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Industrial Archaeology Graduate
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Alessandra Brignola
 Alessandra Brignola, 1983, is from Genova, Italy. In March 2006 she received the 3-year Bachelor Degree in Art History/Art Management and Humanities at the University of Genova. She discussed a dissertation on Industrial Archaeology (Archeologia Industriale nel porto di Genova: sulle tracce dell’Idroscalo), focusing on social, environmental, and economic changes through times - on a local and international level. While an undergraduate, she took part in archaeological excavations in Rome; she worked and was involved in the Society GE-NOVA ’04 European Capital of Culture. Alessandra has also been assistant for Ellequadro Documenti Contemporary Art Gallery; and, occasionally, she worked for art’s auctions such as Christie’s-Genova. In 2001, she did a Stage in General Management, with attention to marketing at Colorificio Orazio Brignola S.p.A.
She is currently 2006/2008 Ambassadorial Scholar for the Rotary International, from the Rotary Club of Genova Golfo Paradiso – District 2030 to the Rotary Club Houghton-District 6220.
She likes photography, writing, dancing, yoga, camping, riding horse and bike…and all outdoor activities. She was born in a Mediterranean sea-city so that she enjoys swimming, sailing, and going to the beach. However, she loves the mountain: hiking, climbing and skiing, which is her favorite sport. She is an Alpine down hill skier. Alessandra also appreciates moments spent with friends and family.
George Carter
 George Carter is a first year Master's Candidate in the Industrial Archaeology (IA) program. He received his B.S. in Mining Engineering from MTU in 1969, and is now “retired” after a 37 year career in the coal industry as an engineer, operations manager, and consultant on engineering and environmental issues. He has always been curious about abandoned industrial facilities and intrigued by the history of industrial technology, and has now decided what he wants to be when he grows up. Now living with his wife in Hancock, MI, their “other” home is a small log house built by a Revolutionary War veteran on a farm in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Carmelo Dávila
 I am a second year master student in the IA program. In 2002 I received a Bachelor in Arts, concentration in European History from the University of Puerto Rico (Magna Cum Laude). In 2006 I obtained a post-baccalaurean certificate in archival management. This last summer (July 2007) I spend several weeks collecting oral histories and researching the history of Central Aguirre; a sugar mill company town established by a U.S. corporation in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico at the turn of the 20th century. I am currently working on my thesis, which will focus at reconstructing aspects of the social and industrial history of Central Aguirre’s industrial community such as social stratification, occupational hierarchies, power relationships, social status, ethnicity classifications that within the company and the community. My areas of interest also include the cultural history of science and technology, social/critical theory, material culture studies of industrial design and consumer culture, and ethnohistory of modern industrial societies. Besides my activities as a graduate student I am also a member of several organizations such as the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), the History of Science Society (HSS), and the Society for Industrial Archeology.
Seth DePasqual
 Seth DePasqual is a first year Master's Candidate in the Industrial Archaeology program. He reigns from Jackson, Wyoming and received his B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming in 1999. He has been doing CRM for the past six years in Montana, Alaska, and Utah. Five of these years were spent in south-central Alaska where he worked within both private and federal sectors. During a three year stint as an Archaeologist with the Chugach National Forest, he became intimate with a variety of industrial settings ranging from pioneer gold mining endeavors to high alpine railroad constructions. For the 2007 field season, Seth attended MTU's field school at the West Point Foundry and later assisted with continued research on Svalbard Island, Norway. Seth expects to apply his experiences to his studies here at MTU.
Nikki Drenning
Nikki Drenning is a first year Master's Candidate for the Industrial Archaeology (IA) program. She received her B.S. in Environmental Engineering from MTU in the Spring 2006, double majoring in Social Sciences and minoring in Historical Studies. She is especially interested in the cause/effect/remediation of industrial wastes on environmental landscapes. She hopes to obtain a professional position that will allow her to meld her environmental engineering and historical (IA) perspectives. She is a novice photographer, an avid movie-goer, and a mystery-bookworm in her rare, and highly coveted, free time. Nikki also enjoys playing with her adorable, highly verbal and amusing cat, Echo.
Tim Goddard
I am a Doctoral Student in The IA&H program. I received my Master's Degree and Historic Preservation Certificate from the University of Maryland in 2006. I received my Bachelors Degree in Anthropology from the University of Arizona in 1995. I have spent the time in between mostly working out West in CRM, Federal, Museum, Academic, and Public Archaeology positions. I also spent several years working in Land Survey, Civil Engineering, and Network Administration. My domains of interest involve spatial technologies such as GIS, Remote Sensing, and Geodesy and their application in archaeology methodology as it pertains to data collection, management, and interpretation. My interest in Industrial Archaeology comes from several mining towns out west that I have worked on.
John Griebel
 Started work in historic interpretation as a Seasonal Ranger-Historian with the N.P.S. at Harpers Ferry N.H.P. in 1970. Bachelor's in History from Bowling Geen State University in Ohio in 1971. Served three years in the Peace Corps on Pohnpei Island in Micronesia (1971-4) doing Teaching, Teacher-training, Community Development establishing a library, museum and Information Center, and doing photographic documentation and training in photo processing. Worked 18 years in community mental health as a psychiatric social worker and case manager. Received B.S. in Social Science from M.T.U. in 2000. Spent nine and one-half years directing drama and teaching high school social studies. Have three children, two cats and a large dog.Currently married and residing in Raymbaultown/Calumet with afforementioned animals, wife, and grandson. Love hiking, backpacking, X-C skiing, bicycling, camping, ultralight flying, and travel. Currently hold Bachelor's Social Work License, S.C.U.B.A. license, and ultralight Flight Instructor License. Interested in old mining sites and historic photographs.
Cameron
Hartnell
 I am an Australian Heritage Preservationist primarily interested in the
preservation of industrial structures. Syndey presented a number of interesting
and varied working opportunities in preservation/conservation roles. After
5 years there it was time to head overseas to find new opportunities.
I have worked for ICOMOS offices in Paris and London and was the Australian
representitive of the ICOMOS Summer Intern Program in Charleston SC. I
recently completed a mining survey in Svalbard, Norway. To me, the story
of the growth of the United States is so incredible that I cant wait to
explore it more in Houghton.
Marc Henshaw
 Marc Henshaw is a first year PH.D candidate in the Industrial Archaeology Program. He received his undergraduate degree in anthropology from California University of Pennsylvania in 1998. After working for Bureau of Historic Preservation at the state museum in Pennsylvania as a field archaeologist, he pursued graduate work at Western Michigan University graduating in 2004 with a master’s degree. Shortly after receiving his degree Marc worked CRM surveying across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. He taught 9th grade Earth and Space Science in Newport News Virginia for two years before pursuing a PH.D in Industrial Archaeology. Marc’s research is focused on the industrialized landscapes of river towns in the Monongahela Valley in Pennsylvania and the evolution of the steamboat industry there. Marc’s interests include underwater archaeology, landscape change, race, and gender.
Bode Morin
 Bode Morin is a 1995 graduate of the MTU IA program and currently a PhD
candidate in Industrial Archeology and Heritage. He began his second
career as a historian on two foundry documentation projects for the
Historic American Engineering Record before accepting the curator post at
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama and then
the project manager position for the restoration of Historic Fort Wayne in
Detroit. He has been an active member of the Society for Industrial
Archeology, serving on its board of directors, hosting two fall tours, and
forming a local chapter. His research interests include the social and
economic forces that affect and are affected by industrialization and
deindustrialization and the interpretation and understanding of historic
sites as important entities unto themselves and not simply reminders of
past eras.
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