Eight MSE seniors were inducted into the Order of the Engineer, an organization established underscore and celebrate the important role engineering plays in maintaining the safety and welfare of the public, through the ethical and dedicated commitment to the products that they design and produce.
Inducted were Lauren Bowling, Nate Carey, Michael Claiborne, Morgan Drumm, Sidney Feige, Michael Gazdecki, Anna Isaacson, and Ryan Weiss.
2021 Academic Achievement Award
Lauren Bowling was announced as the recipient of the 2021 MSE Academic Achievement Award at the MSE Senior Banquet festivities on April 23rd, 2021. The Achievement award is given to the graduating student with the highest grade point average following the previous fall semester.
2021 Richard Sharrow Award
Also at the MSE Senior Banquet, Nate Carey was announced as the recipient of the Richard Sharrow Award. The Sharrow award is given to the graduating MSE senior that demonstrating the most improvement in grade point average over the course of their studies at Michigan Tech.
2021 MSE Department Scholar
Rising MSE senior Tori Nizzi was selected by Michigan Tech Provost Jacqueline Huntoon as the 2021 MSE Department Scholar. Torri was selected on the basis of her academic achievements to date, her participation in research as an undergraduate, and for her service to the department, college, and university.
Five students were inducted into Alpha Sigma Mu, at the MSE Senior Banquet on April 23rd, 2021. Inducted were MSE seniors Signey Feige and Maria Rochow, and MSE juniors Megan Huggett, Sophie Mehl, and Haley Papineau.
Congratulations MSEers!
Alpha Sigma Mu is the international academic honor organization of the materials discipline. It was established in 1933 at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology; Michigan Tech holds the distinction of being the alpha chapter of this widely recognized and highly respected organization!
(Fall 2021 grads: Devin Deaton, Ross Patterson, Jason Seeterlin, Henry Vandermark)
Project: Aluminum-scandium alloy design for wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM)
Team: Devin Deaton, Morgan Drum, and Ross Patterson
Sponsor: Relativity Space; Sam Tonneslan, sponsor liaison
Project: Decreasing corrosion in steel fasteners for pressure treated lumber
Team: Nate Carey, Anna Hildebrandt, Jason Seeterlin, and Henry Vandermark
Sponsor: Altenloh, Brinck & Company; Derek Krueger, sponsor liaison
Project: Development of a beta brass alloy for co-extrusion
Team: Lauren Bowling, Sidney Feige, Anna Isaacson, and Maria Rochow
Sponsor: MTU College of Engineering and Mueller Industries, Todd Kidder, sponsor liaison
ASM Undergraduate Design Competition Nominee!
Project: Effect of manganese on weld strength and drawability in 5xxx series aluminum weld wire
Team: Michael Gazdecki, Spencer Hunt, Tyler Latta, and Ryan Weiss
Sponsor: Hobart Brothers, LLC; Carson Williams, sponsor liaison
External Advisory Board Best Project Award!
Students’ Choice Award!
Project: Wire arc additive manufacturing of steel diecasting hardware
Team: Noah Ekdom, Mike Groeneveld, and Ty Timmerman
Sponsor: Mercury Marine; Alex Monroe, sponsor liaison
MSE Staff S·I·R·I·F Award*!
* Safety · Innovation · Resourceful · Industrious · Fundamentals