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2022 MN Cup Semifinalists graphic
Research, Students

MN Cup semifinalists include more than 10 companies with CSE ties

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CSE alumni, faculty, and students are part of startups competing for gold in the Minnesota Cup. Their companies span industries, including clean energy, digital technology, and automotive.

Sarah Tanck- Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
Students

Q&A with Goldwater Scholarship recipient Sarah Tanck

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CSE student Sarah Tanck was awarded a prestigious nationwide scholarship for her dedication to undergraduate research. She works in professor Mark Distefano’s lab on cancer therapeutics projects.

CSE Ph.D. student Yasamin Jafarian
Research, Students

CSE student uses TikTok dance videos to solve problems in computer vision and machine learning

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What if we used TikTok as a tool to further scientific research? Computer science Ph.D. student Yasamin Jafarian is doing just that, using data from the app to create more realistic 3D digital avatars.

Abdullahi Abdullahi on Northrop Mall.
Students

CSE graduating senior embraces numbers and learning from others

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Student clubs, mentors, and an internship give Abdullahi Abdullahi, a transfer student and mechanical engineering major, both technical and leadership skills.

CSE math graduate Delanna Do
Students

CSE senior finds community, creativity in UMN math program

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Delanna Do, a self-proclaimed math nerd, taps mentors in her department and student mathematics groups to prepare for a future in applied mathematics.

CSE senior Clay Hall
Students

CSE senior means business—in the engineering field

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Graduating senior Clay Hall reflects on his time as a leader in CSE and looks ahead to his career in industrial and systems engineering.

CSE student Tyler Littmann
Research, Students

For CSE senior, undergraduate research paves way to grad school

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Knowledge and experience from his time in CSE faculty member Vlad Pribiag’s lab has prepared physics student Tyler Littmann to enter the quantum—er, real—world.

CSE student Salomeh Rostami
Students

With mentorship from CSE, student hopes to make a positive environmental impact

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Environmental engineering student and graduating senior Salomeh Rostami wants to use her mentorship and research experiences to help local communities.

CSE Ph.D. student Qiuge Zhang in the lab
Medical-Health Technology, Research, Students

Qiuge Zhang: Engineering bacteria to treat diseases

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With the help of the U of M Technology Commercialization office, chemical engineering Ph.D. student Qiuge Zhang's research on "living therapeutics" results in patent applications for two of her projects.

CSE student Katherine Tomaska in Hong Kong
Students

After studying ‘dirt’ and living abroad, CSE student pursues career in natural resources engineering

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Armed with knowledge from internships, CSE classes, and a semester in Hong Kong, bioproducts and biosystems engineering senior Katherine Tomaska is ready to dive into a career in water resources.