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University of Minnesota secures $2.5 million grant to improve quality of life in cities
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The University of Minnesota has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) $2.5 million grant for a new project to advance access, wellbeing, health, and sustainability in cities.
CSE alumnus receives Outstanding Achievement Award
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Ronald Adrian (ME ’67, M.S. ’69) received the University of Minnesota Outstanding Alumni Award for his major contributions to the study of turbulent flows with his groundbreaking experiments.
Two University of Minnesota professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences
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University of Minnesota chemical engineering and materials science Regents Professor Frank Bates and mathematics Professor Maury Bramson were elected as members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for their excellence in original scientific research.
CSE student named Goldwater Scholar
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Rahul Parhi, a University of Minnesota junior majoring in math and computer science, has been named a 2017 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
CSE professor Susan Jones awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Professor Susan D. Jones has been awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship.
Five chemistry faculty members will receive major 2017 American Chemical Society awards
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Five College of Science and Engineering chemistry faculty members will receive major awards from the American Chemical Society in 2017. The honorees are Associate Professor Erin Carlson, Professor Thomas Hoye, Regents Professor Lawrence Que Jr., Professor Theresa Reineke, and Professor and Department Chair William Tolman.
University of Minnesota geosciences app wins NSF and Popular Science 'Vizzie' Award
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A geosciences outreach app developed by University of Minnesota researchers is a winner of the 15th Annual Vizzies, a challenge sponsored by Popular Science magazine and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Five CSE faculty named McKnight Land-Grant Professors for 2017-19
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Five College of Science and Engineering faculty members are among nine recipients of the 2017-19 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, a program designed to advance the careers of the most promising junior faculty members who are at the beginning stages of their professional careers.
Two U of M engineering faculty receive highest honor from U.S. government
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University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Michael McAlpine and Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Adjunct Associate Professor Bérénice Mettler have been named as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
CSE grad students win Dow sustainability competition with 'perfect' soap molecule
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A team of University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering graduate students who created a soap molecule made from renewable materials has won the $10,000 first prize in the Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award competition.