College of Engineering & Mines

Materials Characterization (ME 590/ENGR 590) Course instructor: Dr. Sougata Roy (Assistant Professor, Mech. Eng. Department) Schedule: Tu-Th (9:30-10:45 am, Fall 2021) Prerequisite: PHYS 252, ME 301 Course overview: This course is a technical elective in the domain of materials and manufacturing science. Quantitative and qualitative material characterization techniques are used in a wide range of […]

You may have seen Richard Branson traveling to outer space recently. It does not look far away that humans will be on Mars, and there is quite a bit of research, by different space programs, to see how the human body can adapt to almost one year of travel there in a microgravity environment. The […]

  For the second time in a row, UND engineering and geology students place first in U.S. Department of Energy geothermal competition A proposal by UND engineering students to use abandoned oil and gas wells to heat homes won first place in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Spring 2021 Geothermal Collegiate Competition. UND geology and […]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) has announced the winners of the Geothermal Collegiate Competition, a national contest that engages students to develop innovative geothermic energy applications to heat and cool buildings, campuses, districts, and communities. Administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the competition helps students gain real-world renewable energy […]

UND’s College of Engineering & Mines to offer bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, three new cybersecurity certificates To meet strong employer demand, the College of Engineering and Mines (CEM) at the University of North Dakota will now offer a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering as well as three new certificates for master’s students. The four […]

Did you know UND College of Engineering and Mines has a club just for distance students? Are you stuck on a homework problem? Do you have questions about course content? Join the Society of Distance Engineering Students (SDES) TODAY! As a member, you will connect with other students in your same major, classes, and region. […]

Frank Xiao (center) poses for a photo in front of a poster detailing his latest research with two of his PhD students, Pavan Challa Sasi (right) and Ali Alinezhad. Photo courtesy of Frank Xiao. UND’s Frank Xiao earns prestigious $500,000 NSF award for quest to mitigate effects of harmful manmade chemicals One of UND’s most […]

For their senior engineering project, five UND students built a prosthetic partial hand, shown here. The device is strapped to the hand of the subject, a local man whose left hand lacks a ring and pinky finger. Also shown is the EMG or electromyography sensor that detects signals from the muscles in the man’s wrist, […]

Peer Mentor Applications ($500 scholarship!) Due May 12, 2021 CEM Peer Mentors work with incoming first-year CEM students to help them integrate into UND and the College with the goal of improving both achievement and retention, and receive a $500 scholarship for their efforts.  I encourage you to consider applying if you are enthusiastic about […]

Grand Challenge Scholar Program: $500 per semester and up to $6000 in program support! Due September 15, 2021 We are looking for highly motivated on-campus freshman and sophomore students to take on the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenge Scholar Program. This is an opportunity for students to work towards a research project and portfolio […]