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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.
Lakshya Gangwar Awarded 2026 Pui Best Dissertation Award
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Lakshya Gangwar, a Ph.D. student graduate in Mechanical Engineering advised by Professor John Bischof, has received the 2026 Pui Best Dissertation Award.
Ryne Juidici Receives John Bowers Excellence in Teaching Assistance Award
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Ryne Juidici, a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named a recipient of the 2024–2025 John Bowers Excellence in Teaching Assistance Award.
William Durfee Receives 2026 ASME Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Design Educator Award
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is pleased to announce that Professor William Durfee has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 ASME Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Design Educator Award.
Jiarong Hong Named Distinguished McKnight University Professor
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Professor Jiarong Hong has been named a Distinguished McKnight University Professor, an honor that recognizes outstanding faculty members who have recently achieved the rank of full professor. Recipients hold the title for the duration of their employment at the University of Minnesota.
Marien Simeni Named 2026 National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science Fellow
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Marien Simeni, Richard and Barbara Nelson Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota, has been selected as a 2026 Frontiers of Science Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
Kelly Behlen Named 2026 Brooke Owens Fellow
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Kelly Behlen, a junior majoring in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, has been selected as a member of the 2026 class of Brooke Owens Fellows, a nationally recognized nonprofit program supporting exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities pursuing careers in aerospace.
Suo Yang Selected for 2026 Early Career Award from the Central States Section of the Combustion Institute
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Suo Yang, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been selected as the inaugural Early Career Award recipient by the Central States Section of the Combustion Institute (CSSCI).
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