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Three CSE faculty members named Distinguished McKnight University Professors
Posted March 13, 2023
Three College of Science and Engineering faculty members are among nine recipients of the University of Minnesota’s 2023 Distinguished McKnight University Professorship, an award given to outstanding professors who have made a significant impact on the University.
Three CSE faculty members receive University of Minnesota McKnight Land Grant Professorships
Posted March 2, 2023
Three College of Science and Engineering faculty members were named University of Minnesota McKnight Land Grant Professors, an award given to early-career faculty who have the potential to make big impacts in their fields.
Chemistry Assistant Professor Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran receives Cottrell Scholar Award
Posted February 13, 2023
University of Minnesota Chemistry Assistant Professor Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran is one of 25 early-career researchers across the U.S. and Canada to receive a 2023 Cottrell Scholar Award in recognition of her excellence in research and teaching.
CSE Dean Andrew G. Alleyne elected to National Academy of Engineering
Posted February 7, 2023
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor and Dean of the University’s College of Science and Engineering Andrew G. Alleyne has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Professor Larry Edwards receives Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Posted January 27, 2023
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor R. Lawrence “Larry” Edwards has been awarded the Franklin Institute’s 2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Sciences recognizing his achievements in the field.
Biomedical engineering Assistant Professor Brittany Hartwell receives Michelson Prize for excellence in vaccine research
Posted January 26, 2023
University of Minnesota Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Brittany Hartwell is one of four researchers worldwide who has been awarded a 2022 Michelson Prize, which recognizes early-career investigators who represent “the next generation of innovators in human immunology and vaccine research.”
Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt receives Vetlesen Prize, the ‘Nobel Prize of Earth Sciences’
Posted January 25, 2023
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt has been awarded the Vetlesen Prize, one of the highest honors in Earth sciences and considered to be the field’s Nobel Prize equivalent.
Professor Chris Kim to lead NSF-, DARPA-funded $8M quantum-inspired computing efforts
Posted January 17, 2023
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor Chris Kim will lead three new projects to study quantum-inspired computing, supported by more than $8 million in program funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Assistant Professor Courtney Roberts awarded $1.9M grant for catalysis research
Posted December 19, 2022
The Roberts Group, led by University of Minnesota Department of Chemistry Assistant Professor Courtney Roberts, received a National Institutes of Health Maximizing Investigators' Research Award for work on aryne difunctionalization reactivity.
Four CSE faculty among most cited researchers in the world
Posted December 6, 2022
The work of four University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering faculty are frequently referenced by their peers, suggesting they're making substantial contributions to advance knowledge in their fields.