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February 2008 Newsbrief February 2008 PDF File

February Newsbrief
February Newsbrief for Michigan Tech Engineering Fundamentals
ENG1102 Design Projects are in full swing.  Students are completing their initial investigations into: Alternative Fuels, Autonomous Robot Design, Human-Hybrid Powered Vehicles, Microbrewing, or Supermileage Concept Vehicles.  They are now advancing to the proposal stage of their projects where they will be developing a plan to analyze, model and simulate their design concepts.
New this year is the Alternative Fuel design project.  Students are examining the sustainability and viability of a biomass-to-ethanol process using Upper Peninsula timber resources.  In addition, students are investigating< ways to eliminate waste byproducts from the ethanol production process.

Department of Engineering Fundamentals
 Dillman Hall, 1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI-49931-1295
Phone : 906-487-3057
Fax :  906-487-1620
Email : Tina at cmsarazi@mtu.edu

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Last updated on 02/13/2008 ehgroth.