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  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 […]

Three grad students in geophysics and petroleum engineering teamed up to enter the DoE’s Fall 2020 Geothermal Design Challenge, and won Take a class at UND. Enter a national competition. Win. Just another day at the University for three UND students, who entered a U.S. Department of Energy contest after learning about it in Geothermics […]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office is excited to announce the latest winners of the Fall 2020 Geothermal Design Challenge™. First Place: University of North Dakota, Thermal Vision Submission: “Geothermal Applications for the World” The University of North Dakota team’s winning infographic highlights the benefits of eight common uses of geothermal energy: agricultural […]

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 […]

Continental Resources founder and executive chairman Harold Hamm talks energy, business and advice to students It was a class in high school that sparked Harold Hamm’s long and prolific career in the oil and gas industry. The youngest among 13 siblings born in rural southern Oklahoma, the founder and current executive chairman of Continental Resources […]

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 […]