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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."
Charles Fairhurst, Officer de Légion d'Honneur
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In a ceremony at the Mineralogical Museum at Ecole de Mines in Paris, Charles Fairhurst, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, received the highest national decoration awarded in France.
Nancy Daubenberger: Bridging Her Way to Success
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“I think bridges are a lot of fun! I emphasized in structures within Civil Engineering because of the challenges they present. Transportation has an impact on so many people; I felt I could make a big impact working in that field.”
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.”
"The Order of the Engineer is a solemn obligation to serve humanity by making the best use of earth's precious wealth."
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In 2013, the University received some steel from the collapsed I-35W Bridge, which the Department of Civil Engineering fashioned into an oversized Order of the Engineer ring.
Fairhurst to Receive Medal from French Légion d'honneur
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Charles Fairhurst, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Civil Engineering, will be inducted as an Officer into the French National Order of the Legion of Honor (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur) by decree of the President of the French Republic.