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Jayson Ripke

Jayson Ripke

'97, '00

Jayson received his B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical amp; Materials Engineering and PhD. In Chemical Engineering all from Michigan Tech. Jayson's extensive industrial experience began with Northshore Mining as a Process Engineer in the Iron Ore Pellet Plant with Cliffs Natural Resources (formally Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.) and was soon promoted to Chief Metallurgist at CCI’s Wabush Mines Concentrator in Labrador, Canada. . . .

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Amy Clarke

Amy Clarke

'00

Growing up in Houghton and the child of alumni, choosing Michigan Tech was an easy choice. "In high school, I had a great experience working in what is now the Materials Science and Engineering Department. Professor Don Mikkola was an amazing mentor. I had hands-on experience working in his lab and performing research." Since graduating in 2000 with a BS degree in Metallurgical amp; Materials Engineering, Amy has built . . .

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Joseph Nowosad

Joseph Nowosad

'87

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 . . .

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