2026 Summer Program - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Enjoy these photos of students and program staff during the 2026 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Summer Program! 

Students building their bridge.
Steven talks about Montana Tech's Iron & Steel Lab.
Students learn about mineral processing from Rick.
Students get hands on in a froth flotation demonstration.
Students pass around a sample.
Students explore the World Museum of Mining.
Students go back in time, viewing history at the World Museum of Mining.
Students check out the Patent Office and Tesla coil, new additions at the World Museum of Mining.
Students learn about welding from Nathan.
Students work on welding their projects.
Students welding their flowers together.
Students designing their bridge to carry a car from one desk down to the next.
Students buy materials for their bridges from Katie.
Students work together to design and construct their bridge.
Students modify and adjust their welded flowers.
Maureen explains electrowinning to students.
Students learn about solvent extraction from Jerry.
Students pass around a copper sulfate sample.
Students work together to see how many pennies it takes to break chocolate bars.
Students explore material characteristics and failure by breaking chocolate bars.
Students test their bridge.
Students constructing their bridge.
Students test their bridge.
Students working on their welding project.
Students choosing their glazes.
Students crowd into the shaft compartment to feel what it would be like to be lowered into the mine.
Students see the shaft station underground.
Final student projects (welded flowers and glazed flower pots).
Students hear from Scott and Cliff about the mining industry and mining at Montana Tech.
Students listen as Jerry and Maureen discuss electrowinning and solvent extraction.
Airika from Nucor talks about metallurgists in the steel industry.
MME IAB members participate in a panel to discuss jobs, careers, and more.
Students at the Hungry Hill Center, learning about the science of glazes.
Students observe a robot transferring talc bags.
Students view an experiment taking place in the underground mine.
Students holding their talc samples.
Students prepare their pots.
Students at the Orphan Girl headframe.
Students learn about mineral processing.
A student grabs a large chunk of talc.
Students pose for a photo at the Mineral Museum.
Students listen as Mike from Hungry Hill tells them how to prep their slip-casted pots for glazing.
Nick discusses the different talc they receive.
Rick teaches students about mineral processing.
Students glaze their pots.
Closeup of students in the shaft compartment.
Students take a group photo outside of ZooMontana.
Students get hands on with talc at Magris Talc.
Students participate in slip casting.