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CSE associate professor Bharat Jalan
Awards-Grants

Associate Professor Bharat Jalan receives prestigious American Vacuum Society award

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Chemical engineering and materials science Associate Professor Bharat Jalan was selected from a pool of candidates worldwide to receive the American Vacuum Society’s prestigious Peter Mark Memorial Award.

Ph.D. student and Acara Challenge finalist Rahul Bhojwani
Awards-Grants, Digital Technology, Students

CSE grad student targets ‘mindful productivity’ with Turia app

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Computer science Ph.D. student Rahul Bhojwani was named a finalist in the University of Minnesota’s Acara Challenge for his project aimed at increasing productivity and reducing stress.

CSE student Brian Carrick
Awards-Grants, Students

CSE student awarded prestigious 2021 Goldwater Scholarship

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Chemistry and chemical engineering student Brian Carrick is one of two juniors at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities who have been recognized as Goldwater Scholars.

Allison Hubel portrait
Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

UMN Technological Leadership Institute names Professor Allison Hubel new director

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The University of Minnesota Technological Leadership Institute (TLI) is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Allison Hubel as TLI’s new director.

Stock photo of electric scooters parked on a curb
Awards-Grants, Research

CSE team receives $1.2 million NSF grant to develop smart e-scooters

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CSE researchers Rajesh Rajamani, Nichole Morris, and Ju Sun aim to add tracking systems on electric scooters to improve safety of riders on the road.

Global Quantum Leap Project diagram
Awards-Grants, Nanotechnology

University of Minnesota to lead NSF-funded ‘Global Quantum Leap’

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The University of Minnesota announced that it will lead a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create an international “network-of-networks” that seeks to accelerate the discovery and development of quantum information systems.

Dauenhauer portrait
Awards-Grants

CSE professor receives prestigious MacArthur Fellowship

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University of Minnesota Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Professor Paul Dauenhauer been named a 2020 fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Student working in the machine shop
Awards-Grants, Students

Polaris donates $1 million to University to support STEM education programs

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Polaris Inc. will donate $1 million to expand educational and experiential opportunities, including support for project-based learning experiences and scholarships aimed at diverse and underrepresented students.

Researchers working at the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Awards-Grants, Research

University of Minnesota receives $18M grant for materials research

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The University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $18 million in renewed funding over the next six years for the University’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).

ATP-Bio graphic
Awards-Grants

U of M and collaborators receive $26M for new NSF engineering research center

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The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Minnesota Institute for Engineering in Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery $26 million over five years to create the Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Advanced Technologies for the Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio).