More than 60 student teams displayed their research projects at the Undergraduate Expo last Thursday, April 18, at the Van Pelt and Opie Library. You can check out Expo videos, slide show, booklet and results at http://www.expo.mtu.edu/awards.html
Senior Design Second Place
Sickle Section Material and Heat Treatment Investigation
Team Members Kelsey Michael, Anne Wiese, Luke Operhall, and Bradley Pasionek, Materials Science and Engineering;
Advisor Mark Plichta
; Sponsored by Kondex
Senior Design Honorable Mention
Design of an ETA Phase Strengthened Nickel-Based Alloy
Team Members Peter Enz, Bryan Turner, Ben Wittbrodt, and Matthew Wong, Materials Science and Engineering
; Advisor Calvin White
; Sponsored by John Shingledecker, Electric Power Research Institute
Senior Design Honorable Mention
Stainless Steel Bonded Titanium Carbide
Team Members Max Rebottaro and Michael Buhr, Mechanical Engineering; Carolyn Lahti and Andrew Miko, Material Science and Engineering;
Advisor Paul Sanders, Materials Science and Engineering
; Sponsored by Kennametal
Expo Image Contest Second Place
Advanced Metalworks Enterprise: Pouring molten iron from induction furnace into crucible for filling sand molds
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michigantechcoe/8529382690/sizes/c/in/set-72157632859208850/
Students show expo work
The 13th annual expo, held for the first time on the third floor of the J. Robert Vane Pelt and Opie Library, featured projects from Tech senior design (generally five senior-level students from one degree program) and enterprise (essentially cross-disciplinary student-run businesses), as well as three high school enterprise teams (including Dollar Bay High School’s Student Organization of Aquatic Robotics).
Read more at the Mining Gazette, by Stephen Anderson.