Michigan Tech has launched a new virtual tour of campus and the local area. The Minerals and Materials Engineering building is included among the virtual walking tours. There is an interactive panorama of the foundry as well.
New ranking: Mich. Tech engineering 14th in U.S.
Michigan Technological University has steadily ranked near the top 50 U.S. schools in terms of the quality of its engineering programs, but a recent ranking put Tech in the top 50 for quantity as well.
The College Database ranked Michigan Tech 14th among the top 50 U.S. colleges and universities for engineering, based on the number of different programs offered.
Read more at the Mining Gazette, by Stephen Anderson.
Ben Wittbrodt ’13 and current masters student (MSE) presented and demonstrated 3-D printing to the Cummins Inc board of directors and their distinguished guests during their annual Science and Technology conference. He explained the opportunities 3-D printing could bring to the company and the advances in the technology under development at Michigan Tech.
From Tech Today.
Tech Supermileage Enterprise Team Fares Well
At the recent SAE Supermileage event in Marshall, Mich., Michigan Tech’s team placed sixth overall.
Below are some highlights and related links, including video footage featuring Joe Eckstein (MSE/MEEM dual major).
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Students Compete to Build Fuel Efficient Cars
With gas prices in Michigan hovering around $4.29 per gallon, how does a car that can get up to 1,000 miles per gallon sound?
It’s that lofty goal that has Joseph Eckstein and his team from Michigan Tech going the extra mile to build the most fuel efficientvehicle possible.
“From the ground up, we design our chassis to be aerodynamic as possible and to have the lowest rolling resistance as possible,” Eckstein said.
Eckstein said he can apply what he learns at events like this to the real world.
“The skills as engineers we learn working on these vehicles do translate when we work on actual passenger vehicles for road use,” he said.
The team of students from Michigan Tech were one of 25 teams from colleges across the country competing in the annul SAE International Super-mileage Collegiate Engineering Competition. Other teams from the state included University of Michigan and Calvin College.
Read more and watch the video at WILX 10 in Lansing, MI.
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Spring 2013 Finishing Fellowship Awardees Announced
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the recipients of the spring 2013 finishing fellowships. The fellowships were made available by the support of the Graduate School.
Among the recipients is Hui Wang, PhD candidate in Materials Science and Engineering.
The fellowships recognize outstanding PhD students who are in need of financial support to finish their degrees. The awards are made available through the generosity of alumni and friends of the University.
Read more at Tech Today.
Materials Science Student Wins Global Literacy Award
The Provost’s Office has announced the first winner of a new Global Literacy Award. It is Emily Wolbeck, a materials science and engineering major. She also is enrolled in the Pavlis Institute for Global Technological Leadership certificate program.
The Global Literacy Award was established to encourage students to improve their understanding of global issues. Global literacy is one of Michigan Tech’s student-learning goals.
The award is a $1,000 scholarship that Wolbeck will use to study in Malta this summer. Two other Pavlis Institute students will accompany her. They will work with the Maltese Aviation Museum to help the museum portray American participation in the Air Battle of Malta during World War II.
Read more at Tech Today, by Jennifer Donovan.
In addition to the 1st prize of a Type A Machines Series 1 3D printer and the 2nd prize of Michigan Tech’s MOST version of the RepRap Prusa Mendel open-source 3D printer kit, we are pleased to announce the addition of a 3rd prize, courtesy of MatterHackers. They have contributed a MatterHackers sampler pack.
Read more at 3D Printers for Peace.
In the News
Associate Professor Joshua Pearce’s (MSE, ECE) 3D Printers for Peace contest was featured in Ian Stedman’s article “3D Printers for Peace Competition Seeks Ideas that ‘Benefit Humanity,” published online May 23 in Wired magazine.
From Tech Today.
In the News
Michigan Tech’s 3D Printers for Peace Contest (MSE/ECE) continues to gain media attention including Wired UK, the International Business Times and Spiegel Online, which is the sibling of Germany’s print weekly Der Spiegel.
See Wired.com, International Business Times, Spiegel Online WCFT-TV in Birmingham, Ala., also aired a story about Associate Professor Joshua Pearce’s (MSE) “3D Printers for Peace” contest. See online.
From Tech Today.
Michigan Tech offers 3D printer as contest prize
Joshua Pearce, the professor heading up the contest, says he hopes the contest will get people to design things that can actually be useful for good.
“What we want to do is focus more on the positive uses for 3D printing,” said Pearce. “We use it often times at Michigan Tech to create scientific equipment, but really at this point, 3D printers have come down so far in cost, and they’re so useful now. It’s a tool that can be used for both bad things and good things, and we would like to focus on the good.”
Read more at Upper Michigans Source, by Sarah Blakely.
In the News
The Michigan Tech 3D Printers for Peace Contest (MSE/ECE) continues to be covered throughout the world including: Make, Inventor Spot, 3D Geeks and the Huffington Post in France: Imprimantes 3D et un “Concours pour La Paix”.
From Tech Today.
RepRap Magazine covered the Michigan Tech 3-D Printers for Peace Contest.
The Biotechnology Research Center announced its Spring 2013 Travel Grants.
MSE graduate student Patrick Student received a travel grant for his presentation at the 2013 Minerals, Metals and Materials Society Meeting.
Read more at Tech Today.
Job Title:Interdisciplinary: Research Materials Engineer/Research Metallurgist
Department:Department Of Energy
Agency:Department of Energy
Job Announcement Number:DOE-NETL-13-DE-021