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Associate professor receives U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Award

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Associate Professor Ian A. Tonks has received a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Research Program award, a highly-competitive national award that provides support to exceptional researchers.

Side-by-side photos of PECASE Award Winners
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Two CSE engineering faculty receive highest honor from U.S. government

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Two University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering faculty are among the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers

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Two CSE professors named University Regents Professors

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Professor Ned Mohan (electrical and computer engineering) and Professor David Pui (mechanical engineering) have been named Regents Professors, the highest honor given to faculty by the University.

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Professor Richard James receives prestigious Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

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Richard D. James, a University of Minnesota Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics will receive $3 million over 5 years to advance transformative, university-based fundamental research through the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship.

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2019 faculty awards announced

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Each year, the University of Minnesota honors its own for their myriad contributions.

2019 Innovator Awards Ceremony
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Two CSE entrepreneurial faculty receive Innovation Awards

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Two College of Science and Engineering faculty were recognized as 2019 Innovation Award winners by the University of Minnesota for their groundbreaking research and entrepreneurial spirit at the 2019 Inventor Recognition Event.

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University announces new partnership with African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

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The University of Minnesota and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) announced a new partnership for exchanging knowledge and accelerating educational opportunities for talented African mathematicians.

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Professor Frank Bates named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

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Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Regents Professor Frank Bates has been named National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest distinction accorded to academic inventors.

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Five CSE faculty receive National Science Foundation CAREER Awards

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Five University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering early career researcher have received National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER awards to further their research ranging from studying the sun to monitoring structures to speeding up wireless networks.

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CSE professor Mikhail Shifman elected to the National Academy of Sciences

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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Professor Mikhail “Misha” Shifman has been elected as a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his excellence in original scientific research.