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Awards-Grants, Students

CSE student wins University of Minnesota BizPitch Competition

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Simeon Shaffar, an undergraduate student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics and Rose Minkin Scholarship recipient, won the 2025 University of Minnesota BizPitch Competition.

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People-Profiles, Students

CSE senior inspired by the legacy of cutting edge research and medical advancements

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Student organizations, industry internships, and global experiences offer valuable opportunities for learning and growth—and College of Science and Engineering (CSE) senior Camille Mahabadi has embraced them all.

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Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

Two CSE faculty members named Distinguished McKnight University Professors

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Two College of Science and Engineering faculty members are among the 10 recipients of the University of Minnesota’s 2025 Distinguished McKnight University Professorship, an award given to outstanding faculty who have made significant advances in their careers while at the University and recently achieved full professor status.

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Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

Five CSE Faculty named University of Minnesota Land Grant Professors

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Five College of Science and Engineering faculty members are among 12 recipients of the 2025 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, an award given to early career faculty who have the potential to make big impacts in their fields.

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Students

Chemistry major grows his skills in college for life and career

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Research opportunities for undergraduates are just one reason chemistry major Jackson Trom chose the University of Minnesota.

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Awards-Grants

Physics Force wins University of Minnesota’s Societal Impact Award

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The Physics Force has received the 2025 Societal Impact Award from the University of Minnesota Office for Public Engagement.

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Medical-Health Technology, Research

University of Minnesota research team awarded $3.8 million grant to develop cell therapy to combat Alzheimer’s disease

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A University of Minnesota research team was recently awarded a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop a new cell therapy to combat Alzheimer’s disease.

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Awards-Grants, Students

CSE students among winners of the Health Data Competition

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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering (CSE) students were among the winners of the 6th Annual Interdisciplinary Health Data Competition.

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Students

Top hypersonic researchers entice student to Minneapolis

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Aerospace engineering and mechanics Ph.D. student Sean Cranford is part of a team that develops algorithms and physical models for simulating complex gas flows.

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Research

Selective combustion provides energy-efficient alternative to remove pollutants from industrial processes

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For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of hydrocarbons that could help in the removal of pollutants to make industrial processes more efficient.