College of Engineering & Mines

Dan Laudal, research professor at UND’s Institute of Energy Studies and project manager of the study, said the $8 million grant will fund the first phase of research, which will examine the economic feasibility of constructing a facility to extract and process rare earth materials in Grand Forks.

Dr. Tavakolian, director of the biomedical engineering program at the University of North Dakota College of Engineering & Mines, has been co-leading groundbreaking research on space travel’s effects on astronauts’ cardiorespiratory systems. He and his team have been working on the CARDIOBREATH project, tracking changes in how astronauts’ cardiovascular and respiratory systems control their blood pressure.

Michaela L. Neal, a graduate student in the UND Geological Engineering program, was awarded a 2023 National Science Foundation-Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRFP). She applied under Geosciences-Hydrology as her GRFP field of study. Previously, Michaela earned her B.S. in Environmental Studies, with a minor in math, from UND. The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship […]

Robert Kraus, dean of the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, speaks at the inaugural SOaRS symposium. Photo by Adam Kurtz/UND Today Inaugural symposium brings scholars, government officials and industry representatives together On March 21 and 22, UND brought together academics, government officials and aerospace industry manufacturers all facing the same desire: developing the […]

Alexis Archambault, a geological engineering doctoral student, received the Outstanding Student Presentation Award during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2022 Fall meeting. This honor is awarded for only the most exceptional presentations during AGU 2022 Fall Meeting. This is the first time a UND GGE student has received such an AGU-level award in recent years. […]

Barathwaja Subash Chandar, a School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science student, received the best paper presentation award at the IEEE 13th Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference for the paper titled “Short-Term AQI Forecasts using Machine/Deep Learning Models for San Francisco, CA.”

In a Feb. 27 ceremony, UND celebrated the formal dedication of a partnership with the North Dakota Department of Transportation that will provide research for the agency, while offering valuable educational opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students.

On Friday, Feb. 24, the E-Council (Dean’s Engineering Council) ended Engineers Week on a strong note, celebrating engineering students and professionals at the College of Engineering & Mines.

Meera Gopinath, a doctoral student in the School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, has won the Best Paper Award at the International IEEE Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics and Communication (ICRTEC 23).

On Friday, Feb. 24, the Harold Hamm School of Geology & Geological Engineering welcomed two paleontologists to the guest speaker series “Paleontology Talks.” Held for the first time since the start of the pandemic, both speakers presented their research and answered questions from the audience.