St. Paul Brass and Aluminum Foundry
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Quality Engineer
St. Paul Brass and Aluminum Foundry
www.spba.net
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Associate Professor Joshua Pearce (MSE/ECE) coauthored an article, “A New Model for Enabling Innovation in Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Development,” in Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 8(2), pp. 42-53, 2012.
From Tech Today.
A new model for enabling innovation in appropriate technology for sustainable development
In the “Internet Age” more than one billion people continue to live in impoverished conditions inferior to those of the Minoan Civilization…
Read the full article at Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
Associate Professor Joshua Pearce (MSE/ECE) coauthored an article, “Prediction of Energy Effects on Photovoltaic Systems Due to Snowfall Events,” in the 2012 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).
From Tech Today.
Prediction of energy effects on photovoltaic systems due to snowfall events
The accurate prediction of yields from photovoltaic systems (PV) is critical for their proper operation and financing, and in northern latitudes the effects of snowfall on yield can become significant.
Read more at IEEE Xplore.
Solar power said viable in snowy regions
“Sometimes snow actually helps solar cells,” Michigan Technical University researcher Joshua Pearce said, referring to the albedo effect, when sunlight reflects off snow.
Read more at UPI.com.
TechAlum Newsletter – Alumni Around the World – features the Career Fair and a meeting of representatives from ArcelorMittal with MSE faculty and staff.
Career Fair a Huge Success
Read more at TechAlum Newsletter, October 9, 2012.
The campus community is invited to an educational forum on Proposal 3, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, October 25, in Forestry G002. The November ballot initiative, if approved would require electric utilities to provide at least 25 percent of their annual retail electricity sales to be from renewable energy sources by 2025 (25×25).
The forum will feature the panel: Associate Dean Leonard Bohmann , Associate Professor Joshua Pearce (MSE/ECE) Professor Ezra Bar-Ziv (ME-EM), who will discuss wind power, solar power and biomass electricity, followed by Q&A session.
Public Forum on Proposal 3: Michigan’s Renewable Energy Ballot Initiative
Read more at Tech Today.
Nucor Steel-Hertford County is seeking qualified applicants for the position
of Metallurgist.
Interested individuals should send a one-page resume to Chrissy Hughson resume@nucorhertford.com by Friday November 2nd, 2012 with “Full-Time Metallurgist 2012” in subject line.
METALLURGIST/ENTRY LEVEL WITH 0-3 YEARS out of school. BS Materials or Metallurgy degree. Must have some type of co-op or internship especially in the metals industry. Company is located in IA and is a (non-ferrous) metals facility. Manufactures high-quality non-ferrous metal products such as copper, brass, nickel, bronze and alloys.
Resumes may be emailed to hb.consultants@sbcglobal.net
MSE SEMINAR
Thursday, October 11, 2012
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Room 610, M&M Building
Mechanics of Micro- and Nano-Textured Systems:
Nanofibers, Nanochannels, Nanoparticles and Slurries
Dr. Suman Sinha Ray
Dean’s Fellow and Post Doctoral Research Associate
Multiscale Mechanics and Nanotechnology Laboratory
University of Illinois at Chicago
Associate Professor Joshua Pearce (MSE/ECE) presented “The Progress and Potential for Distributed Household Recycling” at the 24th Annual UPRC (Upper Peninsula Recycling Coalition) Recycling Conference in Iron Mountain, Wednesday, Sept. 26.
Recycling could bring more money and jobs to Michigan
The conference gives recyclers throughout the U.P. an opportunity to get together to talk about what’s new and ways to improve programs, for both consumers and businesses, throughout Michigan.
Read more and view the video at Upper Michigan’s Source, by Beth Cefalu.