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Tapping into Random Motion: Art in Engineering
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Vaughan Voller taps dance troupe to communicate about his research into patterns of movement in nature.
To disinfect or not to disinfect, is that the question?
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A recent (May 2023) article by several researchers, including CEGE’s own Bill Arnold, raised a warning about overuse of disinfectants. The use of disinfectants went way up during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The issue has garnered interest from the media. Is this widespread use doing more harm than good?
Kimberly Hill Studies Particles That Can Bring Down Mountains
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Dramatic landslides can capture popular attention. Kimberly Hill’s work helps us understand the physics behind such dramatic slides and, more importantly, how we might improve prevention efforts and mitigate the consequences.
Nahum Yelizarov, BCE + Research Led to a Master's Degree
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"Getting involved in research with various professors let me explore my interests and opened a door to a Master’s degree. Taking higher level design and theory classes in structural engineering, as well as doing a thesis, allowed me to get a better technical understanding and taught me to how educate myself on topics I don’t know.”
Student Leaders Take on Multiple Roles
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The largest professional engineering group for CEGE students is the American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter. The group offers fun, connection, knowledge, competition, study help, and exposure to engineering professionals and companies. The students who step up to lead this dynamic group are themselves dynamic. This year the President of the University of Minnesota Student Chapter of ASCE is Anthony (AJ) Tabura, and Chandler Lallak serves as the Vice President.
Postiglione Scholarship Supports Environmental Engineering Students and Our Planet
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The EDITH (EDIE) AND GARY POSTIGLIONE SCHOLARSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING in the College of Science and Engineering was established to help the environment by teaching future generations to care for it.
Judy Yang Receives NSF CAREER Award
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Judy Yang's research will shed light on the fundamental mechanisms that govern the interactions among microbes, fluid, and particulates. The results of the research will guide erosion restoration projects for coasts and rivers, and will support prediction and control of the spread of biofilm-bound particulate contaminants.
Meet CEGE Jan. 27, 2023
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An event for prospective University of Minnesota students. The Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering is for those who like to go, see, and do! We take a hands-on approach to designing and protecting people and Earth's resources.
Water Bottle Filling Station is a Gift from Graduating Students
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Generous donors have helped us create some wonderful spaces for students to study and mingle. The Granite Table in the Robert and Joyce Rosene Student Lounge has been chosen as a campus-wide favorite study spot. Our newest addition, a water bottle refilling station, is a gift to the department from some of our newest alumni, paying it forward for CEGE students.