SAFL Lab Insider Stories
Celebrating the accomplishments of those in the SAFL community
PhD Candidate Maria Garcia-Serrana awarded inaugural Heinz G. Stefan Fellowship
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Maria Garcia-Serrana. PhD Candidate in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering and student at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, was awarded the inaugural Heinz G. Stefan Fellowship during a special SAFL seminar on April 5th, 2016. The Heinz G. Stefan Fellowship is given to a University of Minnesota student pursuing graduate studies in water resources engineering who is studying at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory. Special consideration is given to students involved in environmental hydraulics.
SAFL researchers help create more sustainable stormwater systems
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SAFL researchers help create more sustainable stormwater systems
SAFL researchers create life-service maps to guide steel culvert selection
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SAFL researchers create life-service maps to guide steel culvert selection
PhD students Jon Czuba and Ashish Karn presented with 2015 Edward Silberman Fellowships
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At a special SAFL Seminar on November 17th, 2015, SAFL PhD students Jonathan Czuba and Ashish Karn were presented with the 2015 Edward Silberman Fellowship for outstanding academic achievement and research.
Antoni Calderer Receives PhD for dissertation titled "Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation of Complex Floating Structures and Waves"
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PhD candidate Antoni Calderer successfully defended his dissertation in Civil Engineering on Thursday, October 1st, 2015. Antoni's advisors are Dr. Fotis Sotiropoulos associated with the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering and Dr. Lian Shen, associated with the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and Department of Mechanical Engineering. Congratulations, Dr. Calderer!
Craig Hill Receives PhD for dissertation titled "Interactions Between Channel Topography and Hydrokinetic Turbines: Sediment Transport, Turbine Performance, and Wake Characteristics"
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PhD candidate Craig Hill successfully defended his dissertation in Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering on Friday, August 14th in the SAFL auditorium. Craig's advisors are Dr. Michele Guala and Dr. Fotis Sotiropoulos, both associated with the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory and Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Congratulations, Dr. Hill!
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
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SAFL is once again preparing to welcome a promising crop of new researchers to its Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program this summer. Begun by the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (NCED), which was headquartered at SAFL, the program is a collaboration among the University of Minnesota, the Fond du Lac Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa, and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes in Montana. The program places participating students in three teams working in Flathead, MT, Northern Minnesota, and right here at SAFL. Research projects incorporate community-based participatory research in an effort to match projects to community needs. For example, one project in Montana is working to reintroduce Blue Camas, a native plant species that was once an important food source for both people and wildlife, and studies the resulting ecosystem changes and their impact on local residents.
Dr. Chris Paola Wins Sloss Award
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The Sedimentary Division of the Geological Society of America (GSA) has named SAFL researcher Dr. Chris Paola (Professor of Earth Sciences and College of Science and Engineering Distinguished Professor) the 2014 recipient of the Laurence L. Sloss Award. The award, given annually to recognize the recipient’s lifetime achievements in sedimentary geology and service to GSA, was presented October 20 at the Sedimentary Geology/Limnology Awards Ceremony at the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, British Columbia.
SAFL Welcomes New Associate Director of Research
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On December 1, 2014, the role of Associate Director of Research will transition from Dr. Miki Hondzo to Dr. Lian Shen.