 Link for Live Data from Lake Superior Buoy 45023
Civil and Environmental Engineering Brochure (PDF)
Richard E. Honrath
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New Buoy For Lake Superior
The new buoy that was launched on Friday July 9 is the first of three coastal monitoring buoys that will be deployed by Michigan Tech in an effort to collect data on weather, surface and subsurface water temperature, wind speed and direction, wave height and air temperature in the Great Lakes.
Read more, see video player of the buoy launching and link to live data from Lake Superior |
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Tech Team Wins National Honorable Mention for Improved Pit Toilet
We tend to take flush toilets for granted. We see them in our homes, our schools, our workplaces and our entertainment sites, and one is rarely far away when we need it. Water-guzzling flush toilets have without a doubt improved sanitation for us in the United States. However, the humble pit latrine could be an important piece in the puzzle of improving sanitation worldwide |
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Canoe Team Take 4th in Nation
Michigan Tech Concrete Canoe Team triumphantly returned to the National Concrete Canoe Competition in San Luis Obispo, California and earned an impressive 4th place out of the 22 qualifying teams.
Previously, Tech Concrete Canoe Team Floats to the Top in Regional Contest
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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. |
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Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has named Michigan Tech's student chapter as one of seven winners of Premier Chapter Awards this year. The awards are sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and include a $1,000 prize. Michigan Tech's chapter was selected from more than 250 student and professional chapters nationwide. Its president is Ashley Thode, a civil and environmental engineering major, and the advisors are David Watkins and Kurt Paterson.
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5th Annual Railroad Night:
Rail Renaissance: Returns, Capital and Capacity: Mr. Tony Hatch, Senior Transportation Analyst on Wall Street, ABH Consulting. Keynote Speaker: Fifth Annual Railroad Night February 16, 2010
Rail Renaissance: Returns, Capital and Capacity from Engineering Michigan on Vimeo. |
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CN Rail Transportation Education Center at Michigan Tech: Opening Ceremony with Matthew Glynn, Chief Engineer, Signals and Communications, Canadian National. He is 1981 Michigan Tech graduate, shown at left with Dave Reed MTU vice president.
CN Rail Transportation Education Center - On Youtube Rail Transportation Channel
"University unveils CN Rail Transportation Education Center" from Daily Mining Gazette |
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Undergraduate Expo 2010: Undergraduate Research Projects, Enterprise and Senior Design April 15, 2010 |
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State Authorizes Michigan Tech to Seek Construction Bids for the new Great Lakes Research Center: “As Michigan moves toward a blue-water economy, this Great Lakes Research Center will play a vital role in helping the state understand and use its freshwater resources,” said Michigan Tech President Glenn D. Mroz. “It is a strategic investment in the future, for the state and for the University.” Other recent Great Lakes Research News
See Great Lakes IT Report article:" If you're looking for hope about the future of Michigan, there's no place better to start than Michigan Technological University." |
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D80 Center Conference October 2009: Go! Learn? Contribute. The D80 Conference is a celebration of the efforts to solve issues that confront the world's poorest 80%. Avery Bang of Bridges to Prosperity presented "Jobs in Development are Yours for the Taking" and Bridges for Development |
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Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) Poster Session Fall 2009
MTRI scientists and engineers were at Michigan Tech to discuss current projects, collaborations with Tech departments and areas of research. |
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