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Awards-Grants

University of Minnesota opening new state-of-the-art Medical Devices Center

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The University of Minnesota is opening a new state-of-the-art medical devices laboratory and is letting the public have a first look during a public Open House from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, June 4 at the University of Minnesota’s Mayo Building, Suite G217, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis.

University of Minnesota chemistry professors Christopher J. Cramer and Laura Gagliardi
Awards-Grants

University of Minnesota receives $13.1 million in Department of Energy funding for two new nationwide centers

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The University of Minnesota has been awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) totaling $13.1 million over the next five years to fund two nationwide centers headquartered in the Department of Chemistry in the University’s College of Science and Engineering

Awards-Grants

Three CSE students named 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars

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Three University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering undergraduates have been named 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars.

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Awards-Grants

CSE student Grant Remmen receives prestigious Hertz Fellowship Award

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The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation announced today that University of Minnesota Honors Program student Grant Remmen has been awarded a prestigious Hertz Fellowship to support his future graduate studies.

headshot of Anar Akhmedov, a University of Minnesota mathematics assistant professor
Awards-Grants

U of M mathematics professor receives prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

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Anar Akhmedov, a University of Minnesota mathematics assistant professor in the College of Science and Engineering, has been selected to receive a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship for 2012-14.

Awards-Grants

Two CSE faculty named McKnight Land-Grant Professors

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Two College of Science and Engineering faculty members are among six recipients University-wide of the 2012-14 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, a program designed to advance the careers of the University’s most promising junior faculty.

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Awards-Grants

Three CSE students among 'Driven to Discover' video contest winners

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The University of Minnesota today unveiled the winners of its “Driven to Discover” student video contest and three College of Science and Engineering students were among the winners.

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Awards-Grants, Energy-Environment, Research

University launches new Wind Energy Research Station at UMore Park

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U.S. Department of Energy officials, energy industry partners, wind energy researchers, political leaders, University administrators, and hundreds of local school children will watch the ceremonial “flip of the switch” to start up a wind turbine at the University of Minnesota’s new Wind Energy Research Station at UMore Park.

Awards-Grants, Energy-Environment, Research

University receives grant to develop specialized rare-earth-free magnets

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A University of Minnesota research project to develop specialized magnets that don’t rely on rare earth elements is one of 60 cutting-edge research projects recently funded by the U.S. Department of Energy aimed at dramatically improving how the U.S. produces and uses energy.

Awards-Grants

Two CSE faculty selected to participate in National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium

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Two University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering faculty are among 65 of the nation’s most innovative, engineering educators selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s third Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium.