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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."
Three New Faculty Expand the Department's Expertise
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Meet Sebastian Behrens, Adam Boies, and Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillon.
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.
Small Inputs, Big Impacts
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Although she can state it simply, Professor Paige Novak's research uncovers mysteries of bacteria too small to see with impacts too big to ignore. Here she explains a bit more about her research.
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.”