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Academic News
See also Awards and Achievements
Seel officially named Michigan Tech provost after year as interim
Michigan Tech Lode, February 18, 2010
Seel named new provost
Mining Gazette, February 16, 2010
Max J. Seel named Michigan Tech provost, vice president for academic affairs
Keweenaw Now, February 15, 2010
Michigan Tech Names Max Seel Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Michigan Tech News, February 15, 2010
71 Students Honored for Academics by GLIAC
Football player John van der Laan (Grand Rapids) and 71 total Michigan Tech student-athletes have been honored for their academic success by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Among them is physics major Mackenzie Brennan, from East Jordan, Michigan, competing in Men's Cross Country.
Tech Today, January 22, 2010
Semi-Finalist for Provost and VP of Academic Affairs on Campus (Seel)
Tech Today, January 22, 2010
The Best of the Best: 15 Years of the Astronomy Picture of the Day
Michigan Tech News, January 19, 2010
Rozsa Free Lecture Series: NASA's Best Space Images
Tech Today, January 10, 2010
New Faculty - Petra Huntemeyer
Tech Today, December 19, 2009
Semi-Finalists for Academic Affairs Positions to Visit Campus (Seel)
Tech Today, December 7, 2009
 Student Achievement in TOPS
Congratulations to Erin Scanlon! Erin participated in the TOPS program at MIT this past summer as one of just 8 students invited to learn about teaching physics by hands-on experience. In the Oct. 2009 issue of Physics Today, Dr. Daniel Kleppner has a "Reference Frame" column praising the virtues of the program. You can see Erin in the photo of instructors working with students on page 8 (restricted access).
Physics Today, Vol. 62, Issue 10, pp. 8-100, October 2009.
Posted October 10, 2009
Service for Emeritus Professor of Physics Dean W. Stebbins
Collegiate Presbyterian Church, Ames, IA, on November 2-8, 2008
Posted October 10, 2009
Web Page Set Up in Honor of the Late Sam Marshall
The Department of Physics has established a memorial web page for Professor Emeritus Sam Marshall, who passed away late last year. The page can be viewed at www.phy.mtu.edu/Marshall.html . Acquaintances of Marshall are welcome to submit stories or comments, to be posted on the web page, to Bryan Suits at suits@mtu.edu .
Tech Today, August 20, 2009
Tech Hires Seven New Faculty
In its second Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative (SFHI), Michigan Tech has hired seven new faculty members to conduct research in computational discovery and innovation. They are from some of the best research universities across the country and the world and will join six departments. The new hires include Chien Wang, MIT, geological and mining engineering and sciences/physics: Chien Wang develops computer models to simulate atmospheric processes. He will start his joint appointment in geological and mining engineering and sciences and in physics in fall 2010 and plans to continue his collaborative efforts in computational simulations of the earth's climate.
Tech Today, August 18, 2009
Professor John Jaszczak (Physics) gave an invited lecture, "Nanotech Innovations Enterprise at Michigan Technological University," at the Symposium on Advances in Higher Education in Nanoscale Science and Engineering, held Aug. 5-8 in Albany, N.Y., and sponsored by the National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering, and SUNY University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
Tech Today, August 11, 2009
Michigan Tech Receives Stimulus Money for Teacher Education Program (Jaszczak)
Tech Today, June 5, 2009
Lecturer Michael Meyer is a finalist for the 2009 Teaching Award in the Assistant Professor/Lecturer/Professor of Practice category.
Tech Today, March 2, 2009
Professor Ulrich H. E. Hansmann is co-sponsoring a seminar series through Mathematical Sciences on emerging computational tools. The series runs from February 12, 2009, through the end of Spring Semester.
Tech Today, February 10, 2009
Members of Michigan Tech's Enterprise programs gave poster presentations at the Engineering Education NSF Awardees Conference, held in Washington, DC. John Jaszczak (Physics), advisor for the Nanotechnology Enterprise, presented "Nanotech Innovations Enterprise at Michigan Technological University".
Tech Today, February 6, 2009
Seel steps in as interim provost
Michigan Tech Lode, January 28, 2009
Physics Professor Max Seel Named Interim Provost
Tech Today, January 26, 2009
Professor John Jaszczak (Physics) presented a paper, "Nanotech Innovations: Nanotechnology Enterprise at Michigan Technological University," at the AICHE conference's session on Educational Issues in Nanotechnology held in Philadelphia on Nov. 20. Coauthors included Associate Director Mary Raber (Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies), Michael Bennett (Vassar), Assistant Professor Nassar Alaraje (Technology) and Associate Professor Paul L. Bergstrom (Electrical and Computer Engineering).
Tech Today, November 25, 2008
CTLFD Workshop Dec. 4 on Instructional Technology (Meyer)
Tech Today, November 20, 2008
New Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative and Appointments (Mazzoleni)
Claudio Mazzoleni joins Tech from Los Alamos National Laboratory. His research focuses on air quality and climate science, including measurement and analysis of emissions from large fleets and biodiesel-powered vehicles under real-world conditions and characterization of the properties of aerosols that can affect climate. He will hold a faculty appointment in the Department of Physics.
Tech Today, August 26, 2008
Reception Friday for Max Seel
Tech Today, April 22, 2008
Lloyal Bacon Passes Away
Tech Today, April 21, 2008
Lloyal Bacon Passes Away
Daily Mining Gazette, April 17, 2008
 Jaszczak and Seely Co-Author Nano Chapter
Professor John Jaszczak (Physics) and chair Bruce Seely (Social Sciences) published a chapter, "Developing Nano Education at a Technological University: Science, Technology and Societal Implications of Nanotechnology," in the new book "Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education," edited by A. Sweeney and S. Seal, American Scientific Publishers, 2008.
April 17, 2008
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Outreach and Alumni News
Global warming: fact or fiction? Two very respected science minds of the U.P. offer their thoughts. (Alumn Dr. David Lucas)
Upper Michigans Source, February 18, 2010
Dollar Bay conducts Family Science Night
Mining Gazette, December 4, 2009
UFO sighting over U.P. skies? One man captured several pictures of what he saw. (Alumn Dr. David Lucas)
Upper Michigans Source, October 5, 2009
More on Professor Chimino
TechAlum News, From the Email Bag, September 21, 2009
Dave Chimino and the Goose
TechAlum News, From the Email Bag, September 8, 2009
Connecting with David Chimino
TechAlum News, From the Email Bag, August 24, 2009
A Perfect Season In Review (GSC Softball 2009 Champs)
sgowtham.net, Brain Dump v1.0, August 14, 2009
SPS Students Participate in Science Fair
Physics Outreach News, April 7, 2009
Nuclear Power Seminar
Donald Daavettila, physics faculty emeritus, presented a seminar, "A Review of the Physical and Chemical Fundamentals of Nuclear Power," at 3 p.m. on April 6, in Chem Sci 101.
Tech Today, April 6, 2009
APOD Lecture
Dr. Robert J. Nemiroff addressed the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York City Friday, January 2 on “Best Astronomy Pictures of the Day 2008.” The pictures were taken from the popular Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) website. The free public lecture began at 6:15 p. m. in the Kaufmann Theater of the American Museum of Natural History. Related Post
January 7, 2008
GLIAC Honors 37 Michigan Tech Student-Athletes
Physics majors Nicholas Black, Sam Kipela, and Chris Schafer were among athletes named to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association All-Academic Team.
Tech Today, July 1, 2008
GLIAC names All-Academic team for spring
The Mining Journal, July 1, 2008
Keweenaw Community Foundation holds awards dinner, honors citizens for support (Hinzmann)
The Daily Mining Gazette, January 17, 2008 | Paul Hinzmann, Emeritus Physics Faculty
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