Two Tech students are visiting Copenhagen this week during the UN’s international climate change conference. One of them is Adam Airoldi, a graduate student in forest ecology and management. His advisor is Associate Professor Andrew Burton (SFRES). Airoldi is doing research in Norway this semester, collaborating with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, on changes in the alpine tree line around a small copper-mining town in central Norway. Airoldi earned his bachelor’s in forestry in 2008. He is in Copenhagen on a graduate travel grant from the Ecosystem Science Center.
Interesting stories about and for our students.
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Chee Huei Lee, a physics graduate student, has won awards in two international conferences. Lee was one of the 50 finalists in the Science as Art competition at the fall meeting of the 2009 Materials Research Society . These finalists were chosen from nearly 200 artistic entries. Lee’s entry, titled “Dandelion Parachute Ball in the Nano World,” was artificially composed of multiple scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of boron nitride nanotubes.
After the on-site voting during the meeting, Lee won a second place in the competition. The MRS meeting was held in Boston from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, with nearly 6,000 participants. Lee presented two talks in the Symposium K (Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures) of the meeting. Earlier, Lee also won a student travel award in the 1st Nano Today Conference held in Singapore. He is a senior graduate student in Professor Yoke Khin Yap’s research group. He is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society.
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Jacqueline Huntoon, dean of the Graduate School, has been elected to the board of the Council of Graduate Schools, a national professional association of graduate schools. She will serve a three-year term on the 12-member board.
The Graduate School has awarded its Finishing Fellowships for fall 2009.
The following PhD candidates have received a one-time finishing fellowship:
- Venkat K. Donuru, Chemistry
- Valerie J. Fuchs, Environmental Engineering
- Steven Johnson, Chemistry
- Sarah N. Kiemle, Biological Sciences
- Mark D. Rowe, Environmental Engineering
- Madhana Sunder, Materials Science and Engineering
- Zhonghai Wang, Electrical Engineering
- Jill C. Witt, Forest Science
The fellowships are made possible by the Graduate School.
Application procedures for finishing fellowships, photographs of recent recipients, and descriptions for all of the school’s fellowship programs can be found on the Graduate School’s web page.
The Stan Dyl Geology Fellowship has been awarded to Elisa Piispa, a PhD student in geology, for her work on improving the proterozoic continental reconstructions based on combining characterizations of the paleomagnetism, geology, mineralogy and geochronology of mafic dike swarms in India. This fellowship will be used to support her travel to India to present her work. She is advised by Assistant Professor Aleksey Smirnov.
Joshua Richardson, MS student in geophysics, has been awarded the P. M. Thorton Endowed Fellowship for his work on emerging seismic structural imaging techniques involving active and passive source imaging of the upper crust. Richardson has conducted seismic surveys at the Bering Glacier in Alaska and on Fuego Volcano in Guatemala. He is advised by Assistant Professor Gregory Waite.
Elisabet Head, PhD candidate in geology, has received the Seaman Museum Fellowship for her work on fluid inclusions in olivines erupted by Nyamuragira volcano. She is advised by Assistant Professor Simon Carn and the fluid-inclusion aspects were conducted in collaboration with Professor Paul Wallace at the University of Oregon.
December 8th
The Benefits Office will host a lunch and learn, “S.A.D.: Seasonal Affective Disorder,” from noon to 1 p.m., today, in Memorial Union Alumni Lounge B. Don Williams, director of counseling services, will present.
Bring your lunch; beverages are provided; there will be prizes.
For more information, contact Renee Hiller at 487-2517 or at rlhiller@mtu.edu .
Director Pasi Lautala
Rail Transportation Annual Report released today.
December 3, 2009—
Michigan Technological University will honor the achievements of over 400 graduates at Midyear Commencement Saturday, Dec. 12.
A total of 308 bachelor’s, six associate, 91 master’s and 24 PhD degrees will be awarded.
George Butvilas, a member of the Board of Directors of Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc., will be the commencement speaker. At the ceremony, he will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Business.
Michelle Mitcham, assistant professor, Psychological and Social Foundations, University of South Florida, will speak on “Beyond the B.S.: Graduation to Dissertation,” at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 4, in the Reading Room of the Van Pelt and Opie Library. She will talk about navigating graduate school.
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The Graduate School is accepting nominations for the 2010 DeVlieg Foundation Graduate Fellowships. Applications are due in the Graduate School no later than 4 pm on February 4, 2010.
This year, The DeVlieg Foundation will provide $3,000 for up to four doctoral students and $1,500 for two master’s students in support of research in engineering or a closely related field. Only US citizens are eligible for the fellowships, which may be used to supplement other fellowships or assistantships. Complete details on eligibility and review process can be found on our web page.
Each graduate program may nominate up to two doctoral students and one master’s student.
Nominees should provide the following information:
- a completed application form
- a curriculum vita
- a brief description (no more than one page) of student’s research topic and intended use of the funds
- a letter of support from advisor describing the merit of the candidate
Students will submit a completed application to their graduate program director.
Each graduate program may set their own internal deadline for review. Each graduate program will review their applicants, and may nominate up to two doctoral students and one master’s student. Graduate programs will deliver completed applications to the Graduate School in either paper or electronic format. If delivered as an electronic document, please e-mail a single PDF file to Debra Charlesworth.