Alumni

Joe received a BS in Metallurgical Engineering in 1987, and an MBA from Indiana University in 2000. He is married to Brenda (Stinson) Nowosad, who holds a BS in Mathematics from Michigan Tech; together they have three children; Kate BSEE, John and Sam pending BSEE, all from Michigan Tech, as well. Joe has worked in the steel industry for 31 years for ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company, and its predecessor . . .

Jim Graham, a resident of Centennial, Colorado, is a 1970 graduate of Michigan Tech’s Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Jim began his career as process engineer for Texas Gulf in Moab, Utah. In 1973, he moved to the coal fields of West Virginia for Zapata Corporation and through a series of promotions moved to Lexington, Kentucky as Vice President Engineering. His next move in 1992 was to General . . .

Yucong Wang was attracted to Michigan Tech's excellent reputation in metallurgical and materials engineering when he was searching for the ideal university to pursue his Ph.D. degree after he completed his B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University (China). But it was the memorable experiences he had as a student that made it special, such as when Professor Angus Hellawell, who . . .