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Two Assistant Professors Join CEGE in the Shadow of the Pandemic
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In spite of obstacles due to COVID-19 restrictions, new professors, Boya Xiong and Judy Yang, have already contributed through their teaching and research.
Alumnus Marcus Thomas Steps Up to Help EWB UMN Land a Rotary Grant
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When enthusiastic and dedicated students can tap into the passion and experience of our alumni, amazing things happen. Like when alumnus Marcus Thomas (BCE 1994) and the student chapter of EWB USA UMN collaborated to bring in a $15K grant from Rotary International District #5950.
10 Years of Impact: The 3M/Coleman Family Foundation Scholarship
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In 2021, the 3M/Coleman Family Foundation Scholarship reached two significant milestones—10 years and more than 100 scholarship awards!
Xue Feng Receives NSF Career Award
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Feng’s research has two main goals—to discover new ways that water shapes the ecosystem response to climate change, and to use that new knowledge to advance modeling of Earth systems and climate predictions.
AVs and Traffic Flow
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RAPHAEL STERN researches vehicle automation and transportation cyber-physical systems. He is specifically interested in the impact of autonomous (or semi-autonomous) vehicles on the overall traffic flow and dynamics at low market penetration rates.
AVs and Intersections
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MICHAEL LEVIN has been working on a new traffic signal timing method that is computationally easy to implement, yet still has favorable impacts across an entire traffic system. Levin’s research focuses
on modeling connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and intelligent transportation systems to predict and optimize how these future technologies will affect travel demand and traffic flow. He uses traffic flow, transportation network analysis.
AVs and Transit
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ALIREZA KHANI is a transit enthusiast with a background in engineering. His research focus is on modeling the impacts of emerging technologies on public transit systems, and optimization of the system for more efficient and reliable service. He uses network modeling and optimization techniques.
Three CEGE faculty research automated vehicles
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Automated vehicle technologies are closer and more practical than ever before. They promise numerous and broad benefits in terms of safety and efficiency. The next steps are to integrate these new technologies safely into our existing transportation infrastructure. In CEGE, researchers Alireza Khani, Michael Levin, and Raphael Stern are studying the integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) with transit, intersection controls, and traffic streams.
New Fund Established: Heuer Soils Lab Operations Fund
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Michael M. and Nancy L. Heuer Soil Mechanics Laboratory Operations Fund was established by alumnus Michael Heuer.
Renee Sailor, a student and a leader
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“I never specifically sought out leadership roles, but as I pursued what I liked, things tend to work out that way.” At the University of Minnesota, Sailor took on leadership roles in several groups. Sailor has been part of Steel Bridge Team, treasurer of APWA, and is currently Captain of the Concrete Canoe Team and President of ASCE Student Chapter.