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The College of Science and Technology |
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- CMU’s new degrees in mechanical and electrical
engineering, which include a business component that helps
students bring theoretical ideas and prototypes to market,
will boost career opportunities for students and enhance
research and collaboration with Michigan industries in the
field of engineering.
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CMU’s geographic information sciences program is one of the
first in the nation to bring computer technologies to the
undergraduate classroom and to offer students and faculty
members applied computer-intensive research opportunities.
- CMU science and technology students showcase their
research projects at the annual Posters at the Capitol event
held in the state Capitol Rotunda in Lansing. Mentored by
CMU faculty, students have gained national recognition for
undergraduate research in areas such as Mars and Earth rock
formations, the fate of double-crested cormorants, the
plight of farmers dealing with an increasing wolf
population, the geophysical and chemical analysis of
contaminants, the structure of bone, microbes in bogs on
Beaver Island, badgers in Michigan, carbon nanotubes,
glacial melting in Alaska, computer security and dinosaurs
in Montana.
- At the Society of Automotive Engineers International
2004 Supermileage Competition, CMU’s high-efficiency
vehicle, designed and built by CMU students, came in third
to pass inspection and was ranked 16th among the 31 eligible
vehicles with 347.59 miles per gallon.
- CMU offers several research, teaching and service
centers, including:
— the Biological Station on Beaver Island,
— the Applied Technology in Conservation Genetics Lab,
— the Center for Geographic Information Science,
— Michigan Geographic Alliance,
— Center for Computer Vision,
— Electron Microscopy Facility,
— Michigan Water Research Center,
— Metallurgical Research and Evaluation,
— Neithercut Woodland,
— Polymer Materials Science and Technology Institute, and
— the X-ray Crystallography Center.
- CMU’s Michigan Geographic Alliance is one of the
nation’s largest and most active state geographic alliances.
It provides high-quality, low-cost in-service workshops for
teachers and leadership in developing Michigan’s Social
Studies Content Standards and Assessment Plan.
- CMU’s Biological Station on Beaver Island is one of very
few biological stations in the nation located on an island
and headed by an internationally known researcher. The
station is nestled among 45 acres of this northern Lake
Michigan island’s pristine habitat and offers untarnished
aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems for hands-on learning and
environmental research of importance to Michigan.
- CMU’s Applied Technology in Conservation Genetics Lab
uses genetics, such as microsatellites and DNA sequences, to
answer ecological and conservation related questions. The
lab has provided wildlife forensic work on species
identification from scat, tissue, blood, and other
materials.
- The Michigan Water Research Center at CMU is a
collaboration of research laboratories dedicated to
promoting excellent water quality in the state of Michigan
through research, education, and service. Services include
water assessment and analysis for homes, businesses and the
community.
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