Geological Engineering and Sciences at Michigan Tech

Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

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	New Doctoral program in Geophysics Michigan Tech now offers both Master of Science and PhD degrees in Geophysics. The new PhD program was approved by the Michigan Technological University Board of Control in July 2010.

	Alex Guth to appear on the National Geographic Channel prime US slot on Sunday 25th July (9.00pm ET), under the new title 'Clash of the Continents'.

	Shiliang Wu Receives Faculty Enhancement Award Shiliang Wu, whose research focuses on atmospheric chemistry, air quality and global environmental change, has been named a winner of the 2010 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. Given annually by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) in Oak Ridge, Tenn., the award recognizes junior faculty at institutions that belong to the scientific university consortium for their outstanding work in engineering and applied science; life sciences; mathematics and computer science; physical sciences; or policy, management or education.

	Ash Cloud Wreaks Havoc with Airspace, and It Could be Worse: Simon A. Carn, assistant professor of geological and mining engineering and sciences, who hails from the UK himself, is monitoring the cloud from the eruption via satellite, focusing on the ash and the sulfur dioxide (SO²) it contains.

	Of Dollars and Scents: Tracking the Elusive Sandalwood Oil Roger Turpening has made a career of searching for hidden things of great value, many of them deep underground and traded on commodities exchanges. Now he is applying his seismic imaging skills in pursuit of another kind of oil, one that grows in trees

	Michigan Tech, Portage Health Lauded by the Peace Corps Michigan Technological University has the largest Peace Corps Master’s International Program (PCMI) in the nation, with 55 students enrolled in seven programs. But it wasn’t just the quantity of volunteers that brought the national manager of the PCMI program to the University Tuesday, March 30. It’s also their quality.

	State Authorizes Michigan Tech to Seek Construction Bids for the new Great Lakes Research Center

	Graduate Opportunities: Open PhD student positions in volcanology, remote sensing, and cyberinfrastructure development at Michigan Technological University (PDF)

Our degree programs prepare students for a broad range of career fields such as: environment, natural resources, petroleum (oil and gas) or mineral exploration, natural hazards mitigation or research of the earth. Graduates find employment in petroleum and oil service industries, environmental firms, government agencies, education, construction and mining.

College of Engineering Magazines

Project Agua: Creating a sustainable water system in Nicaragua
Bering Glacier: Delving into the saltwater freshwater
interface
Seismic signals: Magma-mapping to forecast volcanic hazards
Great Lakes water: Looking at quality, quantity, and availability
Fine volcanic ash: Predicting the path of a serious hazard

and More . . .

On the Faultline
Winter 2008 Department Newsletter 2 Mb PDF file

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On the Faultline Winter 2008 Department Newsletter 2 Mb PDF file

On the Faultline
Winter 2008 Department Newsletter 2 Mb PDF file