Erika Hersch-Green in the Department of Biological Sciences has received a CAREER award from NSF. Read more in the Tech Today article below. http://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20200122&s=15#new-funding
Michigan Tech alumna and Professor of Civil and Envrionmental Engineering Tess Ahlborn has recently been appointed to the American Concrete Institute’s Committee 318. Read more on the Unscripted Research Blog.
The article below covers some pushback on the recent trend of requiring diversity statements in faculty hiring. What are your thoughts? Tell us in the comments. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/mathematicians-divided-over-faculty-hiring-practices-require-proof-efforts-promote
Congratulations to Kathy Halvorsen for being named the Associate Vice President for Research Development! See the article in Tech Today for more information. http://www.mtu.edu/ttoday/?issue=20200115&s=0#associate-vice-president-for-research-development-announced