Alumni Resources

Carl Schwenk has sought buried treasure throughout the Western Hemisphere, and everywhere he’s been, he brought his running shoes. Schwenk, now retired, is the geophysicist who pinpointed what would become the Flambeau Mine, near Ladysmith, Wisconsin. In 1971, a few years after he located this high-grade deposit of copper and gold, he also stumbled upon a book that would change his life: Kenneth Cooper’s . . .

Dr. Martin J. Caserio (BS MTU MY 1936, Hon PhD MTU 1961). Dr. Caserio began his career as a metallurgical chemist for Carnegie Illinois Steel in 1936 and joined GM as a metals researcher for AC Spark Plug in 1937. He served in increasing roles of responsibility at GM in the Delco Electronics Division, AC Spark Plugs, the GMC Truck and Coach Division, and the Pontiac Motor Division. By 1981 he was the General Motors Group . . .

Simple Design Equals Smaller Footprint: Rail-Veyor System for Mining (and More?) As the YouTube video begins, what appears to be a roller coaster approaches in slow motion: a green tube running on light rail tracks encased in bright yellow structure. As the object moves closer, it becomes a modernistic rock train with no driver and unloads into a container, turning upside down in the process. Then, it rights itself, . . .