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Catherine French, NAE
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Professor Catherine E. Wolfgram French has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). This is among the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer.
Catherine French elected to the National Academy of Engineering
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering Professor Catherine French elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). This is among the highest professional distinctions awarded to an engineer. She joins Professor Emmanuel Detournay and Professors Emeriti Steve Crouch, Charles Fairhurst, and Theodore Galambos.
2024 ASCE Student Symposium Awards for CEGE
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The UMN Student Chapter brought home many awards from the 2024 ASCE Western Great Lakes Student Symposium in Chicago.
Matthew J. Huber Student Award
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Two U of M graduate students win Matthew J. Huber Student Awards. Maziar Zamanpour, a master's student in civil engineering, and Tianyi Li, a doctoral candidate in transportation engineering.
Randal Barnes receives Horace T Morace Award
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RANDAL J. BARNES received the Horace T. Morse - University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education,
How is our environment affected by wide use of antibiotics?
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When the COVID-19 pandemic arose, the use of antibiotics soared. Levels of use evened out as we learned more about how the virus is transmitted. People concerned about water, however, are still concerned about the large amounts of antibiotics introduced into the environment and how they might move into and through our water systems. Zihang Wang, a graduate student advised by Bill Arnold, is taking aim at this question with support from a Hsiao Shaw-Lundquist Fellowship.
The next generation of transportation engineers: Ben Rosenblad
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Starting at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering, Benjamin Rosenblad (BCE 2023) was not even aware that transportation was a specialty within Civil Engineering. Four years later, he found himself heading off to graduate school to study Next Generation Transportation Systems with the benefit of a competitive and highly prestigious fellowship from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).
Judy Yang Receives NSF CAREER Award
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Judy Yang's research will shed light on the fundamental mechanisms that govern the interactions among microbes, fluid, and particulates. The results of the research will guide erosion restoration projects for coasts and rivers, and will support prediction and control of the spread of biofilm-bound particulate contaminants.
Tiffany Ralston nominated for the new CSE Outstanding Service Award
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When the college announced a new college-wide service award, CEGE leadership enthusiastically supported Tiffany Ralston for new CSE Outstanding Service Award.
Shi'an Wang researches Planning, Operation, and Management of Automated Transportation Systems
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Shi'an Wang, a Ph.D. student advised by Michael Levin, defended his doctoral research on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Wang will join the faculty at the University of Texas at El Paso in the spring of 2023 at the rank of Assistant Professor.