University of Minnesota students create Goldycraft virtual campus College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2026-09-26 | University of Minnesota students create Goldycraft virtual campus
CSE Mentor Program: The CSE Engineering Co-Op Program College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-11-18 | University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering (CSE) Co-Op Program Director Kia Bazargan and CSE Career Counselor Sam Anderson, a panel of two students, and an alumna share their experiences in the CSE Engineering Co-Op Program.
UMN Minnesota Water Research Fund Webinar: Do Stormwater Ponds Improve Water Quality? College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-11-08 | Stormwater ponds are primarily designed to remove solids and phosphorus before runoff reaches sensitive downstream ecosystems. But recent research has demonstrated that urban stormwater ponds can experience internal phosphorus loading under certain conditions. Our research explores the drivers of internal phosphorus loading in stormwater ponds as well as some of the remediation strategies available to combat it.This presentation is hosted by the Minnesota Water Research Fund as a part of its mission to educate our community about exciting water research at the University of Minnesota. Learn more about the Minnesota Water Research Fund: https://cse.umn.edu/cege/minnesota-water-research-fund
Give to the Max Day: CSE Alumni Scholarships College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-11-08 | University of Minnesota students Bethany Widholm (chemistry major), Richard Kanak (biophysics major, computer science minor), and Mason Huberty (astrophysics & physics majors) share a few reasons for participating in Give to the Max Day on November 17, 2022. Video by student Michael Miltenberger
UMN CSE Three-Minute Thesis Competition - Fall 2022 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-11-01 | CSE graduate students had exactly three minutes to explain their research in an engaging and easy-to-understand format. This was an exciting display of the diversity of research in CSE today, with topics ranging from Alzheimer's Disease to galaxy evolution. The purpose of the competition is to celebrate the innovative research conducted by our graduate students and to cultivate their academic, presentation, and research communications skills.20:22 - Paulina EbertsCongratulations to Paulina Eberts, a sixth-year PhD candidate, co-advised by Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (CEMS) Professor Samira Azarin and Biomedical Engineering Professor Casim Sarkar, for winning the CSE Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition for her topic "Decoding Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease." Eberts is the past recipient of the Jan and Sofia Milner Laskowski Fellowship and the Teletzke Family Fellowship in CEMS.
UMN CSE alumnus new startup aims to curb the referee shortage College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-10-12 | University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering alumnus Wyatt Gustafson (CSci '22) is the co-founder of Refr Sports, a new app that helps connect sports organizations with available referees. Gustafson and his co-founder, Huck Sorock, recently won the student division of the 2022 Minnesota Cup entrepreneurship competition. Video by Michael Miltenberger and Olivia Hultgren.
University of Minnesota students lead project to build superfast TURBO telescopes College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-10-06 | TURBO, two sets of extremely fast telescopes, will be able to scan the sky more than 10 times faster than the average telescope, enabling more detailed studying of gravitational waves and light created by colliding black holes and neutron stars. University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering students Daniel Warshofsky, Matthew Tran, and alumnus Thomas Procter are at the forefront of the project. Read the full news story: https://z.umn.edu/TURBO2022Video by Rob McIntosh and Olivia Hultgren.
UMN CSE Virtual Career Fair Prep Workshop College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-10-03 | Preparing for a virtual career fair is similar but comes with a few key differences. Learn about online networking, updating your profile in Handshake, researching companies, creating your elevator pitch, signing up for appointments, what to wear, and more!
Ski-U-Mah to Space: CSE Alumnae Discuss Their Careers at NASA College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-10-03 | In this exclusive webinar, a panel of CSE alumnae discuss their careers at NASA. Panelists include Michele Brekke (AEM '75, M.S. Mechanics '77), NASA's first woman flight director, Heather McDonald (AEM '92), the first woman to serve as NASA's Chief Engineer for the International Space Station program, and Meagan Thompson (Geophysics '06), Program Executive at NASA Headquarters.
The DoD and You: Presentation by Dr. Bindu Nair - Sept. 14, 2022 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-09-28 | Dr. Bindu Nair, director of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Basic Research talks about how University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering faculty and grad students can get more involved with the DoD through CSE research.
Soft growing robot navigates a tortuous path College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-09-28 | An interdisciplinary team of University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers in the College of Science and Engineering has developed a new, plant-inspired extrusion process that enables synthetic material growth, and the creation of a soft robot that builds its own solid body from liquid to navigate hard-to-reach places and complicated terrain. Video credit: Matthew Hausladen, Ellison Group, University of MinnesotaRead more: https://z.umn.edu/softrobots
University of Minnesota plant-inspired soft, growing robots College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-09-28 | A team of University of Minnesota Twin Cities scientists and engineers have developed a plant-inspired extrusion process that allows soft robots to build their own solid bodies from liquid to navigate hard-to-reach places and complicated terrain. UMN College of Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Matthew Hausladen explains the inspiration behind the research. Video by Olivia Hultgren Read the full story: https://z.umn.edu/softrobots
UMN CSE Mentor Program Kickoff Fall 2022 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-09-26 | Watch the CSE Mentor Program Kickoff for program expectations and requirements, resources for mentor pairs, and upcoming events for the 2022-23 program year.
2022 Misel Family Lecture: Professor Carlos Frenk College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-09-22 | The William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute is proud to host the 15th Annual Misel Family Lecture. This lecture is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Questions? Please contact us at ftpi@umn.edu or 612-625-6055. We look forward to seeing you there!https://cse.umn.edu/ftpi/2022-misel-family-lecture"How Our Universe Was Made: All From Nothing"Professor Carlos FrenkInstitute for Computational CosmologyDurham University, EnglandAbstract: This lecture is about a future technology, quantum computing, which uses known laws of quantum physics to compute in new ways. Within this technology challenge are at least two profound questions in basic science: which problems can be sped up with a quantum computer, and how can inadvertent measurement be avoided. After a few introductory comments about the first question, this lecture will concern mostly the second question, and will explore some options and the challenges of each.
CSE Career Fair Preparation Workshop - Fall 2022 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-09-12 | Get ready to impress! Information presented includes how to prepare for the fair, what to wear, how to make a positive impression on employers, and how to follow up with employers after the fair. More info: https://cse.umn.edu/careerfair-students
3D printing of wearable light-sensing medical device - timelapse video College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-09-08 | A team of engineers and doctors at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have designed a unique 3D-printed light-sensing medical device that could help millions of people worldwide with lupus and other light-sensitive diseases. Credit: McAlpine Group, University of MinnesotaRead news release: https://z.umn.edu/lightsensorRead research study: doi.org/10.1002/advs.202201275
Meet the Students: Tanavia Harrington College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-08-11 | University of Minnesota computer science sophomore Tanavia Harrington talks about her experience with DEI groups at the University of Minnesota and how she hopes to use her artistic skills in the computer science field.Video by student Katelyn Mayne.
University of Minnesota Space Grant Stratospheric Balloon - Flight Gopher Launch 196 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-07-21 | In Spring 2022, University of Minnesota students, led by Professor James Flaten, tested hardware for a nationwide eclipse ballooning project scheduled to engage about 80 college/university teams to fly during solar eclipses in October 2023 and April 2024.
Cancer cells migrating toward a sweet spot College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-07-12 | A new study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineers provides new insights into how cancer cells invade the body, which could help researchers understand the disease and develop treatments for it. The above video shows the migration of cancer cells over a span of 24 hours toward a "sweet spot" in the middle of stiff and soft environments, represented by the gray box at the bottom.First published in Nature Materials (July 11, 2022) by Springer Nature: doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01294-2
Three-dimensional view of the hippocampus region in a live mouse brain College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-07-06 | A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has developed a new technique for imaging mRNA molecules in the brains of living mice. A three-dimensional view of the hippocampus CA1 region in a live mouse brain (shown above) gives researchers a window into RNA synthesis in the brain of a mouse as it generates and stores memories. Video credit: Hye Yoon Park, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Juno spacecraft 27th orbit around Jupiter College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-06-21 | NASA's Juno spacecraft has completed more than 40 orbits around Jupiter collecting gigabytes of imagery from JunoCam. The Jovian Vortex Hunter citizen science project (http://z.umn.edu/JovianVortexHunter) led by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has more than 60,000 images from this data set. Credit: NASA/JPL News release: http://z.umn.edu/Jupiteratmosphere
2022 CSE Commencement time-lapse video College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-05-18 | Watch the 2022 CSE Undergraduate Commencement in less than 30 seconds!Video produced by Sebastian Alfonzo.
Research Spotlight: UMN technology allows amputees to control a robotic arm with their mind College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-05-17 | Researchers in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering, with the help of industry collaborators, have developed a way to tap into a person's brain signals through a neural chip implanted in the arm, effectively reading the patient’s mind. The technology allows amputees to move prosthetic arms using only their thoughts and opens the door for new treatments for neurological diseases and less invasive alternatives to brain surgeries. Video by Eve Daniels.Learn more about the research at https://z.umn.edu/RoboticArmResearch.
Getting involved with University of Minnesota Code the Gap College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-05-16 | Computer science majors Sree Pemma and Swati Rampalli started a University of Minnesota student club to provide STEM learning opportunities to underrepresented youth and help diversify the field of technology. Video by Katelyn Mayne.
Building rockets and saving the environment with the UMN CSE Taylor Student Project Fund College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-05-16 | University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering students Erika Bowe and Benjamin Alva discuss their respective projects building rockets and designing a bioreactor to help save coral reefs—for which they both received support from the college's Taylor Student Project Fund. The fund supports 10-12 projects each fall and spring semester through the Anderson Student Innovation Labs. It was started by the late Edna May and George (ME '34) Taylor, and continues to be sponsored by Clifford and Nancy Anderson. About $5,000 total is awarded to students each semester.To support the Taylor Student Project Fund, visit https://z.umn.edu/StudentSupportweek22.Video by Olivia Hultgren with contributions from Eve Daniels.
Getting involved with University of Minnesota Formula SAE College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-05-16 | Aerospace engineering and mechanics senior Tyler Glick discusses how he got involved with the University of Minnesota Formula SAE (also known as Gopher Motorsports) and shares some tips for joining it. Video edits by Anya Normandeau and Katelyn Mayne.
2022 UMN CSE Commencement College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-05-12 | More than 1,200 students participated in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Commencement Ceremony to receive their bachelor's degrees.
Meet the Students: Chris Torres College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-05-02 | Chemical engineering sophomore Chris Torres shares what he has gained from participating in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Louis Stokes Northstar STEM Alliance. Video by student Katelyn Mayne
Meet the Students: Clay Hall College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-05-02 | Industrial and systems engineering senior Clay Hall talks about participating in the American Indian Science and Engineering Society and the National Organization of Business and Engineering, and how CSE has prepared him for his career. Video by student Katelyn Mayne
Meet the Students: Alisson Fiallos College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-05-02 | Chemical engineering junior Alisson Fiallos talks about finding her community at the University of Minnesota and participating in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Society of Women Engineers. Video by student Katelyn Mayne
Meet the Students: Khai Dang College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-05-02 | Biomedical engineering junior Khai Dang shares his experience with his clinician-led intern program and the skills he has developed as a student in the College of Science and Engineering. Video by student Katelyn Mayne
CSE Public Lecture: The State of Science and the Need for STEM Advocacy College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-04-25 | In this second Rising to the Moment lecture series, Dr. Jayshree Seth, 3M corporate scientist and chief science advocate, provides an overview of the 3M State of Science Index, a global research initiative to uncover what people think of science. Many of the findings highlight the importance of reducing real and perceived barriers to science appreciation and STEM education, not only to ensure that we have a healthy pipeline of future scientists, technologists, and engineers to solve the complex and global humanitarian challenges we face, but also for society to accept the solutions.
Seeking to Improve Stream Restoration to Ensure Safe Drinking Water and Fisheries College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-04-25 | This Minnesota Water Research Fund presentation by Assistant Professor Judy Yang and Ph.D. candidate Shih-Hsun Huang highlights how they are using innovative methods to study how vegetation enhances the exchange of water, solutes, and particles between surface water and sediment/groundwater. This research may help ecologists design more effective stream restoration projects to ensure safe drinking water and fishery products.
UMN CSE Job Search Strategies for International Students College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-04-07 | Learn strategies for international students that help with your job search.CSE-Specific Employment Data and Resources for International Students: http://z.umn.edu/CSEIntEmployers Maroon & Gold Network: maroonandgoldnetwork.umnalumni.orgLinkedIn Alumni Tool: linkedin.com/alumni
Finger-like structures of lung surfactant monolayers under a microscope College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-04-06 | A University of Minnesota-led research team analyzed the fundamental properties and structures of lung surfactant—the naturally occurring substance that helps human lungs expand and contract—providing insight that could eventually help scientists develop better treatments for respiratory illnesses. The above video shows fluorescent microscopy footage of the finger-like crystalline structures of lung surfactant monolayers, which the researchers showed elongate with an increase in pressure. Video credit: Zasadzinski Research Lab, University of Minnesota
Slow motion water droplet impact on a sandy surface College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-31 | A new study led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers shows why liquid droplets have the ability to erode hard surfaces, a discovery that could help engineers design more erosion-resistant materials. This video shows how the impact of a water droplet on a sandy surface leaves behind an erosion crater due to the pressure and shear stress of drop impact. Video credit: Cheng Research Group, University of MinnesotaRead the full news release: https://z.umn.edu/dropleterosionRead the full paper: nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29345-x
Bacteria cells swimming through complex fluid College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-30 | A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led research team studied how bacteria move through fluids containing small, solid particles, providing insight into how the microorganisms move through different environments, such as their natural habitats or inside the human body. The above video shows a bacteria cell “wobbling” to propel itself forward past a solid particle. Credit: Cheng Research Group, University of MinnesotaRead the full news release: https://z.umn.edu/bacterialswimmingRead the full paper: nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04509-3
Cryopreservation of pancreatic islet cells College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-28 | Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Mayo Clinic were able to store tiny droplets encapsulated with pancreatic islet cells at very low temperatures for up to nine months and then use novel rewarming techniques to bring them back to their original state before transplantation. This video shows one approach studied by the team, which uses lasers to rapidly rewarm cryopreserved droplets of islets. Credit: Zhan, L., Rao, J.S., Sethia, N. et al., University of Minnesota. Nature Medicine paper: https://z.umn.edu/cryopreservation22
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's aerospace engineering and mechanics major.
Chemistry - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's chemistry major.
Physics and Astrophysics - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's physics and astrophysics majors.
Mathematics - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's mathematics major.
Computer Science and Data Science - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's computer science and data science majors.
Industrial and Systems Engineering - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's industrial and systems engineering major.
Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's bioproducts and biosystems engineering major.
Earth and Environmental Sciences - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's Earth sciences and environmental geosciences majors.
Electrical and Computer Engineering - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's electrical engineering and computer engineering majors.
Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's civil engineering, environmental engineering, and geo-engineering majors.
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's chemical engineering and materials science majors.
Mechanical Engineering - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's mechanical engineering major.
Biomedical Engineering - UMN CSE Exploring Majors - Fall 2021 College of Science and Engineering, UMN 2022-03-08 | University of Minnesota faculty and students talk about the College of Science and Engineering's biomedical engineering major.
