Michigan Tech faculty, staff members, and students received awards tallying $ 96,635 in funding through the Michigan Space Grant Consortium (MSGC), sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Undergraduates in MSE receiving $2,500 research fellowships include:
Jacob Braykovich (MSE): “Optimizing processing techniques for high ductility magnesium alloys”
Zachary Morgan (MSE): “Computational Study of Improved Damping Capabilities in Metal Matrix Composites with Functionally Active Ferroelectric Reinforcement”
Evan Schaefer (MSE): “Antimicrobial polymeric composites with clay-copper hybrid filler”
Matthew Tianen (MSE): “Corrosion of bioabsorbable materials”
Bradley Villeneuve (MSE): “Antimicrobial copper-vermiculite filler”
Michael Warhus (MSE): “A predictive study of magnesium alloy bioabsorbable stents by computer modeling”
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