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UND Technology Department faculty members garner national awards

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The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) recently recognized David (Dave) Yearwood, associate professor and chair, University of North Dakota Department of Technology, with its Outstanding Professor of Industrial Technology Award. Yearwood, whose department is part of the UND College of Business and Public Administration, was one of only four faculty members so […]

Groundbreaking Cellulosic Biofuel Technology Moves Toward Commercialization

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The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) Foundation and Whole Energy Fuels Corporation, headquartered in Bellingham, Washington, are poised to commercialize a novel and groundbreaking cellulosic biofuel technology developed by the EERC at UND. Whole Energy is receiving global, exclusive licensing rights to EERC Foundation’s technology, which converts biomass and other recycled material into liquid […]

U.S. military mandate for diesel and jet fuel from renewable sources highlights UND-EERC-Accelergy partnership

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Accelergy Corporation, a global leader in the production of high-value domestically sourced liquid fuels, is partnering with the UND Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC). Under the terms of the agreement, Accelergy will license EERC’s proprietary technology as part of its coal biomass-to-liquids (CBTL) process to accelerate the development of specialty liquid jet fuels used […]

Rural hospitals receive grants through UND Center for Rural Health program

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Fifteen rural North Dakota communities will benefit from grants provided to rural hospitals through the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program administered through the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the UND of Medicine and Health Sciences.  This year the North Dakota Flex Program distributed approximately $269,000 through 20 grants to help rural […]