Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Archive for April 2012

Promotions for Drelich and Hu

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Jaroslaw Drelich and Yun Hang Hu have been promoted from associate professor with tenure to professor with tenure.

Proposal in Progress April 26, 2012

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Associate Professor Jaroslaw Drelich (MSE/IMP) and Associate Professor Jeremy Goldman (Biomedical Engineering/IMP), “Evaluation of Bioabsorbable Metals for Stents with New Simplified Models,” NIH

NSF Funding for Kampe and Jin

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Professor Stephen Kampe (MSE/IME) and Assistant Professor Yongmei Jin (MSE) have received $305,681 from the National Science Foundation for a three-year project, “Functionally-Active Reinforcement in Metal Matrix Composites.”

Proposals in Progress April 23-25, 2012

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Assistant Professor Durdu Guney (ECE/IMP), Associate Professor Joshua Pearce (MSE/IMP) and Associate Professor Paul Bergstrom (ECE/IMP), “Increasing Solar Engergy Conversion Efficiency in Hydrogenerated Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Devices with Plasmonic Perfect Meta-absorbers Forms,” NSF

Associate Professor Yun Hang Hu (MSE/IMP), “Non-stoichiometric Lithium Imides and Exploration of Their Performance for Hydrogen Storage,” NSF

Alum Co-hosts Conference

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
Dr. Jack Simon, Class of ’63 Metallurgical Engineering, discusses a conference entitled “Material Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy” in TechAlum Newsletter.

Pearce Publishes on Sustainable Development

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Associate Professor Joshua M. Pearce (MSE/ECE) authored an article, “The Case for Open Source Appropriate Technology,” published in the journal Environment, Development and Sustainability (Volume14, pp 425-431, 2012).

Undergraduate Student Expo showcases talent

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

On April 12, Michigan Technological University hosted the 13th Annual Undergraduate University Expo. In the ballroom of the Memorial Union Building, undergraduate students displayed exhibits from their Enterprise teams and senior design projects.

Senior Design winners included the Bioabsorbable Polymer-Coated Metal Stent Degradation Simulation Design team, the Economic Recovery of Alloying Elements from Grinding Swarf Design team and the Portage Health Noise Monitoring Device Design team.

Read more at the Michigan Tech Lode, by Nicole Iutzi.

Engelmet Metallurgical Engineer III

Monday, April 16th, 2012

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Engelmet Metallurgical Engineering Intern

Monday, April 16th, 2012

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Engelmet Entry Level Metallurgical Engineer

Monday, April 16th, 2012

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