Biological Sciences Alumni

What is your job and why is it your dream job? Dentist and Owner at Dental Park in Manitowoc, WI. Dentistry allows me the opportunity to interact with people on a daily basis, while using my skills to positively impact their life through bettering their oral and overall health. Also, being one of the owners of a local group practice provides work-life balance that allows me to spend time with my family and friends, as . . .

Mary received her bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences in 1983, a second bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1991, and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1993. Following her "First" graduation, Mary worked as a high school math teacher in Stephenson, MI and then as a computer science teacher at Menominee High School. After returning to Tech and receiving her next two degrees, . . .

Dr. MJ Kachmarsky Knapp graduated from Michigan Technological University in three years in 1972 with a BS in Biology and Pre-Med. She furthered her medical education at Georgetown University and Wayne State University, earning her master’s in physiology and pharmacology, summa cum laude. Her research in blood coagulation under professor Dr. Walter Seegers included studies of Antithrombin III, Thrombin and Heparin. . . .