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CSE student Marie Wulff
People-Profiles, Students

Marie Wulff is prepared to fly high in the aerospace industry

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The CSE senior and national Brook Owens fellow will put her electrical engineering skills to work at aerospace company Planet Labs—and, one day, the U.S. senate.

CSE student Tanmay Agarwal
People-Profiles, Students

CSE student finds niche in research and podcasting

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In this Q&A, senior computer science major Tanmay Agarwal discusses artificial intelligence, undergraduate research, and his new affinity for podcasting.

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.

Kia Vang leaning against a tree.
Giving, Students

UMN College of Science and Engineering names inaugural Polaris Scholars

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Gift from Polaris, Inc. supports scholarships, project-based learning, and leadership opportunities for students from underrepresented communities.

CSE grad student Sam Walczak and friend Marc Richards with the Minnesota Timberwolves mascot
Students

CSE graduate student tackles the NFL Big Data Bowl

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Data science graduate student Sam Walczak is part of a team that made the finals of the National Football League’s Big Data Bowl, an annual competition in advanced sports analytics.

CSE students Per Jorgenson (left) and Eric Geistfeld (right)
Research, Students

Pandemic doesn’t stop NASA—or CSE student interns

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A group of CSE students interned virtually at NASA’s Ames Research Center in summer 2020, working on topics from molecular simulation to hypersonic satellites.

A cartoon drawing of a nanoparticle with a broken phone near a lake
Energy-Environment, Nanotechnology, Students

How to use nanotechnology responsibly

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Graduate students in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology partner with Lifeology, a science communication company, to explain the environmental impact of nanoparticles to non-scientists.

CSE alumnus Bryce Doerr at the NASA Ames Research Center
Research, Students

CSE alumnus researches the use of robotics in space

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College of Science and Engineering alumnus Bryce Doerr (Ph.D. AEM '19) is working on using robots to assemble structures in space as part of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education's (ORISE) postdoctoral fellowship program.

CSE students Robert Glisky, Jane Schaefer, and Mitali Naigaonkar
Students

Virtual internships provide international opportunities during pandemic

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The U of M Learning Abroad Center’s virtual internships program helped College of Science and Engineering students get valuable work experience and build confidence in themselves.

Mason Balster
Students

Saving the environment, along with millions of dollars

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Since 1985, the University of Minnesota’s Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) has saved companies money and resources—and given CSE students valuable experience.