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Alfred (Al) Hendrickson

Alfred (Al) Hendrickson

'51

Michigan Technological UniversityMaterials Science and EngineeringBS EMY 1951, MS Metallurgical Engineering 1954, PhD MSE 1960 1951 BS graduate of Michigan Tech with degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Went on to earn MS in Metallurgical Engineering from Columbia University in 1954, and PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from Northwestern University in 1960. Appointed Assistant Professor at Michigan . . .

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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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Mike Dibble

Mike Dibble

'61

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 . . .

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