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The following projects are some of the long-form scholarly works produced last year by Michigan Tech faculty including books, anthologies, field guides, and sculpture.
Trenzando/Braiding Trenzando/Braiding is a sculpture that recognizes the intertwined histories of the US and Guatemala, and the role of economics in genocide. Lisa Gordillo, associate professor of visual and performing arts
Trenzando/Braiding considers the history of US intervention in Guatemala and US complicity in Guatemala’s genocide while reflecting more generally on international cultures of violence. The sculpture is made of 20 units formed into a grid. Textile braids rest on wooden supports, with US dollars and Guatemalan quetzales woven throughout. The braids may remind viewers
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IMAGE: Customers with solar distributed generation are making it so utility companies don t have to make as many infrastructure investments, while at the same time solar shaves down peak demands when. view more
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech
Beyond the environmental benefits and lower electric bills, it turns out installing solar panels on your house actually benefits your whole community. Value estimations for grid-tied photovoltaic systems prove solar panels are beneficial for utility companies and consumers alike.
For years some utility companies have worried that solar panels drive up electric costs for people without panels. Joshua Pearce, Richard Witte Endowed Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Michigan Technological University, has shown the opposite is true grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) owners are actually subsidizing their non-PV neighbors.
Michigan Tech engineers look into the untapped potential of parking lots in a study that investigates the energy-related benefits of developing charging stations powered with solar canopies built into the parking infrastructure of large-scale retailers like Walmart.