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Jian Ping Wang standing in the Minnesota Nano Center
Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

CSE professor honored with IEEE Magnetics Society Achievement Award

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities electrical and computer engineering Professor Jian-Ping Wang has been honored with the 2024 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Magnetics Society Achievement Award.

Lind Hall Diversity Wall project
People-Profiles

A tribute to overlooked trailblazers

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Lind Hall Diversity Wall showcases the people who have shaped the field of computer science.

Headshot of Roger Ruan
Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

Professor Roger Ruan named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

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Professor Roger Ruan has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow for his research in renewable energy and environment technologies.

R. Lawrence Edwards, Dan Knights, and Tony Low headshots.
Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

Three CSE faculty among most cited researchers in the world

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CSE researchers are making substantial contributions to their field.

Headshot of Georgios Giannakis.
Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

Engineering professor named 2023 International Fellow for the Royal Academy of Engineering

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Professor Giannakis is one of only 73 engineering and technology pioneers worldwide to receive the honor this year

Birds-eye view of the UMN Twin Cities campus, with the Minneapolis skyline.
People-Profiles, Research

CSE welcomes 25 new faculty in 2023-24

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A new group of educators and researchers are bringing their expertise—from reinforced concrete to cutting-edge AI technologies—to the Twin Cities campus this 2023-24 academic year.

Three new associate deans - David Blank, Beth Stadler, Victor Barocas
Awards-Grants, People-Profiles

CSE announces three new associate deans

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University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Dean Andrew Alleyne recently appointed three new associate deans who will begin their duties in July 2023.

Dick Hedger smiling at the camera.
Giving, People-Profiles

Still giving back 30-plus years later

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Dick Hedger’s ties to Minnesota are strong—and long. They include volunteering at Gopher games when he was a Boy Scout to serving on the CSE Dean’s Advisory Board after earning his U of M second degree in electrical engineering.

Lori and Steve smiling at the camera
People-Profiles

20-plus years of giving, inspired by great education

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University of Minnesota alumni Lori Dietrich and Steve Piazza have been helping students and sharing their wealth since 2003.

Christy Haynes portrait
People-Profiles

Professor Christy Haynes named new head of the Department of Chemistry

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CSE Dean Andrew Alleyne has named Distinguished McKnight University Professor Christy Haynes as the new head of the Department of Chemistry.