College-wide featured stories
Math whizzes from the U help businesses with real-world problems
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The IMA pairs newly minted math Ph.D.s—postdoctoral fellows, or postdocs—with companies that can use their expertise to improve their product lines—or their bottom lines.
How to make 'green' fossil fuels
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A University of Minnesota team is putting bacteria to work turning carbon dioxide—the primary greenhouse gas—into petroleum fuels, using energy from the sun.
Researchers develop environmentally friendly plastics
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Researchers have developed a portfolio of degradable plastics derived from renewable resources that could serve as a viable alternative to plastics made from petroleum and natural gas.
Building turbines and relationships
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The University of Minnesota student group Innovative Engineers is bringing renewable energy technology to Nicaragua.
From sunlight to synfuels
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A new solar simulator guides research on making conventional liquid fuels from sunlight.
Chemistry professor David Blank provides inspiration and confidence to students studying rigorous subjects
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Professor David Blank teaches demanding courses in thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. Undergraduates draw inspiration from the Distinguished Teaching Award winner’s ability to capture the essence of a topic. He involves many of them in research.
Catching the wind: U professor Ned Mohan is dedicated to tapping renewable energy sources<br />
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When it comes to the potential of renewable energy sources in America, the possibilities are more than a little intriguing. According to electrical engineering professor Ned Mohan, there is enough wind power in the Dakotas to supply half the nation’s electricity needs.
Science of Watchmen' video nominated for 2010 Webby Award, 'Internet's highest honor'
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The University of Minnesota’s popular online video, “Science of Watchmen,” featuring physics professor James Kakalios has been nominated for “Best Video” in the Variety category in the 14th Annual Webby Awards.
A smarter way of looking at power
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Massoud Amin has been all too close to some major disasters. On 9/11 he was in Washington, DC, presenting at a workshop (on, of all things, disaster risk-management), when the plane attacks effectively ended the proceedings.
CSE team tests submersible camera in Gulf oil spill clean up
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A team of College of Science and Engineering researchers has been instrumental in providing a valuable tool used in the cleanup efforts of the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill.