News, Events & CEMS Seminars
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DEPARTMENT EVENTS

Oct 5 Tue 1:25pm

CEMS Seminar - Dr. Rachel Getman

Oct 12 Tue 1:25pm

CEMS Seminar - Dr. Miguel Modestino

Oct 14 Thu 1:25pm

CEMS Seminar Series - Dr. Nancy Sottos

FALL 2021 CEMS SEMINAR SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER

Tuesday, Sept. 28: EOAA training (Preventing and responding to sexual misconduct) for CEMS faculty and staff. ZOOM.

OCTOBER

Tuesday, Oct. 5: Dr. Rachel Getman, Clemson University

Tuesday, Oct. 12: Dr. Miguel Modestino, New York University

Thursday, Oct. 14: Dr. Nancy Sottos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. ZOOM seminar.

Tuesday, Oct. 19: Dr. Julia Mundy, Harvard University

Thursday, Oct. 21: Dr. Jayakanth Ravichandran, University of Southern California

Tuesday, Oct. 26: Dr. Kristala L. Jones Prather, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Fredrickson Lecture)

NOVEMBER

Tuesday, Nov. 2: Dr. Babatunde Ogunnaike, University of Delaware

Tuesday, Nov. 16: Dr. Jennifer Martinez, Northern Arizona University

Tuesday, Nov. 30: Dr. Kathleen (Kate) Stebe, University of Pennsylvania

DECEMBER

Tuesday, Dec. 7: Dr. Marianthi Ierapetritou, University of Delaware

CEMS NEWSLETTER

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Past Issues

DEPARTMENT NEWS

Dan Hickman with Award

Daniel A. Hickman delivers 8th annual Amundson Lecture

Posted April 15, 2021

April 15, 2021 - Daniel A. Hickman (PhD ChE '92), Senior R&D Fellow in the Engineering and Process Science department of Dow’s Core Research & Development organization, was the featured guest speaker for the 8th annual Amundson Lecture on April 15, 2021.

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Holmes named Distinguished McKnight University Professor

Posted April 7, 2021

April 7, 2021 - Professor Russell Holmes has been named a 2021 Distinguished McKnight University Professor.

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CEMS undergraduate Brian Carrick awarded prestigious 2021 Goldwater Scholarship

Posted March 30, 2021

March 30, 2021 - Two juniors in the University Honors Program at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have been recognized as Goldwater Scholars...

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CEMS students and alumni receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) honors

Posted March 25, 2021

March 25, 2021 - Numerous CEMS students and alumni have received awards through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The...

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Watch: MacArthur "genius grant" recipients

Posted March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021 - President Joan Gabel hosted an Impact Leaders event on March 17 that featured an illuminating virtual conversation with 2020 MacArthur...

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Turan Birol named McKnight Land-Grant Professor

Posted March 17, 2021

March 17, 2021 - Assistant Professor Turan Birol is among ten recipients of the 2021-2023 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship. This University-wide program seeks to advance...

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Groundbreaking discovery shows lab-created heart valves can grow with the recipient

Posted March 17, 2021

March 17, 2021 - A groundbreaking new study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers from both the College of Science and Engineering...

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Michelle Calabrese wins 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award

Posted March 9, 2021

March 9, 2021 - Assistant Professor Michelle Calabrese has received a 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award to support her research on the rheology of soft...

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CEMS alumni featured in C&EN Trailblazers issue

Posted February 26, 2021

Feb. 26, 2021 - Three CEMS alumni, Thomas Epps, III, Cordell Hardy, and Samson A. Jenekhe, are featured in the Chemical & Engineering News...

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CEMS researchers say distancing matters in catalysis too

Posted February 24, 2021

Feb. 24, 2021 - In an innovative study, CEMS researchers have brought new fundamental understanding to catalytic reactions used in the production of fuels...