The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses and dissertations from the following programs:
are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library.
Michigan Tech looks forward to welcoming our new graduate students. All new degree seeking students will be invited to orientation on August 25th beginning at 8:30am in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Registration and light snacks will be available beginning at 8:00am. Lunch is included in the program, and will be followed by a Student Services Fair designed to introduce students to the services available on campus.
Registration for orientation is now closed. Students may register onsite and will be accommodated as space permits.
In addition to the orientation session sponsored by the Graduate School, students may also be required to attend sessions sponsored by:
Questions about Graduate School orientation may be directed to Debra Charlesworth or Carol Wingerson.
Alumna Keren Tischler, who graduated in 2004 with a master’s degree in forest ecology, will present, “The Common Loon,” from 6:30-7:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 16, at the Portage Lake District Library.
Few wildlife species enjoy as much admiration as the common loon, yet much of their behavior remains a mystery. In this family-friendly presentation, Tischler will share images and stories to demonstrate what careful observation has taught us about loons: Where do loons migrate? What do those haunting calls mean? Why are loons a good indicator of the health of our lakes?
Tischler has been involved in loon research for over 15 years, first through the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute while a student at Northland College. She works for Common Coast Research and Conservation, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to loon studies in Michigan.
Library programs are free and everyone is welcome. For more information, contact the library at 482-4570 or visit www.pldl.org .
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The Fulbright Program for US students has recently announced that the current competition for the Fulbright US Student ETA Program to Brazil has a SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY for an additional 20 ETA Awards for grants beginning in March 2011. In addition, the number of ETA grants for Brazil for March 2012 has increased to 30.
Applicants who are available to begin a grant in March 2011 (e.g., spring 2011 graduating seniors will not be eligible) and wish to be considered for the Brazil ETA March 2011 awards must select this option from the dropdown menu in Question 3, Special Opportunity, in the Online Application. Candidates recommended for the Brazil ETA March 2011 Award will be notified by mid-December 2010, with final grant offers made in January 2011.
Applicants who do not wish to be considered and those not recommended for the March 2011 Award will be considered in the current competition for the 30 Fulbright ETA Awards for grants beginning in March 2012. Click here for more information on the Brazil ETA Program.
Click here for additional information about Fulbright programs. For the most up-to-date information on all ETA opportunities, students can visit the Fulbright website ETA Table.
For your thesis or dissertation, you must either present all pages in portrait orientation, or list all of the landscape pages on the Degree completion form. If you have many landscape pages, it may be easier to rotate the pages in the pdf than list all of the pages one by one.
This tip requires Adobe Acrobat, and applies to either a single sided or double sided document.
Having the correct paper size and page number location is an important part of preparing a thesis or dissertation. Adobe Reader and Acrobat have tools that will help you verify these elements of your document.
The Graduate School is pleased to announce new theses and dissertations from the following programs:
are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library.
Karl Walczak and Margot Hutchins recently participated in the 35th annual Canal Run – and got married on the same day. The Canal Run holds a special place in their hearts, as they also announced their engagement at the same event one year ago.
The Graduate School wishes Karl and Margot the best as they begin their married life together.
Read more about Karl and Margot in the Daily Mining Gazette.
The Graduate School is proud to announce the following students are recipients of a one-time Summer 2010 Finishing Fellowship:
The fellowships are made possible by the Graduate School.
Application procedures for the Graduate School fellowship programs and photographs of recent recipients can be found online. Nominations are currently open for Finishing Fellowships for fall semester. Nominations are due no later than 4pm on July 29, 2010.
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the following theses and dissertations are now available in the J.R. van Pelt and Opie Library:
Haiying He
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics
Advisor: Ravindra Pandey
Dissertation title: Electron Transport in Molecular Systems
Fei Lin
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Mohan D Rao
Dissertation title: Vibro-Acoustical Analysis and Design of a Multiple-Layer Constrained Viscoelastic Damping Structure
Christopher Nelson
Master of Science in Industrial Archaeology
Advisor: Larry D Lankton
Thesis title: The C.R. Patterson and Sons Company of Greenfield, Ohio: Survival and Adaptation of a Back-Owned Company in the Vehicle Building Industry, 1865-1939
Brandon Rouse
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Jeffrey Donald Naber
Thesis title: Part Load Combustion Characterization of Ethanol-Gasoline Fuel Blends in a Single Cylinder Spark Ignition Direct Injection Variable Cam Timing Variable Compression Ratio Engine
Karl Walczak
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Craig R Friedrich
Dissertation title: Immobilizing Bacteriorhodopsin on a Single Electron Transistor