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The following press release was issued by Michigan Tech:
A total of 13 high school students from throughout Michigan are participating in a 5-day STEM Internship this week at Michigan Tech.
Faculty and their graduate students voluntarily host the students in engaging research activities during the week.
The faculty’s department, along with the Colleges of Engineering and Science & Arts, together provide a $600 scholarship for the student that covers their transportation, lodging and meals.
The Interns work with MTU faculty and their graduate students in their research lab or doing field work outside.
During the week, students tour the MTU campus & local area, ‘experience college living’ in a residence hall, and meet students from across Michigan and beyond.
In Dr. Parisa Abadi’s Mechanical Engineering Lab, students will be 3D printing of nanomaterials.
Dr. Tara Bal in the School of Forest Resources & Environmental Sciences (SFRES) will have conduct invasive species monitoring and forest health assessments.
Dr. Will Cantrell in Atmospheric Physics will have the intern investigating why some clouds rain, while others do not.
Dr. Daniel Dowden in the Dept of Civil Engineering, has his intern investigating which technologies will allow buildings to sustain minimal damage and be easily repairable after large earthquakes.
Four faculty— Drs. Deering, Waite, Oommen, and Gierke in Geological & Mining Sciences & Engineering are providing a broad introduction from mapping geological features, conducting geophysical surveys, and working to construct a 3-D model of a geological feature.
Dr. Casey Huckins and graduate student, Chris Adams, in Biological Sciences, are monitoring Pilgrim River, and measure the results of fish survey in the lab.
Dr. Daisuke Minikata in in Environmental Engineering, and Dr. Paul Doskey, in SFRES, along with graduate students are researching innovative drinking water and wastewater treatment technologies.
Dr. Michael Mullins in Chemical Engineering has his intern researching ways to remove PFAs contaminants from water.
Dr. Rebecca Ong in Chemical Engineering has her two interns investigating biofuel production from native grasses.
Dr. Chelsea Schelly in Dept. of Social Sciences and Dr. Robert Handler in the Sustainable Future Institute are measuring food, energy, and water consumption in residential homes and looking for ways to reduce household resource consumption.
Dr. Kuilin Zhang and his graduate student Qinjie Lyu in the Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering has their intern studying traffic data collection, traffic signal timing, eco-driving and using traffic simulation software.
The program is coordinated by the Michigan Tech Center for Science & Environmental Outreach, in partnership with Summer Youth Program who provides logistical support and supervises the students in the residence halls in the evening.
Funding for the program is received from Michigan Tech Colleges of Engineering and Science & Arts, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, Great Lakes Research Center, Youth Programs, and an anonymous donor.
