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Awards and Honors, Student Activities

EWB-UMN’s Outstanding Service Awarded

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The student chapter EWB-UMN received the UMN Annual Tony Diggs Excellence Award for Outstanding Service/Philanthropic Project of the Year.

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Research

A Circular Water Economy

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If you are concerned about water on our planet, you might take heart from a recent gathering of over 100 experts and interested parties who are looking for ways to protect this precious resource.

Michael Levin (left) and John Hourdos (right) study traffic
Research

Which Route Home?

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Do you check your GPS before heading into traffic? Traffic researchers Michael Levin and John Hourdos want to provide better traffic data. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed that all new vehicles be required to broadcast basic safety messages (BSMs), such as the vehicle’s location, speed, and direction to help surrounding vehicles detect and avoid collisions. Researchers Michael Levin and John Hourdos believe that such information could also be used to learn about the state of traffic. They recently received a $250,000 research grant to develop their ideas.

Dominik Schillinger
Awards and Honors

Dominik Schillinger receives Presidential Award

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Assistant Professor Dominik Schillinger of the Department of Civil Environmental, and Geo- Engineering was chosen as a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

Research

Linderman's research increases infrastructure safety

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CSE Assistant Professor Lauren Linderman's research is aimed at increasing infrastructure safety, including high tech monitoring of the current I-35W bridge.

Profiles

Benton Johnson: Skyscraper Enthusiast

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Alumnus Benton Johnson (BCE 2005, MS 2007), now a structural engineer at Skidmore, Owings &; Merril (SOM), has worked on some of the world's tallest buildings.

Research

Stuck in Muck

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Bill Arnold revealed that chemicals we use every day are hidden in the bottom of Minnesota lakes and have potential long-term impacts on aquatic systems. His presentation, “Stuck in the Muck: Our Household Chemical Footprint Revealed in Sediment Cores,” was part of CSE’s Curiosity Drives Progress Lecture Series.

Awards and Honors

Two Environmental Engineering Students Win Recognition

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Samuel Lombardo (BCE 2019) received the 2019 Undergraduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry from the American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry.

Catherine French and Carol Shield
Research

Faculty Profile: Catherine French & Carol Shield: Mavens of structures, students, and standards

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Structural engineering professors Catherine French and Carol Shield have often collaborated. Both have been recognized as College of Science and Engineering Distinguished Professors, in which exceptional faculty are honored for their efforts and contributions to teaching, scholarly research, and genuine commitment to the College of Science and Engineering and its activities.

Diego de Bedout
Profiles

One Student's Formula for Success: 'Put Yourself Out There!'

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Diego De Bedout (BCE 2018; MS 2019) has developed a personal philosophy that helps make him one of CEGE’s most successful students. Ironically, dealing with failure is his key to success.