College of Engineering & Mines

In this 2017 photo, UND Environmental Engineer Frank Xiao (second row, right) is shown with post-doc researchers, graduate students and undergraduates in the Civil Engineering Lab at the UND College of Engineering & Mines. Image courtesy of Juan Pedraza. UND researchers win federal grants to study anxiety disorders, waste-stream pollution Two UND researchers have been […]

Andrea Hanson works at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where her expertise is in determining the best ways for astronauts to stay fit in space and to optimize performance of mission critical tasks. Up until a recent promotion, Hansen spent most of her time at NASA as part of the team implementing the exercise program for […]

Surojit Gupta, associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of North Dakota, has been selected to receive the 2019 Du-Co Ceramics Young Professional Award from the American Ceramic Society. Gupta is an active researcher in sustainable materials, high temperature ceramics and alloys, nanotechnology, additive, and green manufacturing. He teaches fundamental and applied courses related […]

A three-day geology-centered trip to western North Dakota exposed several University of North Dakota students to the region’s oil industry and natural formations. Above, fifth from the right, Marie Bergelin wears a white tank top. Photo courtesy of Marie Bergelin. UND Geology graduate students organize trip to expose undergraduates to the discipline Marie Bergelin wanted […]

This year’s Bakken Oil Products and Services Show will be in town next week. This pop-up oil town annually brings out a variety of new and trending products looking to find their niche in the oilfield. This year, however, there will be even more than that in store, with panelists from the UND Petroleum Engineering […]

Grand Forks engineering team to enter Red Bull Flugtag competition in St. Paul The Tator Tot Titans hope to carry their Midwestern theme over the Mississippi River after their glider and pilot are pushed off a 30-foot-high pier. From left, Kyle Batten, Kendrick Heck and Grant Ramage, members of the Tater Tot Titans team of […]

At UND, a group of students, led by mechanical engineer alum David Robinson, ’70, are preparing to head to Guatemala to provide clean water to a village in need. The pursuit to build a better world is the driving force behind the national organization Engineers Without Borders (EWB-USA) – a group of about 14,000 volunteers […]

InternGF program links with UAS tech startup to provide engaging, eye-opening internship What started as a simple search for summer work now has Connor Propp on the cutting edge of unmanned aircraft system applications. Before joining the team at Airtonomy, a UAS technology startup in Grand Forks, the UND electrical engineering major had only a […]

University researcher one of only three in nation picked to analyze everyday household and industrial chemicals’ impacts on human body. UND Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Feng “Frank” Xiao has been named one of only three researchers in the country to receive a highly competitive Early Career Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) […]

As a custom-woodworker, Jacob says he’ll build what the client wants. “We specialize in unique items ranging in size from art pieces and mantles all the way to dining and conference tables. In addition to custom projects we also cater to contractors and DIYers by supplying everything they need to create a project of their […]