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2019 News Listing

Montana NSF EPSCoR Issues New RII Track-1 Seed Awards

12/30/2019

Montana NSF EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) announces new seed awards, enhancing the water quality research and education program of the Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems (CREWS) RII Track-1 project (OIA- 1757351). Three competitive seed programs provided opportunities for Montana researchers and educators to develop research, workforce development, and Tribal College seed funding proposals that align with the strategic goals of the CREWS project. Seven research, four workforce development, and three tribal college proposals were funded from the 30 proposals received across the three categories. ... Read More

Gammon Named Provost at Montana Technological University

12/19/2019

After a national search, Montana Technological University Chancellor Dr. Les Cook announced today the hiring of Dr. Steve Gammon as the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Gammon will replace Dr. Douglas Abbott, who served in the role since January of 2007. Dr. Abbott announced his retirement in April and will return to teaching in the Business & Information Technology Department at Montana Tech. ... Read More

Amy Verlanic Receives Educator of the Year Award

12/10/2019

Amy Verlanic, the executive director of Montana Tech’s Institute for Educational Opportunities, received the Butte Local Development Corporation’s Educator of the Year Award at their annual dinner and awards ceremony on December 5, 2019. ... Read More

Montana Tech Nanotechnology Laboratory Publishes Exciting Work

12/02/2019

The Montana Tech Nanotechnology Laboratory (MTNL), directed by Dr. Jack Skinner, Montana Technological University Mechanical Engineering department head and associate professor, recently published their work on an Electrostatic and Air-Driven (EStAD) electrospinning device in the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B (JVSTB). ... Read More

Montana Tech Student Receives Top Honor on Best Paper Contest

12/02/2019

Benjamin Suslavich received first place on The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Best Paper Contest – Undergraduate Division for his paper entitled “Synthesis and Characterization of the Hydroxamic Acid N,3-dihydroxy-2-napthamide and its Copper (II) Complex – An Investigation on Keto/Enol Forms and Rare Earth Flotation.” ... Read More

CEO of Lonewolf Energy to Speak at Montana Tech

12/02/2019

Trent Sizemore, Founder and CEO of Lonewolf Energy, Inc., will speak at Montana Tech on Tuesday, December 3rd at 2 pm in the Poore Room of the University Relations Building as part of the Business & Information Technology Department Speaker Series. All Tech students, faculty and staff are invited. The event is free and open to the public. ... Read More

Montana Tech Student Receives Montana Student Volunteer Award

11/13/2019

The Montana Student Volunteer Award, previously known as the Volunteer of the Game Award, is awarded in partnership between the Governor’s Office of Community Service (ServeMontana) and Montana Campus Compact campuses to college students across the state who have demonstrated service to their communities while pursuing a college degree or certificate. ... Read More

Dr. John Ray Has Peer-Reviewed Paper Accepted for Presentation

11/12/2019

Dr. John W. Ray of Montana Tech’s Liberal Studies Department has had a peer-reviewed paper entitled “The Explanation of Evil Action in Christian Moral Philosophy: Aquinas v. Plato” accepted for presentation at the 10th International Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society to be held this spring at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. ... Read More

Awards Presented at PNWIS Conference Hosted by Montana Technological University

11/12/2019

Montana Technological University hosted the 59th Annual Pacific Northwest International Section of the Air & Waste Management Association (PNWIS) Conference at Fairmont Hot Springs on October 23-25, 2019. There were over 200 environmental professionals in attendance. Montana Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney provided the welcome address along with Butte Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stephanie Sorini. ... Read More

Montana Tech Hosting PNWIS Conference

10/18/2019

The 59th annual conference of the Air and Waste Management Association’s Pacific Northwest International Section (PNWIS) will be held October 23 – 25, 2019 at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. ... Read More

Montana Tech Students Participate in National Health Campaign

10/14/2019

The Butte-Silver Bow Health Department and Montana Tech are again joining forces to bring the national “Get Yourself Tested” (GYT) campaign to Montana Tech. GYT will occur November 5, 2019, from 8: 00 am to 2:00 pm in the Health Center in the Student Union of Montana Tech. ... Read More

Montana Tech Announces 2019 Alumni Recognition Awardees

10/07/2019

The Montana Tech Alumni Association will honor 11 alumni with the Alumni Recognition Award at its annual Alumni Recognition Banquet on Friday, October 11, 2019. The banquet will take place in the Student Union Building’s Copper Lounge beginning at 6:00 pm. ... Read More

Montana Tech Launches Outreach Robotics Program

10/04/2019

On Thursday, October 3, 2019, Montana Tech hosted a group of students and teachers from Butte High School and Red Lodge High School as part of Montana Tech’s outreach robotics program, Tech Robotic Rescue Rover (TR^3). ... Read More

Montana Tech Named Best Nursing School in Montana

09/26/2019

Montana Tech has been named the best nursing school in Montana by RegisteredNursing.org, a nursing advocacy organization. According to the 2019 ranking list, the top 5 best nursing schools in Montana are Montana Tech, Helena College, Carroll College, Montana State University and Missoula College. ... Read More

Room in Montana Tech's SSC Named after Jocko Evans

09/23/2019

A room in Montana Tech’s new Student Success Center has been named after retired long-time Petroleum Engineering department head and faculty member John “Jocko” Evans. A group of Jocko’s friends, colleagues, and former students came together to name the room, the Jocko Evans Journeys Room. ... Read More

Montana CPAs to Speak to Montana Tech Business Students

09/06/2019

The Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) will speak to Montana Tech business students and faculty at a luncheon on Friday, September 13th from noon to 2:00 PM in the Bob and Pauline Poore Conference Room in the Frank and Ann Gilmore University Relations Center on the campus of Montana Tech. ... Read More

Montana Tech Hosting DOE National Lab Day

09/05/2019

Montana Tech is proud to host Montana’s first U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Lab Day. This event will be held October 8-9, 2019, to enable Montanans to learn about and explore opportunities for partnerships with DOE national laboratories. ... Read More

Montana Tech Celebrating Constitution Day

08/26/2019

Montana Tech will host an event in celebration of Constitution Day, September 18, 2019. The event will kick-off at 7:00 pm with Montana Tech Professor Dr. John Ray delivering a speech titled, The Main Themes, Ideas and Principles of the U.S. Constitution: How They Apply Today. ... Read More

Montana Tech Announces Spring 2019 Honor Rolls

06/03/2019

The following Montana Tech students have been placed on the Honor Roll, Dean's List, and Chancellor's Honor Roll for the spring semester 2019 at Montana Tech in Butte, Montana. Students are listed by hometown. ... Read More

Montana Tech Named a Top Online College with the Best ROI

05/30/2019

College Consensus has released the top 50 online colleges with the Best ROI for 2019. The top five universities are South Dakota School of Mines, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Missouri University of Science and Technology and Montana Tech. ... Read More

Montana Tech Team Awarded David L. Swift Award for Best Aerosol-Related Paper Published in 2018

05/29/2019

Montana Tech’s Dr. Julie F. Hart, Safety, Health & Industrial Hygiene Department Head and Professor; Dr. Daniel A. Autenrieth, Safety, Health & Industrial Hygiene Assistant Professor; Dr. Terry M. Spear, Safety, Health & Industrial Hygiene Professor Emeritus; Siobhan Wock, Industrial Hygiene graduate student; and Scott Rosenthal, Mining Engineering Department Head and Associate Professor; along with Drs. Emanuele Cauda and Lauren Chubb, researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division have been awarded the David L. Swift Award for the best aerosol-related paper published in 2018. ... Read More

Dr. John Ray has Four Papers Accepted for Presentation

05/10/2019

Dr. John W. Ray of Montana Tech’s Department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences has had a peer reviewed paper accepted for presentation this summer at the Twenty-Sixth International Conference on Learning sponsored by Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Read More

Montana Tech Announces Outstanding Student Awards

05/04/2019

Montana Tech announced their Outstanding Student Awards at the 119th Commencement Ceremony held at the Butte Civic Center on Saturday, May 4, 2019. These students were chosen by their department faculty based on scholastic achievement, character, and community service. These are the students who best represent each department. ... Read More

Montana Tech Announces Distinguished Alumni Awardees

05/02/2019

Montana Tech will honor four alumni with the Distinguished Alumni Award at the university’s 119th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, 2019. This year’s awardees are: Skye Callantine, Keith MacPhail, John McCarthy, and Robert Morris. ... Read More

Montana Tech Student to Present at Posters on the Hill Event

04/30/2019

Ben Suslavich, a senior majoring in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Montana Tech, has been selected to present his Army Research Lab/Montana Tech Summer Undergraduate Research Project (SURF) funded poster in Washington DC at the Council on Undergraduate Research 23rd Posters on the Hill event. ... Read More

Montana Tech Hires New Chancellor

04/12/2019

An experienced leader who has worked at an institution with a similar focus, mission and community history will be the next chancellor of Montana Technological University. ... Read More

Montana Tech Mining Teams Dominate Competition

03/28/2019

Montana Tech’s Mining Teams excelled at the 41st annual International Collegiate Mining Competition hosted by the University of Nevada Reno, Mackay School of Mines in Virginia City, Nevada on March 20-23, 2019. ... Read More

Montana Tech Student Honored as Newman Civic Fellow

03/08/2019

Campus Compact, a Boston-based non-profit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the 262 students who will make up the organization’s 2019-2020 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows, including Montana Tech’s own McKenna Savage. ... Read More

UAV Training Center on Montana Tech Campus

02/07/2019

Montana Tech, the Montana Bureau of Mines & Geology (MBMG), and Butte-Silver Bow (BSB) have teamed up to develop the only Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) training and research area in the state of Montana. ... Read More