CSE in the News — May 2025 archive
May 2025
2025 ASMS Research Award Winner: An Interview with Varun Gadkari
This year, one of the Research Award winners was Varun Gadkari of the University of Minnesota. Gadkari is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota. May 29: LCGC International
Breakthrough Process Purifies Ethylene for Plastics
PhD candidate Matt Jacob, lead author of the Science paper detailing the research, explains this chemical looping approach offers two key advantages: eliminating explosive hydrocarbon-oxygen mixtures and precisely controlling oxidant reactivity. May 28: Our Mechanical Center
Caltech’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients Celebrated
Donald Truhlar (PhD ’70), Regents Professor and Distinguished University Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota, is honored for his breakthroughs in theoretical and computational chemistry research. May 21: Pasadena Now
Walter H. Brattain, the Experimentalist Who Helped Build the Transistor
He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. While there, he studied under John Van Vleck and took some of the earliest quantum mechanics courses available in the United States. May 14: All About Circuits
Talking road construction with University of Minnesota
Raphael Stern, a scholar in the Center for Transportation Studies and civil engineering assistant professor in the College of Science and Engineering on the Twin Cities campus, talks about what to expect during construction season. May 12: UMN TC; May 13: Hoodline; May 15: Isanti-Chisago County Star; (3 as of May 16 at 10:05 a.m.)
World’s first male contraceptive implant has finally been invented but there’s a catch
"A safe and effective male pill will provide more options to couples for birth control," said Gunda Georg, chemist and pharmacist at the University of Minnesota. May 9: Lad Bible; England Times; Mirror; Mirror Online; (4 as of May 12 at 8:20 a.m.)
North Dakota, Minnesota students enter 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge
Under advisor Maria Gini, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, College of Science & Engineering, the University of Minnesota team “FarmGuard” entered an autonomous drone system that helps farmers identify and deter deer. May 2: Farm & Ranch