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Michael Levin promoted to Associate Professor
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Michael Levin, a transportation engineer, studies and teaches in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota. In May of 2024, he was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Levin came to the University in 2017 after completing his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin.
Xue Feng to receive Deb Swackhamer Early Career Award
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Xue Feng chosen to receive the Deb Swackhamer Early Career Award, honoring Swakhamer’s commitment to early career scientists and her example of authentic leadership. This award spotlights future leaders in the understanding, management, and care of our water resources. The award will be presented at the 2024 MN Water Resources Conference in October.
New scholarship helps alumni share their values
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Jeff (BCE 1979) and Ann Johnson Stewart (MS 1994) are celebrating their careers as civil engineers by endowing a scholarship that sustains their values while encouraging students to see the opportunities in civil engineering and to see the joy in giving back.
Modeling interfaces in new engineering materials
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The collaborators in the international solid mechanics project DIAGONAL are researching the behavior of new engineered materials, looking toward a future where material characteristics can be designed, controlled, and modeled with precision.
St. Paul City Councilmember Saura Jost, PE
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Thinking like an engineer helps Councilmember Saura Jost (BCE 2010), lead and protect the City of St. Paul. After 12 years as a consulting engineer, she stepped into elected government service. She has already seen instances where her engineering mindset is helpful in her governing role.
William Arnold selected as a Fellow of AEESP
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William Arnold has been named a 2024 Fellow of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) based on his exemplary research and professional service. The official AEESP ceremony will be held June 18, 2024.
Bill Arnold stars onscreen in an award-winning video about prairie potholes
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The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists awarded the 2024 Grand Prize for Environmental Communications to a film about NSF-funded research on how prairie potholes are responding to climate change.
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.