Two CSE students receive prestigious Astronaut Scholarship
Posted May 22, 2020
Two students in the College of Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have been awarded prestigious scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
CSE professor involved in national recommendations on the future of Earth science
Posted May 19, 2020
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Professor Donna Whitney was part of a committee appointed by the National Academies that has published a new report outlining the future of Earth sciences over the next decade.
New recycling method could make polyurethane materials sustainable
Posted April 30, 2020
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are part of a national team that has found a better way to recycle a versatile plastic material, called polyurethanes, that could prevent the material from becoming waste.
Two CSE faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Posted April 29, 2020
Two University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering professors have been elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
University and M Health Fairview roll out protective device for healthcare professionals
Posted April 28, 2020
CSE researchers are part of a University of Minnesota and M Health Fairview team that has developed a protection device to minimize exposure to health care providers in clinical settings.
FDA authorizes first-of-its-kind low-cost ventilator developed by the University of Minnesota
Posted April 15, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the production and use of a low-cost ventilator first conceived by a team of University of Minnesota researchers that includes College of Science and Engineering faculty and students.
CSE alumnus receives prestigious award for graduate school
Posted April 14, 2020
CSE alumnus Anthony Tabet, a 2017 University of Minnesota chemical engineering and chemistry graduate, is one of only 30 graduate students named as a 2020 Fellow by the Trustees of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based graduate school program for immigrants and children of immigrants.
U of M researchers design respirator mask prototypes from filter technology
Posted April 6, 2020
To address the desperate need for N95 protective masks, an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has designed two respirator mask prototypes from donated filter material by Cummins and bendable components from Bedford Industries.
CSE student receives prestigious national Goldwater Scholarship
Posted March 30, 2020
CSE student Henry Twiss, a junior majoring in mathematics, is one of two students at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities to receive the prestigious national Goldwater Scholarship
Energy researchers invent error-free catalysts
Posted March 3, 2020
A team of researchers have invented new catalyst technology that could improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness of industrial chemical technologies.