NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards for new faculty members. The CAREER program recognizes and supports the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century.
Paul Goetsch
Assistant Professor
2023 Recipient
CAREER: Priming CUREs to dissect how the DREAM complex protects cell identity
Erika Hersch-Green
Associate Professor
2020 Recipient
Amy Marcarelli
Professor
2015 Recipient
Chandrashekhar Joshi
College of Forest Resources & Environmental Sciences
2003 Recipient
Michigan Tech Research Award
The Michigan Tech Research Award offers an opportunity for an individual to be recognized for outstanding achievement in research. For the purpose of the Award, the term 'research' is to be interpreted broadly to mean scholarly endeavor. The Award should not only be an honor to the person so recognized, but also symbolic of Michigan Tech's high standard of research achievement.
Wilbur H. Campbell
Faculty Member
1988 Recipient
Eunice C. Carlson
Faculty Member
1985 Recipient
Robert C. Stones
Faculty Member
1968 Recipient
James D. Spain
Faculty Member
1965 Recipient
Merck’s Future Insight Prize
The Future Insight prize stimulates innovative solutions to solve some of humanities greatest problems and realize the dreams for a better tomorrow.
Stephen Techtmann
Associate Professor
2021 Recipient
Order of the Hexagenia (Michigan Trout Unlimited)
This is an honorary award recognizing positive contributions to cold water fishes of the State of Michigan.
Christopher Adams
Ph.D. Student
2019 Recipient
Chris was recognized for his research on brook trout in the Pilgrim River
Michigan Tech Century II Campaign Endowed Equipment Fund (C2E2)
The Michigan Tech Century II Campaign Endowed Equipment Fund (C2E2) is a program aimed at providing equipment money to improve the lives of faculty, students, and staff campus-wide. The program is supported by the Michigan Tech Fund, through donations by individuals and organizations to the Fund.
Name | Year |
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Chunxiu (Traci) Yu | 2019-20 |
John Durocher | 2018-19 |
Xiaoqing Tang | 2016-17 |
Guiliang Tang | 2015-16 |
John Durocher | 2012-13 |
Rupali Datta | 2010-11 |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award
The objective of the DARPA Young Faculty Award program is to identify and engage rising research stars in junior faculty positions at U.S. academic institutions and introduce them to Department of Defense needs as well as DARPA's program development process.
Stephen Techtmann
Assistant Professor
2016 Recipient
International Association for Great Lakes Research Lifetime Achievement Award
Charles Kerfoot
Research Professor
2015 Recipient
Songer Research Award for Human Health Research
Year | Name | Affiliation/Advisor |
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Graduate Student Category | ||
2022 | Emily Washeleski |
Biological Sciences Advisor: Paul Goetsch |
2021 | Zhihong Wang |
Biological Sciences Advisor: Xiaoqing Tang |
2020 | Aditi Vyas |
Biological Sciences Advisor: John Durocher |
Manas Warke |
Biological Sciences Advisor: Rupali Datta |
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2018-19 | Jessica Bruning |
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology Advisor: Qing-Hui Chen |
Hannah Cunningham |
Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology Advisor: Jason Carter |
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Undergraduate Student Category | ||
2021 | Samantha Siefert |
Biological Sciences Advisor: Paul Goetsch |
Morgan Smith |
Biological Sciences Advisor: Thomas Werner |
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2018-19 | Andrew Cooper |
Chemistry Advisor: Marina Tanasova |
Tessa Steenwinkel |
Biological Sciences Advisor: Thomas Werner |
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Award
Name | Degree/Advisor | Project |
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Haley Marchese |
Medical Laboratory Science Advisor: Robert Larson |
Targeting Acid Sensing Ion Channel 3 (ACIC3) in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
Name | Degree/Advisor | Project |
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Ellie Connett |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Advisor: Amy Marcarelli |
Heavy Metal Transfers by Aquatic Prey to Riparian Spiders in the Keweenaw Waterway |
Grace Gonzalez |
Medical Laboratory Science Advisor: Casey Huckins |
The Effects of Captivity on the Gut Microbiome Pumpkinseed Sunfish from Lake Superior |
Megan Guyer |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Advisor: Paul Goetsch |
Comparing Endogenous Gene Tags and Transgenic Reporters |
Tessa Tormoen |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Advisors: Jill Olin and Kristin Brzeski |
Quantifying the Degree of Resource Partitioning Among Sympatric Tilefish Species Using DNA |
Brian Reeves |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Advisor: Gordon Paterson |
Mercury Bioaccumulation Among Aquatic Invertebrates in a Post-Glacial Lake |
Name | Degree/Advisor | Project |
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Thomas Basala |
Biological Sciences Advisor: John Durocher & Brigitte Morin |
The Effects of Morning vs Pre-Sleep Mindfulness Meditation on Sleep Health, Meditation, and Anxiety |
Tessa Milnar |
Biological Sciences Advisor: Chunxiu (Traci) Yu |
Effects of Cell-Specific Optogenetic Stimulation in the Subthalamic Nucleus for the Treatment of Depression |
Alexis Shatrau |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Advisor: Erika Hersch-Green |
Interactions Between Wild Berry Populations, Spotted-Wing Drosophila, and Land Management Activities |
Name | Degree/Advisor | Project |
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Renn Schipper |
Biological Sciences Advisor: Amy Marcarelli |
Variation in Biological Processes Along the Pilgrim River Continuum |
Tessa Steenwinkel |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Advisor: Thomas Werner |
The influence of a healthy diet on the fecundity and longevity of diverse Drosophila species |
Grant Thivierge |
Biological Sciences Advisor: John Durocher |
The Effects of Upper and Lower Body Resistance Exercise on Pulse Wave Velocity and Tilt Table Test Performance |
Health Research Institute (HRI) Fellowship
Manas Warke
Ph. D. Student
Spring 2022 Recipient
DeVlieg Foundation Fellowship
The DeVlieg Foundation has generously provided support for graduate students pursuing research in engineering, wildlife, and biology at Michigan Tech.
Year | Name | Advisor |
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2021 | Michelle Kelly | Amy Marcarelli |
2020 | Angela Walczyk | Erika Hersch-Green |
2019 | Chris Adams | Amy Marcarelli |
NSF Graduate Fellowship Awards
Year | Name | Major |
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2020-21 |
Tessa Steenwinkel |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, '20, '21 |
Megan Guyer |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, '23 |
World Water Day Poster Competition Winners (2018-19)
Name | Project/Advisor | |
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1st Place |
Erin Eberhard Biological Sciences |
Spatial Heterogeneity of Nitrogen Fixation and Denitrification Across a Wetland-Stream-Lake Interface Advisor: Amy Marcarelli |
2nd Place |
Elisabeth Stimmel Forest Ecology & Management |
The Effects of Microtopography and a Simulated Emerald Ash Borer Infestation on Woody Regeneration in Black Ash Wetlands Advisor: Fengjing Lu |
3rd Place |
Laura Schaerer Biological Sciences |
The Microbial Communities of Bilge Water, Boat Surfaces and External Port Water: A Global Comparison Advisor: Stephen Techtmann |