Matthys Receives DeVlieg Foundation Fellowship

HOUGHTON, MI (06/12/2013)(readMedia)-- The Graduate School at Michigan Technological University is pleased to announce the awarding of two DeVlieg Foundation Fellowships. The DeVlieg Foundation supports graduate students pursuing research in engineering, wildlife, and biology at Michigan Tech.

One of the awards goes to Anthony D. Matthys, a PhD candidate in biological sciences from Cornell. Of this research support, Matthys says, "I hope that my work can be used to ultimately inform brook trout management and restoration strategies within the Lake Superior region."

The other award went to Renee C. Oats, a PhD candidate in civil engineering.

The DeVlieg Foundation grew from the desire of DeVlieg Machine Company founder Charles B. DeVlieg and his son Charles R. "Bud" DeVlieg to help encourage young people to achieve an education that would allow them to reach their life goals.

The DeVlieg Company was formed in 1943 in Royal Oak, Mich. With the invention of the machine tool industry's first bed-type milling machine, and later the first jigless boring and milling machine, the DeVlieg JIGMIL. Today, the company is an international leader in precision machine tools with a reputation for their attention to detail.

Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.