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Environmental and Civil Engineering listed as #5 & #6 of America's top 100 jobs in CNNMoney ranking: The 10 year forecast for job growth for civil engineers will be 24% and Environmental engineers 31%. See the CNNMoney profiles: Environmental and Civil or the Top 100 list

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Announcements
Civil Engineering Graduate Seminar: on Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. 642 Dow.
Green Film Series Jan-Jun 2012 Full Schedule
Jan 27: Mark Green, Plymouth State University “Decreased Water Flowing from a Forest Amended with Calcium Silicate” Rekhi G06 2:30 pm
Jan 30: Heidi Swanson, University of Alberta, Edmonton "Mercury rising? Interactions of fish life history, trophic ecology, and mercury bioaccumulation in boreal and Arctic lakes" Rekhi G06 9:45 am
Jan 30: Jason Gulley, University of Texas Inst for Geophysics "Exploring links between the conduit hydrology of glaciers and carbonate platforms" Rekhi G06 3:00 pm

Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminars: Jan 30: Alex Mayer, CEE and Noel Urban, CEE “Water, Sustainability & Climate issues for the Great Lakes”
on Mondays, 3pm M&M U113

Feb 2: Emma Norman will present "Water without Borders? Governing Water in a Multi-scalar (and Multi-disciplinary) World" at 4 p.m., Thursday Feb. 2, in Rehki G006
2012 Winter Carnival Feb 8-11
Feb 21: Spring Career Fair
Workshops for International Students & Study Abroad: See Registration Schedule
University Calendar
Graduate School & Defense Schedule
News & Events
Swimming in It or Drinking It, Water Beckons Graduate Student
As a Peace Corps Master’s International student, Ben Savonen is pursuing a master’s degree in environmental engineering, he’s studying water resources and purification techniques

D-80

5th Annual D80 Conference
What Are You Doing? 5th Annual D80 Conference is a celebration of our efforts to solve issues that confront the world's poorest 80%. Event was held on October 8, 2011 at Michigan Tech. See 5th Annual D80 Conference video clips and photos

D-80 Center Home Website


MTRI Research MTRI: Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor) Research Projects Posters Presented at Michigan Tech’s Campus October 2011,
MTRI, Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor) poster presentations were on display in the Atrium of the Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building where numerous faculty and students had the chance to study them. See Video playlist

Tess Ahlborn Ahlborn Named PCI Fellow

See also: Bridges in Trouble: Diagnosing Their Ills from a Distance
Tess Ahlborn believes we could learn a lot from bridges, if only we could hear what they have to say. Now, she aims to find the best ways to listen in. View video clip

Rail Industry Reps Rail Industry Career Opportunities Presentation
North American rail industry officials discuss career opportunities in the rail industry for Michigan Tech Rail Info Night 2011 sponsored by the Rail Transportation Program and the Railroad Engineering Activities Club
See Rail Industry video playlist

 Hodek Hodek Named to State Fire Safety Board
Associate Professor Ralph Hodek of Michigan Technological University is among six individuals appointed to the State Fire Safety Board Sept. 13 by Gov. Rick Snyder.

RV Agassiz Scientific Excursions RV Agassiz Scientific Excursions
Captain Jim Vivian and Chief Scientist Marcel Dykstra put on an amazing "show" this past Saturday for 108 community members (about 1/3 of those who attended were ages 7-17 years) who had the opportunity to take a scientific excursion (one of six offered) aboard the Agassiz at the Strawberry Festival. Joan Chadde introduced each excursion and stated the funders and sponsors, and the importance of having citizens act as informed stewards of the Great Lakes.


j.perlinger Associate Professor Judith Perlinger is one of two faculty at Michigan Tech awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Associate Professor Judith Perlinger (CEE) was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research 2010-11.  Perlinger and her research group have developed technology to measure concentrations of hazardous and climate-relevant organic chemicals in the atmosphere. During her visit, Perlinger will collaborate with European and Chinese scientists to model and measure concentrations of these atmospheric chemicals and their rate of exchange between the atmosphere and forest canopies.

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Paterson Elected to Lead ASEE Start-up in Community Engagement; Members Sought
Associate Professor Kurt Paterson (CEE) was elected founding chair of a new initiative undertaken by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).


Dr. Mayer Dr. Mayer Earns Binational Award
Professor Alex Mayer has received the Lake Superior Binational Forum's 2011 individual Environmental Stewardship Award for the US. The award honors "extraordinary achievements by ordinary people." The Lake Superior Binational Forum is composed of 12 Canadian and 12 American stakeholders, representing industrial, Tribal/First Nations, business, environmental, recreational, tourism, health, labor and academic interests.

2011 Canoe Concrete Canoe Team 6th in Nationals

VIDEO: ASCE interview with members of the Michigan Tech team at the 2011 National Concrete Canoe Competition.

Previous Article: Concrete Canoe Heading to the Nationals

After winning their regional qualifiers, Michigan Tech's concrete canoe team is preparing to show off its engineering and design skills on a national level.

Steel Bridge Team Second in the Nation Steel Bridge Team Second in the Nation
Tech's bridge team nabbed a second-place finish at the AISC National Student Steel Bridge Competition, held May 20 to 21, at Texas A&M University. The Michigan Tech Steel Bridge Team won First Place overall in the 2011 Regionals.

c South African Graduate Student Plans to Bring Education to Her People
Taile (pronounced Dah-ee-lay) Leswifi is studying environmental engineering on Fulbright and PEO Sisterhood scholarships and researching new ways to produce a sustainable, renewable, low-cost source of hydrogen energy from water and sunlight, energy that does not add to the pollution of the environment.

David Hand David Hand Named CEE Department Chair
The College of Engineering announces that Professor David Hand has accepted a three-year appointment as chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective July 1.

Great Lakes Research Center

Great Lakes Research Center: An Investment in the State, the Nation and the World's Freshwater Resources
The new Michigan Tech Great Lakes Research Center will include aquatic laboratories, a hydraulics lab, coastal research instrumentation, boathouse facilities, offices and conference rooms, providing a home at Michigan Tech for interdisciplinary research and education related to the Great Lakes. 



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