallurgy, in particular high-performance aerospace materials.
Before coming to Michigan Tech, Kampe was a professor and the associate head of the materials science and engineering department at Virginia Tech from 1992 to 2008. There, he received its Engineering Sporn Award for teaching excellence in the College of Engineering and was twice nominated for the National Academy of Engineering Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering Education for his role in establishing an acclaimed and highly effective engineering communications program.
Previously, Kampe served as a senior scientist at Martin Marietta and received the Corporate Laboratories' Outstanding Achievement Award in 1991. He is a coinventor on 10 patents and has published more than 60 articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings. |
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2. Tech, Aetna Add Cost Estimator Service |
Michigan Tech and Aetna announce that Member Payment Estimator (MPE) tools are now available in Michigan. This service can be accessed through the employees' Aetna Navigator; please see a brochure that details what this tool provides for Michigan Tech employees covered by Aetna. See Payment Estimator.
The information in the tools includes costs for northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
This industry-first capability was introduced by Aetna in 2010 and provides members with personalized, real-time estimates for out-of-pocket medical expenses based on the member's health plan. Aetna members can obtain estimates using this capability via our secure member website, Aetna Navigator. Members can find costs for certain nonemergency, highly utilized services for Aetna's directly contracted facilities, doctors and other health care professionals, including physician office services, surgical procedures and diagnostic tests and procedures.
The Member Payment Estimator (MPE) allows members to compare costs for up to ten in-network providers or facilities at a time. These real-time estimates are based on members' actual plan design. Aetna's virtual assistant, Ann, can help members navigate through the tool and can assist them as they run estimates. She can even answer member questions about medical terms and costs.
Estimated costs are not available in all markets for all procedures/services. If MPE cannot calculate the member's real-time estimate, Aetna will direct the member to other cost-of-care tools that can provide cost ranges or estimates, such as the physician rates tool or facility costs tool. Over time, Aetna will be enhancing the availability of members' out-of-pocket estimator to include more geographic areas and services.
Renee Hiller, director, benefits services, says, "Switching over to Aetna for our health care has provided Michigan Tech employees access to a wide variety of online tools, and the Member Payment Estimator is just one more way that employees can get help in their health-care decisions."
For more information, email benefits@mtu.edu . |
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3. Teachers Learn to Bring Great Lakes into Their Classrooms |
by Jennifer Donovan, director, public relations
Middle and high school teachers from Michigan and Ohio are spending the week at a five-day Great Lakes Teachers Institute hosted by Tech. The 14 teachers will learn about the Great Lakes watershed, water quality, wetlands ecology, stream monitoring and more. Then they will work on ways to bring Great Lakes information into their classrooms in an engaging way.
Hands-on activities include a trip on Michigan Tech's research vessel, the Agassiz, and a research field trip to Gratiot Lake, where the teachers will collect samples and compare the Great Lakes watershed to that of an inland lake.
Matt Zimmer, a teacher in the Dollar Bay High School Enterprise program, and Doug Oppliger, head of Michigan Tech's High School Enterprise program, will demonstrate the operation of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that the high schoolers designed and built. The underwater device is used to help the rangers at Isle Royale National Park locate, monitor and study invasive zebra mussels in the waters of Lake Superior.
Institute leaders include Professors Alex Mayer and Marty Auer (CEE); Joan Chadde of the Center for Science, Math and Environmental Education; Bonnie Hay, program director of the Gratiot Lake Conservancy; and graduate student James Bass.
The teacher institute is sponsored by the Center for Science and Environmental Outreach. Funding is provided by the Michigan Tech Center for Water and Society, the Gratiot Lake Conservancy and the Michigan Space Grant Consortium.
Twelve teachers from Michigan, Indiana and Minnesota attended a five-day Global Change Teacher Institute at Tech last week. The institute prepared middle and high school teachers to engage their students in real-world studies of the effects of global change on ecosystems, including the impacts of climatic change on forests due to elevated carbon dioxide and ozone levels, nitrogen saturation, acid rain and invasive species. Professor Andrew Burton (SFRES) and two graduate students, Micki Jarvi and Carley Kratz, were lead instructors for the institute. |
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4. Wellness Incentive Program Winners Announced |
Three employees have received prizes from the HuskyPAW Wellness Incentive Program's semester drawing, just for taking steps to a healthier lifestyle.
* Karyn Fay won a $100 gift certificate to use at Michigan Tech facilities.
* Joan Becker won a $50 gift card for Econo Foods.
* Mary P. Stevens won a $30 gift certificate to Keweenaw Co-op Natural Foods Market and Deli.
HuskyPAW is still accepting new members. Join the program and earn rewards for exercising, tracking your calories and daily nutrition, attending Lunch and Learns, quitting smoking, losing weight and more.
The prize drawing is provided each fall and spring semesters for those HuskyPAW members who are active in the program.
To learn more about the program, see Wellness.
For more information, email benefits@mtu.edu . |
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5. Welcome Women Engineers |
submitted by Steve Patchin, director, pre-college outreach
Please welcome 150 participants to Tech's 2012 Women in Engineering program. These young women have just completed their freshmen, sophomore or junior years in high school. Who are they?
* Their collective grade point average is 3.89.
* 32 percent are in the top five in their class.
* 28 are the top student in their class
* They represent the states of California, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
They are an incredible group of young women with numerous accomplishments both in and out of the classroom. When you see them on campus wearing a yellow lanyard around their neck, give them a warm greeting. They will be the shining stars of our future economy and society, and we are honored that they have chosen our Women in Engineering program to help chart their path in life. |
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6. Flags at Half-staff |
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Flags are at half-staff today in honor of Army Sgt. Joseph M. Lilly, of Flint, who died June 14 after being injured June 12 while on duty in the Panjwa'l Province of Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 18th Engineer Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Flags will return to full-staff on Wednesday, June 27. |
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7. NHL Draft Targets Two Tech Freshmen |
Two incoming freshmen were chosen in the 2012 NHL Draft. Left winger Jujhar Khaira (Surrey, B.C./Prince George, BCHL) was selected by the Edmonton Oilers with the second pick of the third round (63rd overall). Goaltender Jamie Phillips (Caledonia, Ont./Toronto, OJHL) went to the Winnipeg Jets in the seventh round with the 190th overall pick.
The two players join current Tech player Blake Pietila (Brighton) as Huskies who have been drafted. Pietila was a fifth-round choice of the New Jersey Devils in the 2011 NHL Draft.
Khaira and Phillips are two of Michigan Tech’s seven incoming hockey players for the 2012-13 season. |
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8. Mel Pearson Show Today |
Dirk Hembroff will host Mel Pearson for a special off-season edition of the Mel Pearson Show, from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m., today, on Mix 93.5 FM.
Pearson will discuss his off-season duties as well as the recent NHL Draft, where two of his incoming recruits were selected.
Fans can submit questions for Pearson via email (dj@themix93.com) or phone (483-4054) prior to the show.
The Mel Pearson Show airs live every Monday from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. during the hockey season and sporadically through the off-season. |
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9. Notables |
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Professor Emeritus Anton Pintar (ChE) attended the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas, from June 10 to 13, and was re-elected secretary/treasurer of the ASEE Mathematics Division. Pintar is the recipient of the 2012-13 ASEE Mathematics Division Distinguished Educator and Service Award. |
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10. On the Road |
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Assistant Professor Maria Schutte (SBE) presented the paper, "Stock Return Co-movement in the New Millennium," at the 19th Annual Multinational Finance Society Conference in Krakow, Poland, on June 25. She also served as a discussant for a paper, "Comparison of Currency Co-movement Before and During the Global Financial Crisis," presented by a colleague at Loyola University. |
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11. In the News |
Crain's Detroit Business reported on state university tuition increases for the coming academic year, including Michigan Tech's. See Tuition.
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The Detroit Free Press published a story about Michigan universities recruiting out-of-state students. It mentioned Michigan Tech and quoted John Lehman, assistant vice president for enrollment services. See Recruit. |
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12. Proposals in Progress |
Associate Professor Joshua Pearce (MSE/IMP), "A competitive free market for the distribution of electricity," Hayek Foundation.
Assistant Professor Le Zhang (MATH), "Multiscale Imaging and Modeling of Drug Delivery," Methodist Hospital (Houston)/NIH.
Codirector Robert Shuchman (MTRI), "Image-Derived Earth Systems Data Records for Arctic Hydrology," University of Alaska-Fairbanks/NASA.
Assistant Professor Colleen Mouw (GMES/CWS), "Phytoplankton Size Structure from Airborne and Satellite Remote Sensing in the Gulf of Mexico Before, During and After the 2010 Deep Water Oil Spill," Columbia University/NASA.
Associate Professor Soner Onder (CS), "DM-Scalar: Demand and Mixed-mode Scalar and Superscalar Energy Efficient Micro-architecture," US Army Research Office.
Codirector Robert Shuchman (MTRI), "GLRI 89 and 91: Mapping Lake Bottom Environments in Great Lakes National Parks Using Satellite Imagery," NPS.
Assistant Professor Thomas Oommen (GMES/EPSSI), "Model and Evaluate the Earthquake-induced Lateral Spreading from the 2002 Denali Earthquake," collaborative research with the University of Alaska, Anchorage/USGS.
Assistant Professor Scott Kuhl (CS), "Watering the Nation's Economic Garden," Bay College of Escanaba/Department of Labor.
Assistant Professor Colleen Mouw (GMES/CWS), "Interpreting Ecological Variability Using Remotely Observed Properties and Ocean Models," MIT/NASA.
Assistant Professor Wenzhen Li (ChE/SFI), "Catalyst design for carbon dioxide electroreduction into hydrocarbon fuels," Naval Research Lab. |
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