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Alumni Profile: Mike Spack
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Mike Spack (CivE 1996, PE, PTOE) is changing the way traffic studies are done in Minnesota and around the world.
Student Profile: Jared Hartman (CivE, Dec 2015)
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While many alumni, family, and fans gathered in the Civil Engineering Building on Homecoming Day, one CEGE student was on the field with the Gophers. Junior Jared Hartman is a long snapper.
Student Profile: Meaghan McGinn (CivE May 2015)
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Meaghan McGinn studies civil engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering. When she graduates in May, she will have a considerable amount of work experience
Alumni Profile: Naeem Qureshi
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He landed in the United States with $21 in his pocket. He had left his mother, his wife, and his child in Pakistan.
Student Profile: Anthony Vecchi (CivE, May 2015)
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"People need to know more about civil engineering because it is so tied to everything we do in life. More kids would choose civil engineering if they knew what it is and how important it is."
Student Profile: Justice Harvieux (CivE, May 2015)
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"I’ve always wanted to have a purpose and to help people out. It is important to me to use my interests and abilities—math, science, and design—to develop solutions that other people may not be able to see or accomplish."
Q&A with Professor Efi Foufoula-Georgiou
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One challenge is catching up with this globetrotting, dynamic leader; another is keeping up with her as she talks about her research. She talks fast, and is efficient and decisive, which gives some clue about how she can do all she does.
Student Profile: Steven Borntrager (CivE, 2013)
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Steven came back to school after a career in the United States Air Force. He completed preliminary coursework at Inver Hills Community College, and then transferred to UMN.
Student Profile: Kathryn Klarich (CivE, 2014)
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“I worked with Professor John Gulliver starting out as a freshman. He let me co-author the paper on our research project. [...] Having skills in research and writing helped me to advance. I attribute a lot of my success to having that really valuable experience early on.”
Student Profile: Noah Kimmes (GeoE, May 2014)
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"When I found the UMN Geoengineering program I found a way to put my abilities and my passion, geology, into real world applications.”