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Building blocks to success
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Chemistry professor Theresa Reineke’s lab is utilizing polymers as a vessel for gene therapy—and giving students experience working with an industry startup along the way.
You name it: Donors give to teaching and research spaces
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University of Minnesota alumni leave their legacy in a variety of spaces at the College of Science and Engineering.
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
Friends, to the moon and back
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Five decades later, these College of Science and Engineering classmates are still getting together. This year’s reunion coincides with the moon landing anniversary.
Future moon landing will leave U of M ‘footprint’
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CSE physicists are contributing instruments for 12 NASA investigations in preparation for lunar visits in 2024.
Fifty years of demystifying the moon
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In honor of the moon landing’s 50th anniversary, CSE Professor Emeritus Robert Pepin reminisces about the U of M’s involvement in NASA’s Apollo missions.
Skyscraper enthusiast
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In designing skyscrapers, civil engineering alumnus Benton Johnson and his team are thinking “better, leaner, or more efficient.”
Plant-based advocate
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Chemical engineering alumnus Nick Halla helps run Impossible Foods, the meat-substitute startup backed by celebrities such as Serena Williams and Trevor Noah.
Bike nerds
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Patent-pending polymer spokes engineered by CSE graduates Charlie Spanjers, Kyle Olson, and Brad Guertin are upending traditional metal wheel spokes and improving the ride for cycling enthusiasts.