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UMN-led team receives $1.4M Keck Foundation grant to study possible breakthrough in quantum computing
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A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities Associate Professor Vlad Pribiag has received an award from the W. M. Keck Foundation to study a new process that could lead to a breakthrough in quantum computing.
CSE professor Larry Que elected to the National Academy of Sciences
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Larry Que is a Regents and Distinguished University Teaching Professor in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Department of Chemistry who has made a tremendous impact in the field of bioinorganic chemistry.
Professor Jian-Ping Wang to be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors
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Distinguished McKnight University Professor Jian-Ping Wang, a world-renowned researcher who holds 65 patents, has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow and will be inducted into the NAI at the academy’s annual meeting in June 2022.
Professor Vipin Kumar appointed first director of Data Science Initiative
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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering (CSE) Dean Mos Kaveh has appointed Regents Professor Vipin Kumar as the first director of the new CSE Data Science Initiative.
University of Minnesota announces new dean of the College of Science and Engineering
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University of Minnesota Executive Vice President and Provost Rachel T.A. Croson has announced the appointment of Dr. Andrew G. Alleyne as the next dean of the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering (CSE).
Four CSE alumni among 2021 Minnesota Cup finalists
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A heating system designed for Minnesota winters, an instant cooling towel, and a healthcare app are some of the CSE alumni-led innovations recognized by the statewide entrepreneurial competition.
University of Minnesota part of $15M Great Lakes innovation hub
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The University of Minnesota will play a key role in a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Great Lakes Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub that will nurture a regional innovation ecosystem and move more discoveries from the research lab to the real world.
Bakken Medical Devices Center now part of the Institute for Engineering in Medicine
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The University of Minnesota announced that its Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center (BMDC), an internationally renowned center of excellence in the training and practice of medical technology innovation, is being incorporated within the University’s Institute for Engineering in Medicine (IEM).
CSE professor named finalist for prestigious young scientist award
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Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Professor Paul Dauenhauer has been named a 2021 finalist for the prestigious Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists, the world’s largest unrestricted prize honoring early-career scientists and engineers.
Professor Timothy Lodge named inaugural Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science in Chemistry
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CSE Professor Timothy Lodge has been named the inaugural Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science in Chemistry, the first of two chairs established by the late Professor Emeritus Stephen Prager and the late Dr. Julie Prager.