The Graduate School is pleased to announce the Michigan Tech nominees for the Council of Graduate Schools/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award.
Summer 2016 Nominees
Environmental and Energy Policy
Valoree Gagnon
Chemistry
Melanie Talaga
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Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) annually solicits for nominations for the MAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Awards to recognize and reward distinguished scholarship and research at the master’s level.
Fall 2015 Nominee for the MAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Masters Thesis Awards
Biological Sciences
Miles Corcoran
Fall 2016 Nominee for the MAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Masters Thesis Awards
Environmental and Energy Policy
Amanda Kreuze
Biomedical Engineering
Ameya Narkar
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the awarding of the Portage Health Foundation Graduate Assistantships to provide support to PhD candidates. These assistantships are available through the generosity of the Portage Health Foundation. They are intended to recognize outstanding PhD talent in health-oriented research areas.
Summer 2016 Recipients
Biological Sciences
Robert Larson
Chemistry
Ni Fan
Chemical Engineering
Maryam Khaksari
Fall 2016 Recipients
Biological Sciences
Ida Fonkoue
Biomedical Engineering
Zichen Qian
Summer 2017
Chemical Engineering
Sanaz Habibi
Chemistry
Shahien Shahsavarri
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2014 awarding of the Graduate Education for Minorities (GEM) Fellowship. GEM provides a large network, financial support, and expert knowledge to help ensure student success in competitive academic and professional environments.
Chemistry
Christina Welch
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Abayomi Famuyiwa
The King-Chávez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowship Program is to increase the pool of traditionally underrepresented candidates pursuing faculty teaching careers in post-secondary education.
Spring 2017 Recipients
Rhetoric, Theory and Culture
Sara Potter
Fall 2016 Recipients
Data Science
Karen Colbert
Environmental and Energy Policy
Marie Richards
Spring 2016 Recipients
Geology
Christine Torres Rosa
Fall 2015 Recipients
Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors
Amber Kemppainen
Biological Sciences
Ida Fonkoue
Forest Science
Joanna Rogers
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the awarding of two DeVlieg Foundation Fellowships. The DeVlieg Foundation supports graduate students pursuing research in engineering, wildlife, and biology at Michigan Tech.
Forest Science
Kelsey Carter is interested in plant physiological responses to climate warming. Her work was with a novel leaf-warming apparatus, which was developed in collaboration with Michigan Tech’s School of Forestry and Environmental Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The leaf-warming apparatus will have broad field and laboratory applications in predicting the effects of climate change on plant communities.
Physics
Tyler Capek studies how radiation interacts with aerosols in the atmosphere. His work focuses on developing instrumentation that characterizes the optical properties of various aerosols to study how the optical properties of aerosol (such as lab generated soot) change as a result of cloud processing. This work will allowing for a better understanding on the effect aerosols have on Earth’s radiative budget.
Michigan Tech Counseling Services has started a support group for graduate students only. The group will meet on Fridays at 2pm in the Relaxation Room (3rd Admin building) to provide support on a variety of topics that impact the graduate student population.
If you have any questions contact Kerri Mayra at kbmayra@mtu.edu.
Kerri Mayra, LLMSW
Clinical Counselor at Counseling Services
Michigan Technological University
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the Spring 2017 recipients of the Outstanding Teaching Awards. These graduate students have exhibited exceptional teaching abilities, have received excellent evaluations from students, and are respected by faculty in their respective departments. They are integral in the Univerisity’s teaching efforts. Congratulations, recipients!
(listed by nominating depertment)
Srinivas Kannan, PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Amaneh Eslami Kenarsari, PhD in Civil Engineering
Rachel A. Martin, PhD in Chemical Engineering
Mehdi Jafari, PhD in Electrical Engineering
Caoyang Jiang, PhD in Electrical Engineering
Aref Majdara, PhD in Electrical Engineering
Shane W. Oberloier, MS in Electrical Engineering
Zhiyuan Yang, PhD in Electrical Engineering
Michael J. Candler, MS in Environmental Engineering
Olivia A. Barbee, PhD in Geology
Matthew T. Custer, MS in Applied Ecology
Danielle Rupp, PhD in Forest Science
Mohammad Reza Amini, PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Pradeep Krishna Bhat, PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Sarah Jalal, PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Lauren Knop, PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Jianyang Lyu, PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Muraleekrishnan Menon Muraleedharan Nair, PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Joseph E. Oncken, PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Jiajun Song, PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Nathan D. Spike, PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Xiang Zhou, PhD in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Cameron W. Goble, PhD in Biological Sciences
Chelsea J. Nikula, PhD in Chemistry
Simeon K. Schum, PhD in Chemistry
Mustafa Gezek, PhD in Mathematical Sciences
Huanhuan Zhu, PhD in Mathematical Sciences
Kevin Waters, PhD in Physics
Kimberly Tweedale, PhD in Rhetoric, Theory and Culture
You are invited to participate in the MTMC Graduate Student Writing Groups, which will begin the first week of the semester.
At the Multiliteracies Center (Walker 107), we offer Graduate Student Writing Groups for graduate students at any level, in any discipline. These groups help grad students meet deadlines, stay motivated, and improve their projects. They are a free and powerful resource many students have found key to their success.
The groups are available for working on projects in any stage of the planning and writing process. This can include proposals, conference papers, posters, presentations, and defenses. The groups are discussion-based, allowing students to explain their projects and receive peer feedback. This helps students develop and polish their writing and ideas.
Those interested in signing up for a group can do so by clicking the following link:
These groups exist to help students overcome procrastination, as well as to provide organizational strategies, sounding boards, and deadlines. The groups meet for 1 hour a week in the Multiliteracies Center and are starting now. Please join us to help yourself and get writing done!
If you have any questions or would like to make another type of appointment, you can reach us at: mtmc.hu.mtu.edu, mtmc@mtu.edu. or 906-487-2007.
The Office of Education (OE) at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) is currently recruiting for the NASA Internship Program at Glenn. This is a 10-week paid internship program for eligible college students, both undergraduate and graduate, as well as paid fellowships for faculty members. The dates of the two summer sessions are as follows:
- Session #1: June 5, 2017 – August 11, 2017
- Session #2: June 12, 2017 – August 18, 2017
Participants have the opportunity to work with some of the Nation’s most talented scientists and engineers advancing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM); and non-STEM majors that lend support to the NASA mission. Participating in internships and fellowship programs is an important part of the personal growth and professional development of college students and faculty. At NASA GRC, we understand how beneficial these opportunities are for participants of all backgrounds.
All interested faculty members and students, please register to attend our NASA GRC virtual career fair on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EST.
The following login/dial-in information is set for the webinar:
Virtual meeting space: Dial-in Audio Connection: Toll free (844) 467-6272, then enter passcode 988353. Connect 10 minutes prior to start time, sign-in with first and last name
Vanessa R. Webbs, M.Ed., Internship Project Manager
NASA Glenn Research Center
GRC-Intern@mail.nasa.gov