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Researchers track insecticides in water
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The most widely used class of insecticides worldwide is neonicotinoids. Unfortunately, neonicotinoids act non-selectively against most insects and may adversely affect non-targeted organisms that consume plants or contact surfaces treated with these compounds. Researchers Matthew Berens, Paul Capel, and Bill Arnold from the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering are seeking more information about neonicotinoid insecticides in surface water, groundwater, and wastewater. Their work has been recognized by the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C).
What happens to pesticides in compost?
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Grant Goedjen, a Ph.D. student at UMN, is trying to discover what happens to pesticides in compost. The Compost Research & Education Foundation (CREF) awarded him one of the two 2022 Compost Research Scholarships. Goedjen is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering in the College of Science and Engineering. He is co-advised by William Arnold and Paul Capel.
Dino Xykis appointed as Interim CEO at PSI
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Dino Xykis (BCE 1981, MSCE 1983, PhD 1988) was appointed Interim CEO of Power Solutions International of Wood Dale, Illinois.
Clean up waste and support gender equity
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Phoebe Edalatpour, a student in the Master’sSustainable Development Program, has won the 2022 Acara Challenge for her project to transform waste and catalyze gender equity in Sierra Leone. She developed a plan to bring a plastics recycling plant to remote villages of Sierra Leone, where she once worked as a Peace Corps volunteer.
Salomeh Rostami benefited from and now runs peer mentoring program
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Salomeh Rostami’s first year in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering was harder than she expected. One of the things that got her through her freshman year was the peer mentor she found through CSE Ambassadors.
News Digest - Spring 2022
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Spring 2022 - News from faculty, alumni, and students of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota.
Two Geoengineering Students find their place in CEGE
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The U is a big place, but two students discovered a small community within their college. Ellie Longar and Madison Haydn-Myer are both juniors in geoengineering and plan to graduate spring 2023.
Henryk Stolarski: A Balanced Life
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Professor Henry Stolarski has learned something about life. "Something that has been true throughout my life is that mathematics is a skill useful for almost everything. Yet there must be balance. Mathematics is a useful and wonderful thing, but it is painful, too. To learn it sometimes you must struggle. Success is one thing in life, but some sort of enjoyment is also important."
Justin Babcock, Civil Engineering Major
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Justin Babcock, a CIVIL ENGINEERING MAJOR WITH A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT MINOR, will be graduating in May 2022. He likes to be involved in a lot of activities, like ASCE and the Steel Bridge Team.
Martha Burket, Environmental Engineering Major
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It was working in Bill Arnold’s lab that helped Martha Burket determine she really wanted to do something to help the environment. Martha Burket, an ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING MAJOR WITH A GIS MINOR and an HONORS STUDENT, plans to graduate this May.