Alumni Resources

Gretchen Hein is an associate teaching professor in the Michigan Tech Department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology and a faculty advisor for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). After getting her bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Kettering University and master’s of engineering from Purdue University, Hein came to Michigan Tech for her PhD in Environmental Engineering, which she received . . .

Dr. Dennis A. Clifford a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston and 1963 graduate of Michigan Tech, Dr. Dennis Clifford conducts research and teaches courses in Water Chemistry and Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes. He is a Professional Engineer with more than thirty years of experience in water and soil treatment focusing on the removal of inorganic and radioactive contaminants. Upon . . .

Dr. Comfort, a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1983, and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1988. He joined IBM Research in 1988 and worked across the boundaries from Research to Systems Technology Group on new product introduction in a variety of development and product management roles. Jim held a number of executive positions within . . .