February 1, 2024

Graduate Student Government (GSG) will host our annual Graduate Research Colloquium on March 26 followed by a banquet dinner on March 27 for participants and judges.

This is a great opportunity for graduate students to practice presentation skills and share their research with fellow classmates, faculty and staff. Important times and dates as well as sign-up links for the poster session and/or oral session are provided below.

Important Dates:

• March 5 — Registration Closes
• March 15 — Poster and Abstracts Due
• March 26 — Oral Presentations in the MUB Alumni Lounge, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• March 26 — Poster Presentations in the Rozsa Lobby, 5-8 p.m.
• March 27 — Banquet in the Rozsa Lobby, 5-8 p.m.

Graduate Student Registration Link

Faculty/Staff Judge Registration Link (We need judges to make this event successful!)

On June 27, 2023, University Senate Proposal 18-23, “Proposal to Revise General Education Requirements (Essential Education) for Bachelor Degrees,” received final administrative approval. At the end of the fall 2023 semester, eight faculty and staff cross-curricular working groups were assembled and began full operation to implement the various components of the new Essential Education curriculum per the Senate proposal.

Following are mission descriptions for four of the eight Essential Education Implementation working groups. The other four working groups’ report-outs were published in Tech Today yesterday (Jan. 31).

If you have any questions, comments or feedback about any of these working groups or about the implementation process, please contact the Essential Education Implementation Leadership Team at essential-ed-l@mtu.edu.

• Activities for Well-Being & Success Working Group
  Activities for well-being and success foster students to connect with others, be active, restore their minds and bodies, and expand learning beyond the traditional classroom. This working group is reviewing the binning list created by the Course List Working Group to identify current courses that align with these goals, developing a process for the campus community to suggest activities, determining training/resource needs for instructors and liaising with the Assessment Working Group to determine assessment requirements for these courses. The group is developing a process for new course suggestions and a list of training and resources.
  
  
• Essential Education Minors Working Group
  This group is tasked with proposing 15 minor themes for development (or revision) into SHAPE Essential Education minors by spring 2025. These Essential Ed minors, an alternative to the Distribution Pathway courses, will be housed in SHAPE departments. This group will create a timeline for development of these Essential Ed minors, a risk analysis report, a minor audit template and a proposal for working groups for each minor. The group is currently analyzing the output of an interdisciplinary task force and previous working groups to identify recurring themes for potential Essential Ed minors. Meetings are being conducted with SHAPE units to assess interest and capacity as hosts and collaborators for these minors. They are also developing processes for reviewing minors for compliance with requirements and ensuring continued evaluation, support and potential revisions to the minors.
  
  The minors working group will submit an announcement in Tech Today later in February regarding preliminary themes identified for Essential Ed minor development, on which we encourage your feedback.
  
  
• Assessment Working Group
  The group envisions a future state where faculty and staff appreciate that helping students learn is a collective activity: everyone does their part, and students grow in the Essential Education arena in ways that complement their degrees and positively impact their careers and other personal journeys after graduation. The group’s mission is to propose an overall structure for assessment, an implementation timeline and a schedule that supports that future state. The group is reviewing previous Essential Ed work, as well as information about the current approach to general education assessment (including challenges, opportunities, issues and recent pilots).
  
  
• Marketing and Communication Advisory Board
  This group’s role is to serve as an internal advisory board for University Marketing and Communications (UMC), liaising with other working groups and identifying communication and resource needs for advisors, faculty, students (current and prospective) and employers throughout the Essential Ed implementation process. The group’s current focus is assisting UMC’s first communication priority, which is a new series of pages on the Registrar's website. These pages will serve as the “user manual” for Essential Ed, housing detailed program information and key advising materials.

Today marks the beginning of Black History Month. Observed annually in February, Black History Month stands as a testament to the rich tapestry of African American history, culture and achievements. This monthlong celebration serves as a powerful reminder of the struggles, triumphs and contributions that shaped the United States into the diverse and inclusive nation it is today.

Wayne Gersie, vice president for diversity and inclusion, dives into the significance of this heritage month, its origins and its alignment with Michigan Tech values in a new post on the Office of Diversity and Inclusion Newsblog.

This year marks Michigan Tech’s eighth year hosting Innovation Week. Highlights of the week include the Bob Mark Business Model Pitch Competition, which is a tribute to the late College of Business Professor Bob Mark. For the 18th year, community from across the region, including innovators, entrepreneurs, faculty, staff, students and alumni, joined to hear students pitch their business models. Ten teams pitched to win in three categories — Business Model, Social Impact and Breakout Innovation — with prizes totaling $6,000.

Husky Innovate thanks the College of Business (COB) for sponsoring the business model category prizes, Gates Professor Ellie Asgari (COB) for sponsoring the Social Impact award, and MTEC SmartZone for sponsoring the Breakout Innovation award. Thanks also to our mentors and judges for donating their time and expertise. Finally, congratulations and thank you to all the student contestants and winners.

Presentations from innovators and entrepreneurs took place throughout the week. Keynote speaker L. Brad King (ME-EM), CEO and founder of Orbion Space Technologies, shared his journey with Orbion, including key insights for startup founders. Presenters within our community shared opportunities for students and entrepreneurially minded individuals. Presenters joined us from as far away as Texas and Traverse City, Michigan.

Read more about Innovation Week on the Pavlis Honors College Blog.

Join us tonight (Feb. 1) to learn about the two study-away options that satisfy Michigan Tech's international Spanish minor: Barcelona and Costa Rica!

If you are interested in either of these programs or just want to learn more, we will be holding an info session in Walker 120A at 5 p.m. tonight.

Learn how to make either of these programs work for your Spanish language goals, earn HASS credits and experience a once-in-a-lifetime trip!

Michigan Tech IT will be unable to help with non-H-STEM Complex computer or phone move requests from Feb. 19 to March 8 as we assist with the H-STEM Complex office and lab transition.

Remember, if you are planning an office move or campus relocation, please contact IT at least two weeks in advance of your move date, and we will arrange to transfer your phone and computer, ensuring they are connected properly in your new space.

For questions about office and equipment moves, we can help. Contact us at it-help@mtu.edu or call 906-487-1111.

The Spring Career Fair Forged by Nucor is happening this month! It will be held Feb. 13 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Student Development Complex.

We are very excited about the many opportunities Career Fair provides our students. Please let us know if you have any questions. Career Services is hosting multiple prep workshops to prepare students for this event.

More details can be found on our website, on Handshake and in emails from Handshake. Registration is open on Handshake as well. Go Huskies!

Bonjour à toutes et à tous — please join Café Français for our second gathering of the semester this evening (Feb. 1) from 5-6 in Walker 120C. (If you have any trouble finding the room, you may reach out to me directly by email at lovrom@mtu.edu).

In this week's Café Français, which falls only five days after the 79th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we will take a moment to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust in France. In this spirit, we will be watching and discussing the 2010 movie "La Rafle," starring French actors Mélanie Laurent ("Inglourious Basterds") and Jean Reno ("Léon the Professional," "The Pink Panther"). Translated as "The Round Up" in English, this movie is a retelling of the events that took place in Paris on July 16, 1942, namely the mass arrest of Parisian Jews, who were then detained in the Vélodrome d'Hiver (Vel' d'Hiv for short).

Coffee and tea will be served. I will look forward to seeing many of you there. À ce soir donc!

Please join special guest Ukrainian poet Yuliya Musakovska for “Speaking Truth to Power: Poets, Writers, Resistance, and Resilience.” The one-hour event features a poetry reading followed by a panel discussion with Musakovska and Michigan Tech Professors Richard Canevez, Stephanie Carpenter and M. Bartley Seigel (all HU). The free event will be held in the East Reading Room of the Van Pelt and Opie Library today (Feb. 1) from 12-1 p.m.

“Speaking Truth to Power” is part of the opening week of the Rozsa Art Gallery exhibition “Simple Machines: Poetry, Letterpress, and the Art of the Little Magazine,” coordinated by Gallery Director Terri Jo Frew, which includes Musakovska and Seigel’s work. The exhibit opens tomorrow (Feb. 2) with an artist reception from 5-7 p.m.

Event Details:

• What: “Speaking Truth to Power: Poets, Writers, Resistance, and Resilience”
• When: Thursday, Feb. 1, from noon to 1 p.m.
• Where: Van Pelt and Opie Library East Reading Room, located on the first floor of the library.
• Tickets: No tickets are needed for this free event.

Sponsored by Michigan Tech’s Institute for Policy, Ethics, and Culture (IPEC), Pavlis Honors College, College of Sciences and Arts, Department of Humanities, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, and Michigan Tech Writing Center, as well as TYPA Printing and Paper Art Centre and the Copper Country Community Arts Center (CCCAC). Partially funded by the Visiting Professor Program, which is funded by a grant to the Office of the Provost from the state of Michigan's King-Chávez-Parks Initiative.

The William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is seeking input for its annual Distinguished Teaching Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to Michigan Tech’s instructional mission. Based on more than 35,000 student ratings of instruction responses, 10 finalists have been identified for the 2024 awards. The selection committee is soliciting comments from students, staff, faculty and alumni to be referenced during their deliberations.

Assistant Professor/Teaching Professor/Professor of Practice finalists:

• J. W. Hammond (HU), assistant professor
• Xin Li (COB), assistant professor
• Gord Patterson (BioSci), assistant professor
• Kerri Sleeman (CEGE), professor of practice
• Paul Weiss (Army ROTC), assistant professor

Associate Professor/Professor finalists:

• Jennifer Becker (CEGE), associate professor
• Carsten Külheim (CFRES), associate professor
• Joel Neves (VPA), professor
• Jennifer Nish (HU), associate professor
• Charles Wallace (CS), associate professor

Comments for the finalists are due by March 31 and can be submitted online. The process for determining the Distinguished Teaching Award recipients from this list of finalists also involves the additional surveying of their spring 2024 classes. The selection committee makes the final determination of the award recipients. The 2024 Distinguished Teaching Awards will be formally announced in June.

For more information, contact the CTL at ctl@mtu.edu or 906-487-3000.

Department of Biological Sciences (BioSci) chair candidate Casey Huckins, professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, will present a Department Leadership Seminar on Monday (Feb. 5) from 3-4 p.m. in Rekhi G009.

Huckins will also present a research seminar on Tuesday (Feb. 6) from 3-4 p.m. in Chem Sci B002.

The research seminar is titled "Integrated research to understand, conserve, and restore coaster Brook Trout – A Lake Superior Legacy."

From the abstract:
My lab group in aquatic ecology conducts research based on the foundations of ecology and evolution to understand, conserve, and restore native communities and populations. Lake Superior once supported abundant populations of adfluvial brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis, aka coaster Brook Trout. They develop as juveniles in tributaries and then migrate downriver into coastal waters of Lake Superior where they grow and mature before returning upriver to spawn. Only scattered and severely diminished remnant coaster populations remained by the early 20th century. In this talk I will present a brief overview of the history of the decline of coaster populations along the south shore of Lake Superior, highlighting recent research on the patterns and potential causes of the declines associated with the historical industrial development of the region. Our research documenting the small contemporary population size and critical habitat needs of Salmon Trout River coasters, supported reductions in allowable catches leading to increased protection to aid their recovery. However, multiple anthropogenic stressors continue to limit coaster rehabilitation. Natural sediment dynamics of rivers are important to the biological and physical structures of rivers, yet contemporary watershed disturbances degrade the river habitat through increased erosion and sedimentation that buries larger river substrates needed for Brook Trout spawning. Anthropogenic fine sediments also affect key ecosystem properties of coldwater freestone rivers by leading to reduced primary production. Active restoration to remove aggraded fine sediments has benefited Brook Trout recruitment, supporting the goal to conserve and restore this remnant coaster population in the region. Our related local research uses Passive Integrated Transponder tagging approaches to document an additional migratory population of coaster brook trout in the region. In addition, I will share an overview of our ongoing collaborations that further examine these migratory Brook Trout, their movements in the Keweenaw Waterway, their genetics, and regulations designed to aid the recovery of potential cryptic coaster populations in the region.

The next Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics (ME-EM) Graduate Seminar speaker will present at 4 p.m. today (Feb. 1) in MEEM 112.

Franck Vernerey will present “Collective Mechanics of Fire-Ant Swarms: Materials with Swarm Intelligence.”

Vernerey is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 2006 in the field of theoretical and applied mechanics. His interests are in developing statistical mechanics approaches to understand the emerging response of network-like materials in biology and their synthetic analog.

The Michigan Tech women's basketball team is completing their longest road stand of the season this week, traveling to Lake Superior State today (Feb. 1) and No. 7 Ferris State on Saturday (Feb. 3).

The Huskies will face the Lakers at 5:30 p.m. tonight. The tip-off for Saturday's match against the Bulldogs will be at 1 p.m.

Fans can listen live on the radio at Mix 93.5 WKMJ-FM or online at TheMix93.com or Pasty.net. A livestream of the contest will be available on FloHoops (a subscription is required — discounts are available for students).

Read the preview at Michigan Tech Athletics.

The Michigan Tech men's basketball team concludes a three-week, five-game road stand with tilts at Lake Superior State on today (Feb. 1) and No. 20 Ferris State on Saturday (Feb. 3).

The Huskies will take the court against the Lakers at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Saturday's game against the Bulldogs is slated for 3 p.m.

Fans can listen live on the radio at Mix 93.5 WKMJ-FM or online at TheMix93.com or Pasty.net. The game will also livestream on FloHoops (a subscription is required — discounts are available for students).

Read the preview at Michigan Tech Athletics.

Michigan Tech hockey will take on Northern Michigan this weekend for the teams' second CCHA series of the 2023-24 regular season.

The Huskies and Wildcats will meet at the Berry Events Center tomorrow (Feb. 2) at 7:07 p.m. and the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena on Saturday (Feb. 3) at 6:07 p.m.

Tech is 11-11-5 overall and 8-7-1 in the CCHA. NMU is 8-13-3 overall and 6-9-1 in the CCHA. The teams split their first CCHA series, with each squad winning on home ice.

Both games will be aired locally on FOX-UP.

Fans outside the broadcast area can listen live on the radio at Mix 93.5 WKMJ-FM or online at TheMix93.com or Pasty.net. The series will also be livestreamed on FloHockey (a subscription is required — discounts are available for students).

Read the preview at Michigan Tech Athletics.

Job Postings for Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024

Staff and faculty job descriptions are available on the Human Resources website. For more information regarding staff positions, call 906-487-2280 or email humanresources@mtu.edu. For more information regarding faculty positions, contact the academic department in which the position is posted.

Business/Training Support Specialist, Center for Technology and Training. Apply online.

Senior Research Engineer – Environmental, Center for Technology and Training. Apply online.
Contact: Amy Spahn

Senior Research Scientist/Engineer, Health Research Institute / Translational Health Engineering Research Center. Apply online.

Director of the Translational Health Engineering Research Center, Health Research Institute / Translational Health Engineering Research Center. Apply online.
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Contact: Grace Schmitz

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Accommodations are available. If you require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations to apply for employment, or for an interview, at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or humanresources@mtu.edu.

Rodney Chimner (CFRES/ESC) is the principal investigator on a project that has received a $9,500 research and development co-op/joint agreement from the U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The project is titled "Assessing Restoration Potential for Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge."

Claudio Mazzoleni (Physics) and Department of Physics alumni Susan Mathai ’23 (Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences), Tyler Capek ’21 (Ph.D. Physics) and Swarup China '14 (Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences) are co-authors of a paper published in Environmental Science & Technology.

The paper, titled "Optical Properties of Individual Tar Balls in the Free Troposphere," was selected for the cover of the journal's November 2023 issue.

Mazzoleni and a multi-institutional team of researchers set out to determine exactly how solar radiation from the sun interacts with individual tar balls dispersed over a mountainous region in northern Italy.

The research assesses the optical properties of individual tar balls to better understand their influence on climate. Tar balls are found in biomass-burning smoke (think smoke from forest fires), and their impact on the Earth’s radiative balance. Understanding the optical properties of tar balls can help reduce uncertainties associated with the contribution of biomass-burning aerosol in current climate models.

Additional co-authors are Daniel Veghte of the Ohio State University; Zezhen Cheng, Libor Kovarik and Kuo-Pin Tseng of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; and Silvia Bucci and Angela Marinoni of the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC)-National Research Council of Italy.

Claudio Mazzoleni (Physics) was quoted by the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a user facility of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, in a story about a research study conducted by his team in collaboration with the lab. The study examined how solar radiation from the sun interacts with tar balls — individual light-absorbing brown particles that linger in the atmosphere after wildfires. The study was published in Environmental Science & Technology in November.

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Raymond Shaw (Physics) was quoted by Eos in a story about the “startlingly predictable” velocities of falling snow, as revealed by a recent study. The authors were able to measure snowflakes’ mass and density using an innovative device involving a frying pan and a camera.

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Jay Meldrum (GTRC) was mentioned in a Crain’s Detroit Business story providing an update on fundraising progress for the Freshwater Research & Innovation Center, a facility planned for the Discovery Center & Pier property on West Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Michigan. MTU is a partner on the project.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, UPWord and the Keweenaw Report mentioned Michigan Tech in coverage of the state’s new Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund and the Michigan University Innovation Capital Consortium. Driven by a partnership of six Michigan universities, including Michigan Tech, the initiatives were created with a goal of supporting pre-seed startups and early-stage companies across the state. They will be administered by U-M’s Innovation Partnerships, which recently received a $5 million award from the Michigan Innovate Capital Fund to support the program.

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Great Lakes Echo mentioned Michigan Tech in a story examining the use of smart buoys on Lake Erie to communicate data on water conditions, contaminants and nutrients to researchers and anglers. The buoy network was created by Freeboard Technology, a collaborator of Michigan Tech on other network-involved water studies. The story was picked up by Great Lakes Now.

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Automotive Testing Technology International mentioned Michigan Tech in coverage of the U.S. Army’s new five-year agreement with the U-M’s Automotive Research Center. Worth up to $100 million, the agreement boosts work on autonomous vehicle technologies. MTU was listed among the center’s participating institutions.

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Northern Illinois University’s Northern Star referenced Michigan Tech Graduate School's 10 Reasons a Graduate Degree Pays webpage in a story weighing the positives and negatives of class years in college.

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Northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin's BusinessNorth mentioned Michigan Tech in a story about Minnesota’s Iron Ore Alliance naming Mike Bakk ’01 (BS Mechanical Engineering) as its new co-chair. The alliance’s mission is providing a unified voice for modern iron mining in the state.

Volunteers Needed for Career Fair

Career Fair will be Feb. 13 from 12-5 p.m. Career Services is actively seeking volunteers from the Tech community to contribute during this event.

We have a variety of shifts, tasks and responsibilities to fill. Your participation in this event is pivotal for the future success of many Huskies, and your assistance would be highly valued. We sincerely appreciate your willingness to help!

Visit the Spring Career Fair Volunteer Sign-up form to sign up. Thank you in advance!

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Physics Colloquium with Amanda Steinhebel

Amanda Steinhebel from the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP)/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) will present at this week's Physics Colloquium.

The seminar will be presented in person at 4 p.m. today (Feb. 1) in Fisher 139.

Read the abstract and speaker bio at the University Events Calendar.

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BioSci Seminar Series Speaker: Aimee Marceau

Aimee Marceau, research scientist and genomic surveillance facility lead, Michigan Technological University, will present as part of the Department of Biological Sciences (BioSci) Seminar Series today (Feb. 1) from 3-4 p.m. in GLRC 202.

Marceau will present "Tick Talk - Using MTU’s Genomic Sequencing Lab to Understand Tick-Borne Pathogen Prevalence in the Copper Country."

From the abstract:
MTU’s Genomic Sequencing lab was developed and funded to monitor and track zoonotic and human pathogens. The primary objective of the lab was to sequence COVID variants. However, as COVID infections decreased, the lab changed focus to tracking tick borne pathogens. The Upper Peninsula is at the expanding edge of tick borne pathogens, but data covering the extent of this expansion remains sparse. To increase the number of tick samples and test for the presence of tick-borne pathogens more effectively in the local population, the Genomic Sequencing lab developed a crowdsourced tick collection effort. The lab collected and tested over 900 ticks and found a high prevalence of pathogens in the local tick populations. This effort was only made possible by the availability of state-of-the-art high-throughput sequencing equipment in MTU’s Genomic Sequencing lab. This equipment and the expertise of the laboratory staff are available for general use by campus researchers.

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CSA Dean Semifinalist Presenting at Open Forum

The College of Sciences and Arts (CSA) Dean Search Committee has invited four semifinalist candidates to Michigan Tech for on-campus interviews.

Candidate 1 Open Forum Presentation:
Thursday, Feb. 1, at 10 a.m. in MUB Ballroom B
The first candidate’s interview will be held today and tomorrow (Feb. 1 and 2). The candidate will present their administrative philosophy and vision for CSA at an open forum at 10 a.m. today in MUB Ballroom B.

Information on all candidates, interview dates and open forum information can be viewed at the Academic Affairs Dean Search page. A Michigan Tech login is required to view resumes and provide comment. The open forums will be video recorded and posted to the website for viewing.

The CSA Dean Search Committee encourages the campus community to interact with each candidate during the interviews and provide feedback by completing the anonymous comment form provided at the website. Feedback forms will be available for 72 hours following the last candidate's visit.

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MSE Seminar with Eli Harma

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is hosting a seminar presented by Ph.D. candidate Eli Harma today (Feb. 1) from 1-1:20 p.m. in M&M 610.

The presentation is titled "Modifying a 6xxx Series Aluminum Extrusion Alloy with Sc and Zr to improve the Mechanical Properties and Quench Sensitivity."

Harma is advised by Paul Sanders.

From the abstract:
Lightweighting of vehicle structures by using alloys with a high strength-to-weight ratio is one method used by automotive manufacturers to reduce carbon emissions and increase the range of electric vehicles. The 6xxx series of aluminum extrusion alloys have a high strength-to-weight ratio and good impact absorption properties, making them ideal for lightweight automotive applications. These properties can be modified using additions of Sc and Zr to form the Al3X precipitates phase, which can significantly increase the mechanical properties of the selected alloy. In this study, a 6008 Aluminum alloy is modified with 0.08wt% Sc and 0.16wt% Zr to identify the property changes of peak aged, extruded sheet given air cooled and water quench conditions. It is shown that adding Sc and Zr increased the ultimate tensile strength by 55 MPa in the air cooled condition and 56 MPa in the water quenched condition. While there is no decrease in bend or tear performance.

Speaker bio:
Harma graduated from Michigan Technological University with a bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering in spring 2022 and a master’s degree in materials science and engineering in summer 2023. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in his second semester studying aluminum extrusion alloys. Fields of interest include hot deformation flow stress analysis, EBSD analysis, alloy design, materials modeling for FEA models, and additive manufacturing.

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Creating Biosketches and C&P Docs with SciENcv

Thursday, February 1, 12–1 p.m.

Join us on February 1st at noon to learn how you can create and maintain your biographical sketch and current and pending support documents in SciENcv. Once you get the...

Speaking Truth to Power: Poets, Writers, Resistance, and Resilience hosted by Michigan Tech Art

Thursday, February 1, 12–1 p.m. | J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library, East Reading Room

Free, light refreshments will be available. Leading up to the Rozsa Art Gallery exhibition, Simple Machines: Poetry, Letterpress, and the Art of the Little Magazine, please...

Modifying a 6xxx Series Aluminum Extrusion Alloy with Sc and Zr to improve the Mechanical Properties and Quench Sensitivity

Thursday, February 1, 1 p.m. | Minerals and Materials Engineering Building (M&M), 610

Materials Science and Engineering Seminar Eli Harma PhD Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering Michigan Technological University 1–1:20 p.m. Abstract Lightweighting...

Husky Hour: Healthy Living

Thursday, February 1, 3–4 p.m. | WADS G17/19

Eating healthy food and getting enough sleep are two vital aspects of living a well-rounded, healthy life. Learn about these healthy habits with the Center for Student Mental...

Husky Hour: Safety & Substances

Thursday, February 1, 3–4 p.m. | WADS G17/19

Are you interested in learning more about alcohol and other substances and how they can affect yourself and others? The Center for Student Mental Health & Well-Being is...

Collective Mechanics of Fire-Ant Swarms: Materials with Swarm Intelligence

Thursday, February 1, 4 p.m. | R. L. Smith Building (MEEM), 112

ME-EM Graduate Seminar Speaker Series proudly presents Frank Vernerey, PhD Professor, Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado, Boulder Abstract A majority of soft...

KPIT Internship Info Session

Thursday, February 1, 4–5 p.m. | Electrical Energy Resources Center (EERC), 103

For any 2nd or 3rd year students majoring in computer science, engineering, mechatronics, or related fields you may want to check out this internship info session with KPIT....

Physics Colloquium with Amanda Steinhebel

Thursday, February 1, 4–5 p.m. | fisher hall, 139

Amanda Steinhebel from NPP/NASA GSFC will be presenting at this week's Physics Colloquium. The seminar will be presented in person at 4 p.m. on Thursday (Feb. 1) in Fisher...

Barcelona Study Abroad Information Session

Thursday, February 1, 5–6 p.m. | Walker Arts and Humanities Center, 120A

Faculty for the Barcelona study abroad program will answer your questions about the program. The Barcelona Faculty led program will take place during Summer 2024, Track B. No...

Learn About Bioprocessing with Seth Kriz

Thursday, February 1, 5–6 p.m. | ChemSci 211

Join AIChE and Seth Kriz to learn about working in the Heldt Bioseparations Laboratory to develop new purification solutions for whole-particle viral vaccines. Seth is a...

Huskies Group Swim Lessons - Learn to Swim Levels 1-5 - Spring 2024 Session 1

Thursday, February 1, 5:10–5:50 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC), Pool

Come make a splash in Huskies Group Swim Lessons! American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Levels 1-5 are being offered at the SDC Pool. Huskies Learn-to-Swim Levels 1-5 (ages 6-17...

(Women's Basketball) Michigan Tech at Lake Superior State

Thursday, February 1, 5:30–8:30 p.m.

Women's Basketball: Michigan Tech at Lake Superior State, Bud Cooper Gymnasium - Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Basketball Rush

Thursday, February 1, 7–9 p.m. | Student Development Complex

Meet at the SDC at 7:00 pm. For more information contact Derek Gehring: 262-269-9089

Pre-Season Meeting

Thursday, February 1, 7–9 p.m. | Fisher Building

Join MTU Club Lacrosse for our first meeting of the year this Thursday at 7 PM in the Fisher building. We will be discussing upcoming club activities as well as hosting...

(Men's Basketball) Michigan Tech at Lake Superior State

Thursday, February 1, 7:30–10:30 p.m.

Men's Basketball: Michigan Tech at Lake Superior State, Bud Cooper Gymnasium - Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Ice Bowling

Thursday, February 1, 9 p.m. | Student Development Complex (SDC)

Winter Carnival Special Event for participating organizations. Teams consisting of no more than ten members will compete in this version of bowling on ice. One team member...