College of Engineering & Mines

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Fundraiser for CEM Student E-Council

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Get your CEM Apparel Now! Fundraiser for CEM Student E-Council Online shopping is available now for a limited time Over 40 items to choose from! All gear embroidered with official college logo. For an additional cost, items may be customized with department logo Ordering window is now through January 18. Orders will be shipped approximately […]

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A Boost Up

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A student sits and smiles amist the beautiful landscaping of the UND Alumni Center.

Returning UND student will use Open Door Scholarship to spare other mothers what she’s been through. I admit, it must have been a sight to see: I was launching a backpack into a tree in hopes of freeing a mitt that a tee-ball player had gotten stuck after a game – an innocent experiment gone […]

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Giving attention to individual growth

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Two students and a professor collaborate in a lab space.

Respected by educators and engineering professionals alike, Dr. Ranganathan’s attention to the individual growth of his students is what sets him apart – like mentoring Native American students on the benefits of STEM for tribal populations and creating collaborative learning experiences in and outside of the classroom.

Intentional living

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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 […]

A 3D rendering of a large industrial facility next to a railroad.

UND research: Open for business

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A 3D rendering of a large industrial facility next to a railroad.

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 […]

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UND Petroleum Engineering Team wins second place at International Switch Energy Case Competition

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A screenshot of a zoom presentation detailing energy demands.

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 […]

Two students operate an impressive drilling simulator, complete with detailed digital displays and immersive equipment.

UND Petroleum Engineering team compete as finalists in International Switch Energy Case Competition

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Two students operate an impressive drilling simulator, complete with detailed digital displays and immersive equipment.

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: […]

Goodbye, Gutenberg: UND professor publishes pioneering online textbook

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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 […]