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Ryan Caverly
Awards-Grants

Ryan Caverly receives Department of Defense award

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Aerospace engineering and mechanics Assistant Professor Ryan Caverly will receive a grant of up to $600,000 over three years to develop a unified testing and evaluation approach for hypersonic flight systems.

Rebeca Rodriguez poses for a photo in her lab
Awards-Grants, Students

Chemistry graduate student receives two University leadership awards

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CSE student Rebeca “Becky” Rodriguez was honored with the University of Minnesota Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award, and the President’s Student Leadership and Service Award.

CSE associate professor Bharat Jalan
Awards-Grants

Associate Professor Bharat Jalan receives prestigious American Vacuum Society award

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Chemical engineering and materials science Associate Professor Bharat Jalan was selected from a pool of candidates worldwide to receive the American Vacuum Society’s prestigious Peter Mark Memorial Award.

Ph.D. student and Acara Challenge finalist Rahul Bhojwani
Awards-Grants, Digital Technology, Students

CSE grad student targets ‘mindful productivity’ with Turia app

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Computer science Ph.D. student Rahul Bhojwani was named a finalist in the University of Minnesota’s Acara Challenge for his project aimed at increasing productivity and reducing stress.

CSE student Brian Carrick
Awards-Grants, Students

CSE student awarded prestigious 2021 Goldwater Scholarship

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Chemistry and chemical engineering student Brian Carrick is one of two juniors at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities who have been recognized as Goldwater Scholars.

Allison Hubel portrait
Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

UMN Technological Leadership Institute names Professor Allison Hubel new director

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The University of Minnesota Technological Leadership Institute (TLI) is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Allison Hubel as TLI’s new director.

Stock photo of electric scooters parked on a curb
Awards-Grants, Research

CSE team receives $1.2 million NSF grant to develop smart e-scooters

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CSE researchers Rajesh Rajamani, Nichole Morris, and Ju Sun aim to add tracking systems on electric scooters to improve safety of riders on the road.

Global Quantum Leap Project diagram
Awards-Grants, Nanotechnology

University of Minnesota to lead NSF-funded ‘Global Quantum Leap’

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The University of Minnesota announced that it will lead a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create an international “network-of-networks” that seeks to accelerate the discovery and development of quantum information systems.

Dauenhauer portrait
Awards-Grants

CSE professor receives prestigious MacArthur Fellowship

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University of Minnesota Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Professor Paul Dauenhauer been named a 2020 fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Student working in the machine shop
Awards-Grants, Students

Polaris donates $1 million to University to support STEM education programs

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Polaris Inc. will donate $1 million to expand educational and experiential opportunities, including support for project-based learning experiences and scholarships aimed at diverse and underrepresented students.