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Brad Weiss: Adventurous engineer
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CSE alumnus, Brad Weiss, decided to join the Peace Corps in Peru after he graduated with a civil engineering degree.
Mapping the world: Stergios Roumeliotis
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Stergios Roumeliotis, professor of computer science and engineering, received a $3.5 million NSF grant as part of the agency’s National Robotics Initiative to research “collaborative robotics,” which aims to create a new generation of interactive humanoid robots that will assist people with a variety of tasks, such as lifting and carrying heavy objects.
Flying High: Demoz Gebre-Egziabher
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Demoz Gebre-Egziabher, professor of aerospace engineering and mechanics, is working on navigation systems for things that fly and things that roll on the ground through the MnDRIVE initiative.
Smarter Surgery: Timothy Kowalewski
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Assistant professor of mechanical engineering, Timothy Kowalewski, and head of the Medical Robotics and Devices Lab, is conducting research that will make surgeries safer.
Sensing and Estimation: Rajesh Rajamani
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Rajesh Rajamani, a mechanical engineering professor, is working on several research projects focused on electromechanical sensors that have medical or automotive applications through the MnDRIVE initiative.
Teigan Gulliver: Going global
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Civil engineering alumnae, Teigan Gulliver, had no plan after graduation. Enticed by the idea of travel, she joined the Peace Corps and traveled to Peru to provide solutions for rural civil engineering challenges.
Reid Plumbo: Right on target
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Reid Plumbo, an aerospace engineering and mechanics graduate, gave up a career designing airplanes with Lockheed-Martin to work on designing housewares at Target.
Phil Chou and Grant Merrill: Smooth hoperators
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CSE alumni Phil Chou and Grant Merrill gave up jobs in academia and the corporate world to put their chemistry knowledge to work by opening up a brew house in Vancouver, Wash.
Nature Biotech ranks U in top five for life sciences tech transfer
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The University of Minnesota is one of the institutions leading the charge on finding innovative ways to put their weight behind tech transfer.