College of Engineering & Mines

The Engelstad’s shared commitment to service has taken them around the world. Image courtesy of UND Alumni Association & Foundation. Jill (Owen), ’82, and David Engelstad, ’90, bring physical therapy and engineering expertise to American Samoa On the walls of David and Jill Engelstad’s home in American Samoa hang many reflections of the United Nation’s […]

Research engineers in UND’s Institute for Energy Studies have been working with Wellspring Hydro for four years on a process that extracts valuable chemicals from wastewater produced by the oil and gas industry in North Dakota’s Bakken shale formation. The Williston-based company plans to build a facility – a rendering of which is above – in Williams […]

The UND Petroleum Engineering team has won the second place (out of 250 teams) for the International Switch Energy Case Competition. The team won $2,500 in prize money for their placement in the competition. This year, the competition received over 900 university students from 37 countries and six continents formed approximately 250 teams. The final […]

The UND Petroleum Engineering team has been selected as the 7 finalist teams for the International Switch Energy Case Competition! This year, the competition received over 900 university students from 37 countries and six continents formed approximately 250 teams. The team composed of two of UND PhD students and two undergrad students in Petroleum Engineering: […]

Screenshot. Geology Professor Dexter Perkins publishes free, online textbook to support students’ remote learning Besides several books and numerous papers, Dexter Perkins, professor of geology and geological engineering at the University of North Dakota, has penned three editions of his Mineralogy textbook. When he last approached Pearson, the large publishing house that had produced the […]

UND’s Dreamer Geothermophiles designed a Pipeline Interventions Gadget to reduce mineral buildup. Schematic provided by Dreamer Thermomphiles. UND engineering team designs pipeline-scrubbing ‘PIG,’ wins geothermal manufacturing prize and advances to next level A UND engineering team has won funding in a geothermal manufacturing competition, along with an invitation to advance to the next stage in […]

UND researchers are partnering with Minnkota Power Cooperative as part of a U.S. Department of Energy project to prevent cyberattacks on power plants. Minnkota operates the Milton Young Power Station near Center, N.D. Photo courtesy of Minnkota Power Cooperative. UND research aims to defend U.S. electrical grid against cyberattacks A cyberattack aimed at taking down […]

UND Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Sattar Dorafshan, pictured on the Sorlie Bridge in Grand Forks, is researching technology that can inspect infrastructure from above. Dorafshan employs unmanned aircraft to capture images of bridges and machine learning algorithms to analyze the resulting data. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. UND civil engineer uses drones, machine learning to […]

UND researchers are involved in a Department of Energy project to transform corn stover — the stalks, stems and leaves left after corn harvest — into a fuel capable of powering jet aircraft. Photo by Patrick C. Miller/UND Today. UND to lead four-year, $3.75 million Department of Energy research project One of the significant challenges […]

Minou Rabiei’s research in the College of Engineering and Mines at UND is fueled by the economics of enhanced oil extraction, as well as the goals of increased safety and industry compliance. Rabiei wants to use Big Data to create a more effective and efficient industry. Photo by Mike Hess/UND Today. From drill bit to […]