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Skyscraper enthusiast
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In designing skyscrapers, civil engineering alumnus Benton Johnson and his team are thinking “better, leaner, or more efficient.”
Plant-based advocate
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Chemical engineering alumnus Nick Halla helps run Impossible Foods, the meat-substitute startup backed by celebrities such as Serena Williams and Trevor Noah.
Bike nerds
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Patent-pending polymer spokes engineered by CSE graduates Charlie Spanjers, Kyle Olson, and Brad Guertin are upending traditional metal wheel spokes and improving the ride for cycling enthusiasts.
A stroke of serendipity
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Catherine French wins awards for her teaching—but a recent honor is special. It’s named after Charles Bowers, a professor she had 40 years ago.
CSE faculty among most cited researchers
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The work of five University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering faculty are frequently referenced by their peers, suggesting substantial contributions to advancing knowledge in their fields.
Rain, rain, go away...
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We look back a year to Hurricanes Harvey and Maria with three College of Science and Engineering alumni.
Puerto Rico flashback
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CSE alumnus Ruben Otero De Leon reflects on Hurricane Maria and how his island nation can weather future power failures
Addressing a different sense of urgency
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University of Minnesota alumnus Jay Axness (Mechanical Engineering ’08) helped get gasoline flowing again after Hurricane Harvey struck.
Restoring infrastructure to rebuild lives
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Kenton Spading (Civil Engineering '84), a hydrologist with the Army Corps of Engineers, reflects on his recent hurricane-recovery efforts.