| It’s a Michigan Tech electrical engineer’s dream: Connect the two Michigan peninsulas’ power grids using the latest technology in a massive project, the first of its kind. And Tech alumni are playing huge roles in it all.
A high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) device is being installed near St. Ignace in the Upper Peninsula to control increased power transfers in the original but updated transmission system. American Transmission Company (ATC) owns the lines in the UP, and the International Transmission Company (ITC), owns the Lower Peninsula lines. “It’s the fourth generation of HVDC technology using voltage source converters,” says Adam Manty, 2006 and 2008 Michigan Tech alumnus and special studies engineer for ATC (one of many alumni working there and on the project). “It’s the newest, latest and greatest, and it’s the first large-scale back-to-back configuration of its kind in the world.” Read the full news story. Published in Tech Today by Dennis Walikainen, senior content specialist |
Data mining of text and pictures from social media, including natural language processing theory and geospatial applications.
Course focuses on:
- Open source programming and library development (Python)
- Develop and write research plan suitable for grant/internal research competition submission
- Proof-of-concept to demonstrate data mining techniques learned.
Course taught by scientists at Michigan Tech Research Institute.
On Saturday, March 29 the Upper Peninsula Local Section (UPLS) of the American Chemical Society hosted a research symposium at Northern Michigan University for undergraduate and graduate students across the UP. In total, 33 students presented research from Lake Superior State University, Northern Michigan University and Michigan Tech, and over 70 people attended the event.
Michigan Tech undergraduate student Daniel Beegle tied for the second place poster award for the Undergraduate Division and Michigan. Tech graduate students Suntara Fueangfung, Ashok Khanal and Melanie Talaga tied for first place in the Graduate Division.
Over $400 in awards were distributed to the best posters at the event, which was sponsored by ACS National, the Upper Peninsula ACS Local Section and Northern Michigan University. UPLS Chair Robert Handler (ChE/SFI) commented, “We were very pleased with the enthusiastic response of students from around the UP, and the UPLS is looking forward to hosting this event next year!”
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As the Earth’s human population marches toward 9 billion, the need for new varieties of grain crops has never been greater.
Now Michigan Tech scientists have pinpointed genes that could be key in the development of hardy, disease-resistant grains, including rice.
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PhD student Maryam Khaksari’s (ECM) research was published in Iran Daily, an Iranian English-language newspaper.
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Dr. Michael Bowler is teaching UN 5500 Research Integrity this summer, CRN 52345 – Track A and CRN 52222 – Track B.
New for this year is that these will be graded sections. Students can still ask for permission from the instructor to take the course as pass/fail if they wish.
These courses each satisfy the university requirement for responsible conduct of research.
For students who need to be registered for one credit during the summer – these courses can also be used to satisfy the one credit requirement. Since these courses are now graded they can also be used to satisfy credit-requirements for graduation (at the discretion of individual programs).
| The Hindu, an English-language newspaper in India with a circulation of 2.2 million, published a feature article about Shivaram Viswanathan, a graduate student in electrical engineering at Michigan Tech. Viswanathan talked about Tech and its international students, the annual Parade of Nations and life in Houghton.
See The Hindu. Published in Tech Today. |
| Michigan Tech has been ranked as a university with one of the best returns on investment. The website Payscale announced their rankings, and Michigan Tech was 13th, in the nation for public in-state tuition and ranked 55th in the nation overall.
Michigan Tech ranked 10th among public universities in the nation for the highest average salaries, currently at $59,200. http://www.payscale.com/college-roi/ Published in Tech Today |
| The Ecosystem Science Center and the Biotechnology Research Center announce award recipients of the Tenth Annual ESC/BRC Student Research Forum held March 19.
Two Grand Prize Awards and six Merit Awards were presented to the graduate students. They were selected from among the sixty posters and abstracts submitted by graduate students conducting research related to ecology, the environment and biotechnology at Michigan Tech. |
| Business Insider has rated Michigan Tech number 11 among the top-20 public universities with the smartest students. In assembling its list, Business Insider used data from the website Niche and its College Prowler, a service that provides college reviews by students.
“We see all that our students accomplish here at Michigan Tech and all the companies seeking them out for employment,” said John Lehman, associate vice president for enrollment, marketing and communications. “It doesn’t take long to see that there is something pretty special about the students here. They are smart, amazingly smart. It’s satisfying to know that others see that as well.” Business Insider also includes student quotes “to illustrate the student intellect and academic caliber of each school.” For Michigan Tech, a student said, “”I love my professors—all of them seem dedicated to their job, as well as understanding. The workload is more than most schools, but the best isn’t the easiest!” College Prowler features rankings by students in more than 20 categories, from academics to weather and from computers to parking. According to their website, Business Insider is “dedicated to aggregating, reporting, and analyzing the top news stories across the web.” To read more, visit Business Insider. Published in Tech Today. |