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Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Awardees 2026–2027
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to announce the 2026–2027 recipients of the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF). These exceptional students are making groundbreaking advancements in their respective fields of research.
Shubham Dongarwar Receives Best Student Paper Award at ICOPS 2026
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to announce that Shubham Dongarwar, a PhD student advised by Professor Peter Bruggeman, has received the Best Student Paper Award at the 2026 International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Sungyon Lee Awarded RIO Grant-in-Aid
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is pleased to announce that Professor Sungyon Lee has been awarded a RIO Grant-in-Aid from the University of Minnesota's Research and Innovation Office (RIO). The award supports 24 projects across the Twin Cities and Rochester campuses.
Goldstein Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award Winners for 2025–2026
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to announce that Rochak Badyal and Pauly Soulia have been selected as the 2025–2026 recipients of the Goldstein Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award. This award was created to recognize departmental teaching assistants (TAs) who exhibited excellence in teaching and made a significant difference in student learning.
Jae Hyun Nam Receives ACS Energy & Fuels Division Student Award
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is pleased to announce that Jae Hyun Nam, a graduate student, has been recognized with the Silver Award in the Student Excellent Presentation Award competition of the Energy and Fuels Division (ENFL) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and Peter Derrick Memorial Fund at the 2026 ACS Spring National Meeting.
Henry Kopp Awarded Astronaut Scholarship
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to announce that Henry Kopp, a Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student, has been awarded a 2026-27 Astronaut Scholarship.
Tasnim Akbar Faruquee Receives the President's Student Leadership & Service Award
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to announce that Tasnim Akbar Faruquee, a graduate student in the department, has been named a recipient of the President’s Student Leadership and Service Award (PSLSA), one of the University of Minnesota’s highest honors for student leadership.
Pin-Hao Cheng Receives Best Student Paper Award at the Optica Biophotonics Congress
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to announce that Pin-Hao Cheng, a graduate student in the department, has been awarded the Optica Foundation Student Paper Award at the Optica Biophotonics Congress.
Henry Karpovas Lisak Receives 2026 Donald R. Zander Alumni Award for Outstanding Student Leadership
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to announce that undergraduate student Henry Karpovas Lisak has been awarded the 2026 Donald R. Zander Alumni Award for Outstanding Student Leadership.
Matt Anderson Receives Nugent Family Faculty Teaching Award
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to announce that Professor Matt Anderson has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Nugent Family Faculty Teaching Award.
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