2020 Elements Magazine (Issue 2)

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO

College of Science, Engineering and Technology

10 Alumni Spotlight Minnesota State Mankato Automotive Engineering Technology alum, Josh Tavel, turned his training into a successful and rewarding career.

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12 Bell Engineering An engineering program housed in Northern Minnesota has pioneered a new model of co-op learning, drawing students from across the country.

Dean’s Welcome

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his has been an extraordinary few months! The term “unprecedented” has been appropriately used to express the breadth and depth of challenges that we have been facing, and continue to face, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact society both locally and around the world.

Life is significantly different now than it was only a few short months ago. I hope this message finds you healthy and well as the effects continue. Each of us has been impacted to some level, including many who are truly in dire situations. To them, we share our thoughts and best wishes.

Please reach out to those in your community who stand in need, as you are able.

I would begin by sharing my gratitude for the faculty, staff and students who have worked through an exceptionally demanding spring semester, where almost every class in our college (and almost 3,000 courses across the university) transitioned from a face-to-face course delivery to an online/virtual format. This transition occurred in a short window of time, with amazing efforts made by a number of people to make this happen. This effort was in addition to the other altered “duties of life” impacted by the pandemic, as all aspects of our lives have been affected.

Thank you for all you have done and continue to do as we strive to provide a great education to our students, whatever your role may be.

I hope you will enjoy the features shared in this publication, which provides a snapshot of the many activities and accomplishments throughout the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. I am constantly amazed and impressed with the variety of efforts being made by our faculty, staff and students. These activities are, quite literally, changing the world. I am personally looking forward to the solutions being developed by our scientists, engineers, and so many other disciplines within our college to meet the needs of today’s society.

As we look ahead, things will indeed be different. And that is okay. Our focus will continue to be maintaining a high standard and a quality education for our Science, Engineering and Technology students, along with students from across campus. Faculty and staff continue to be involved with workshops and professional conferences which, while virtual in nature at present, continue to keep them current in the state of practice in our ever-evolving disciplines. We will continue to be nimble in meeting the demands of society and industry and in providing innovative solutions both now and in the future. Challenges will continue to stretch us, but we will face those challenges with determination and find the necessary solutions. After all, that is what we do. Keep doing great things! Go Mavericks!

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Dr. Aaron Budge Acting Dean

Dr. Laura Yin Associate Dean

Departments Automotive & Manufacturing Engineering Technology Biological Sciences Chemistry & Geology Computer Information Science Construction Management Electrical & Computer Engineering & Technology Integrated Engineering Mathematics & Statistics Mechanical & Civil Engineering Physics & Astronomy

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College of Science, Engineering and Technology Minnesota State University, Mankato 131 Trafton Science Center North Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 507-389-6205 Managing Editor Emily Frederick Contributing Editors Sara Frederick Hailey Sager ‘21 Graphic Designer Kylie Beran ‘02

Writers Grace Brandt ‘13 Sarah Asp Olson Emily Frederick Print Coordinator Ryan Schuh ‘00

A member of the Minnesota State system and an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity University. This document is available in alternative format to individuals with disabilities by calling the College of Science, Engineering and Technology at 507-389-6205 (V), 800-6273529 or 711 (MRS/TTY). SETC193BK 2020

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A Strong Foundation

Discover how the Geology program prepares students to work in a variety of fields.

Alumni Spotlight: Josh Tavel

Students from the Manufacturing Engineering Program share their research and findings amongst students from across the globe.

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Building Blocks

Minnesota State Mankato Automotive Engineering Technology alum turned his training into a successful and rewarding career.

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From internships to training experiences, the Construction Management program provides enhanced learning results.

Bell Engineering

An engineering program housed in Northern Minnesota has pioneered a new model of co-op learning, drawing students from across the country.

Discover Our Programs

International Conference

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Highlights A snapshot of the 2019-2020 academic year.

Browse through our program offerings!

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Foundation

By Grace Brandt

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hen it comes to geology, many people tend to think that it’s all about rocks. But geology is a diverse and engaging field of study that covers all of the earth’s physical structures and substances. At Minnesota State University, Mankato, geology students receive a strong foundation in practical sciences that allows them to move on to fulfilling careers within several industries.

“Geologists are kind of like earth detectives,” explained Minnesota State Mankato senior Ashley Grengs. “The rocks show us evidence of what happened in the past, and we can try to understand the environmental conditions back then and try to correlate them to what’s happening now. I’m really glad that I chose geology as a major. There’s a lot of different things you can do with it, so it’ll never get old.”

For Grengs, the interest in geology started young and only grew when she began taking courses at the University. While the program is small—only about 20-30 students every year—it offers a lab full of state-of-the-art instrumentation, hands-on experience and one-on-one attention from professors.

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While Grengs began working towards a degree in geology as a freshman, Wittkop said many students don’t realize that geology is a viable career path until they take a course or two.

But a degree in geology can open the door to careers in the fields of environmental science, construction, research and more. Geologists fill positions that are as diverse as water assessment to analyzing bedrock to ensure a building can be safely constructed.

“The business of a geologist is to understand what’s under the ground—which includes rock, dirt, sediments and water,” Wittkop said. “The challenge with geology is… most of the time, [students] don’t even know geology is a thing that they can study, get a degree in and get a job in. We have a great program here, and people can build wonderful careers that they enjoy from it… It’s just not necessarily something you think about when you’re talking to your high school guidance counselor.”

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For Grengs, one major opportunity as a first-year student was helping help Associate Professor Chad Wittkop with his research about iron levels in two regional lakes that have existed since before the last Ice Age. Now, Grengs is conducting her own senior thesis project that delves deeper into the topic and builds on her three years of research experience.

Ashley Grengs holds a water quality sonde used to measure conditions in lake water.

According to Wittkop, the University’s geology program focuses on equipping students with a strong foundation of basic geology principles such as earth structure and how to identify rocks and other materials. From there, the program adds to these core concepts with a solid understanding of chemistry, physics and math that will be necessary on the job.

There is also a heavy emphasis on hands-on experiences with state-of-the-art equipment, including an x-ray diffractometer, an x-ray fluorescence spectrometer and a particle size analyzer.

Wittkop said the department is also building its capacity to analyze carbon, including two instruments that can measure carbon in water and solids.

“We try to tailor our curriculum to make sure they’re seeing how geology is applied in the real world and not just textbook stuff,” he said.

photo by Emily Frederick

Students must complete a capstone project to graduate with a major in geology. They can choose to conduct their own research, find an internship or participate in a field camp during the summer. For Grengs, the capstone is her research project that she started all the way back in her first year. Once she completes her project and graduates, she’s confident she’ll be ready to find a career in her field.

Dr. Chad Wittkop and Ashley Grengs interpret images of iron minerals found in lakes on the scanning electron microscope (SEM).

“I feel like Minnesota State Mankato has really prepared me for the next step,” she said. “It’s not all about the geology… It’s getting to know the professors and having that connection.

Each of them has told me to stay in contact after I graduate.

You may graduate from Minnesota State Mankato, but the connections that you make here still last.”

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Engineering Technology Students

Participate in International Conference

By Grace Brandt

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hile most engineering students have the chance to work in their industry during school thanks to internships, not many are able to participate in national—or international—conferences before graduating.

However, students at Minnesota State University, Mankato have had the chance to participate in the annual Applied Ergonomics Conference for several years now thanks to a project they work on during Dr. Shaheen Ahmed’s course, Ergonomics and Work Measurement. This conference is attended by students and professionals from around the world to explore how to improve practices in ergonomics, healthcare, safety, human resources and risk management.

According to Ahmed, engineering students spend the first half of the semester in his class learning the basic principles of ergonomics and then have the chance to start putting them into practice during the second half of the semester, when they break into teams and each choose a problem to solve in the world of ergonomics. Students tend to choose “problems” they find at their internships, such as making a work station more ergonomically correct for workers. Then they collect and analyze data as they try to come up with a solution.

“I think they really like it, because they can see they’re solving a problem,” Ahmed said.

He added that most of his students don’t intend to specialize in ergonomics, but no matter what type of engineering they’re studying, they appreciate having a fuller understanding of the field that they can bring with them into post-graduate work.

“I think what they like about this class is how they learn to understand themselves, and how their body physiology works,” he said.

When projects are completed, Ahmed selects the ones that he deems the most impressive and submits them to the Applied Ergonomics Conference. If selected, students are invited to attend the next year’s conference (so students who were selected in 2018 were invited to present in 2019). They use the same poster they created for their classroom project and have the chance to share their findings with industry professionals from around the globe.

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photo submitted by Shaheen Ahmed

“It is a big deal, especially as a student, if you get a poster or abstract publication from a conference,” Ahmed said, adding that Minnesota State Mankato is the only university that sends undergraduate students to the conference. “I think this is the biggest thing an undergrad student can get on their resume. Everybody has an internship on their CV. But you will not find a resume that has a publication in it, nationally or internationally.

Students probably don’t realize how big a deal it is until they go there and see all these big companies, like GM, GE, Honeywell, Toyota and Honda. I think it helps them in so many ways.”

From left to right: Shaheen Ahmed, Larry Stutsman, Rachael Bartho and Sam White Ahmed said the biggest benefit of attending the conference is that students have a chance to see what they’re learning as it applies to the real world.

“This is something that adds a huge value to their education,” he explained. “All our students get a lot of practical experiences, working in their industries, but going

When they [students] attend this conference, they see the people working behind the scenes [and see] the whole picture of product design. When they see the big picture, it gives them a different perspective, which they’ll never get if they don’t attend that conference.

- Dr. Shaheen Ahmed

to the conference gives them a different perspective. Their industry is just one place, so they can’t generalize it for the entire world. When they attend this conference, they see the people working behind the scenes [and see] the whole picture of product design. When they see the big picture, it gives them a different perspective, which they’ll never get if they don’t attend that conference.”

Rachael Bartho is one of Ahmed’s students who was selected to present about her project at the 2019 conference, which was held in New Orleans.

Bartho’s project focused on finding a more ergonomically correct method for workers at an area boat manufacturing company to complete some of their tasks.

Bartho’s classmate was interning with the company at the time, which is how she came up with the idea.

Bartho said attending the 2019 Applied Ergonomics Conference was an eye-opening experience.

“It was crazy,” she said. “In class, Dr. Ahmed talked on how big [ergonomics] was, and obviously it’s important, but

then to actually go to a conference and see what all of these companies are doing… There was a floor company trying to make a floor ergonomic, so you could stand on it for eight hours. It was stuff like that, which will impact so many people.”

Bartho graduated in May with a BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, and she said she’s still deciding where to go next. While she doesn’t plan to focus on ergonomics, she said she’s still grateful she had the chance to take Ahmed’s class.

“Even if you don’t go into ergonomics, you can still walk around an office or production floor and always find things that aren’t ergonomically correct, or could be done in a different way that’s less physically exhausting, and it just helps people’s day-to-day lives,” she said.

“I think it’s a very, very beneficial class.”

Since 2017, seven projects from the Ergonomics and Work Measurement course, which includes 19 undergraduate students from Minnesota State Mankato, have been published in the Applied Ergonomics Conference.

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photos submitted by Josh Tavel

The Maverick Behind GMC’s

Electric Vehicles CSET graduate Josh Tavel is behind the wheel of the latest in automotive engineering—literally.

By Sarah Asp Olson

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id you happen to catch GMC’s ad during the 2020 Super Bowl? The sleek, minuteand-a-half production featured basketball legend Lebron James touting the speed, power and serenity of GMC’s newest in-process electric vehicle: the Hummer EV. Slated for release in 2021, the Hummer EV will be among the first all-electric pickups to the market.

What you didn’t see in the ad is the Minnesota State University, Mankato College of Science, Engineering & Technology graduate working hard to make the vehicle a reality.

Josh Tavel ’01 started working at GMC as a quality engineer shortly after graduation.

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He rose through the ranks and has already led teams for GMC’s Chevrolet Bolt EV and Cadillac ELR. He’s now chief engineer for the new Hummer EV, and “ridiculously pumped” about the truck’s release.

“I can tell you it’s not a single truck!

We’re working on a full-size truck architecture, which means there are variants. The GMC Hummer EV is a zero-emissions super truck that can do 0-60 in 3 seconds, expanding the traditional meaning of EVs to include both on- and off-road driving.”

So, what led Tavel from the automotive department at Minnesota State Mankato to one of the most innovative car projects in the world? To be honest, it’s kind of what he was born to do.

Tavel’s dad was a car guy, and from the very beginning, so was he. As a toddler, Tavel used to sneak out the screen door into the garage and fall asleep under his dad’s Trans Am. “My parents would check under the car before leaving,” he says. “It was in my DNA, I guess.”

on campus today. He also connected with faculty who would become integral to his future success.

“Dr. Bruce Jones was everything! Any of us from that era will tell you that! I hate to pick favorites because so many other professors in the department were absolutely terrific. Jones is one of those teachers that had the innate ability to encourage his students to exceed expectations. He is inquisitive, highly intelligent and has such a chill demeanor. He is always willing to go the extra 10 steps if it will make a difference to someone and that doesn’t just apply to curriculum.

Next to my family, I can’t think of someone I am more indebted to.”

Tavel went on to earn a master’s degree from the University of Michigan, and has spent the last 19 years moving up the ranks—and around the world—through his job at GMC: from a Wisconsin assembly plant to managing vehicle engineering in Brazil, and finally to his role as Executive Chief Engineer for the Battery Electric Truck Architecture.

From dirt bikes in elementary school to autocrossing in his teens, “I always raced something with wheels.”

Tavel may have always been a car guy, but his time at Minnesota State Mankato offered a solid start to a career in automotive engineering.

Tavel’s parents moved the family from New York to Minnesota when he was in high school. He enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato and headed straight for the automotive engineering program. While in college, Tavel had a chance to try new things, like starting the first Formula Society of Automotive Engineers team at Minnesota State Mankato, a program that still exists

“Up until that point it was mostly backyard mechanic stuff,” he says. “Minnesota State Mankato provided the foundation for me to be responsible for an entire vehicle.

It enabled me to intelligently ask questions and interrogate every part of a vehicle. It also prepared me to lead a team as well as push to do things that have never been done before.”

Car Qs

with Josh Tavel What’s your favorite car?

I have an EP 240Z and I have a purpose-built Spec Racer SCCA car. These are open cockpit closed wheel cars that have sealed engines, trans, dampers, etc. There are around 1,000 of them in the country that are identical, so it’s all about setup, skill and seat time.

What’s a car you’d love to own?

I’ve got a vision/renderings of a Corvair I want to create.

Boxer engine in the back, electric up front, modified proportions — it could be so cool.

Is there a car you're dying to drive but haven't yet?

The GMC Hummer EV. We are all ridiculously pumped to experience it.

Besides cars what other hobbies do you pursue?

Hanging out with my two kids and my amazing wife, surfing and recently I’ve been enjoying guitar.

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photo by Scotty McPheeters

Building Blocks

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innesota State University, Mankato alum Andrew Bortolotti admits he took a “pretty unconventional” path as he pursued his bachelor’s degree. The Wisconsin native first studied aerospace engineering in Florida and then transferred schools to study mechanical engineering in Wisconsin. Neither major was quite what he wanted, though, so he took a break from school and kept looking—until he found Minnesota State Mankato’s construction management program.

“I hadn’t even heard of [construction management] before, but it seemed like it was a program and a major

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that would get me more of what I wanted with the career,” he explained. “I wanted something where, if I wanted, I could still be outside and not get stuck doing the same thing day in and day out. That’s something I really enjoy about this industry and what construction management has given me the opportunity to do.”

Bortolotti graduated in 2018, with a job already lined up at the Hawaii-based construction company Hensel Phelps.

He had heard about the company from a friend, and it intrigued him because he was hoping to explore outside the Midwest area after graduating. During a career fair

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held on campus that spring, Bortolotti had a chance to meet with a Hansel Phelps representative and conduct a last-minute job interview that day. He had a job offer the next morning.

technical and managerial skills (such as how to create project schedules while practicing strong interpersonal communication and organizational techniques).

At Hensel Phelps, Bortolotti works as a field engineer and oversees crews on different construction projects. Assisting a project’s superintendent, his job is to coordinate with subcontractors, keep crews on schedule, answer questions his workers have, survey work that’s being done and act as the “first line” of quality control to ensure the project is being completed satisfactorily. He said he’s outside more than half of his day, and he’s currently working on a 4-star facility for the U.S. Army Pacific Command.

“This is the main theme for our program: we are building leaders,” Diab said. “We’re not just preparing students to work a full-time job; we prepare leaders to be more successful, take more tasks, have more responsibilities and manage large numbers of projects. It is crucial for our graduates to have these skills and to have this ability.”

“Even though it might not be the most glamorous, and we’re not making headlines, it’s still a super important project, not only for us here in Hawaii but the entire country,” he said.

Bortolotti credits his time in the University’s construction management program as one of the reasons he has done so well at his current position.

“All [my professors] had industry experience of some sort,” he said. “With the sabbaticals they go on every few years, I think it helps them stay in touch with what their students are expected to be doing once we graduate.”

The University’s construction management program began in the 1970s and became fully accredited by the American Council for Construction Education in 2011. There are currently about 240 students in the University’s construction management program, a number that has been rising in recent years.

According to Dr. Mohamed Diab, chair of the Construction Management program, there is a high demand for careers in this area thanks to the ever-increasing number of building projects in the United States.

“We have very complex projects that need to be managed successfully and safely,” he explained. “To manage complex activities and teams on the job site, we need someone who has soft skills, professional skills and managerial skills, beside the technical skills. If you look at other majors like engineering, they’re more focusing on design quality of the work, not really managing the activities and operations in the field.

Construction management students take on these roles.”

According to Diab, a degree in construction management equips students with the abilities necessary to thrive in a number of careers. Students have gone to become field engineers, quality insurance inspectors, cost estimators, project schedulers, We’re not just preparing construction managers and even business owners. students to work “Students get multiple opportunities with different sectors, companies and regions—even different countries,” he said. “They can work in any business, and some might even start their own.”

a full-time job; we prepare leaders to be more successful.

- Dr. Mohamed Diab

Diab said part of this education comes through partnerships the University has with regional companies, bringing in industry leaders to speak to students. In addition, students have the chance to attend site visits and conferences. They can also participate in the program’s “Mentors Program,” which connects students to an industry representative.

Partnerships like these are only some of the reasons that Bortolotti recommends the University’s construction management program so highly.

“There are a lot of classes that I had access to at Minnesota State Mankato that a lot of the people we’re hiring who were construction management majors never had a chance to take,” he said. “That kind of gave me a leg up on some of the other new employees here. There are things that Mankato does that other schools don’t do or give their students access to.”

Because of this unique role, students pursuing a degree in construction management at the University learn a blend of

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Cohort One students pose at the Bell Academy Residence.

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Ringing

the Bell The first of its kind in co-op learning finds a home in Northern Minnesota

By Emily Frederick

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n the fall of 2019, a small classroom of eager students gathered as the reverberating sound of a cast-iron bell filled the room. A line of students waited their turn and one by one rung the bell, committing to a program that would allow them to embark on a remarkable journey.

The first of its kind in the United States, the Bell Engineering program at Minnesota State Mankato is an extension of the Iron Range and Twin Cities Engineering programs.

Building upon a co-op educational model, Bell will provide students with the rigorous technical training they need while allowing flexible work experiences anywhere in the country.

Here’s how it works: students spend one semester (5 months) learning and living at Bell Academy in Virginia, Minnesota, and the remaining four upper division semesters working full time (and earning credit) on a job site aligned with their career aspirations as an engineering professional.

While students are working and earning credit, they are guided by their professors and learning coaches remotely to continue their studies. Engineering Professor Dr. Jennifer Karlin explains, “Our students are self-directed learners and we have built a strong foundation on which we collaborate with each student to shape their education to their learning and career goals. All of our faculty are technical experts who prioritize high-impact practices and reflective continuous improvement,” she said.

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This style of learning and working concurrently was very attractive to Nebraska native, Katie Martindale, who received her associate’s degree in 2018. “I was considering a few universities to attend that fall, but I was not driven to continue school because it’s expensive and, honestly, I just wasn’t motivated to keep going to school. My advisor at the time knew that, so one day he introduced me to one of the facilitators at the Bell program who sat down with me and explained the Bell model, and I was really intrigued,” she recalls. Bell offered her an opportunity to access quality education and fund her schooling at the same time – an arrangement that for some is the determining factor.

students are finding experience directly authenticated by both the work environment, and the variety of tasks in each day.

“We explicitly designed Bell to have a financial and work experience model that allows students to start their engineering careers with little or no debt and their ‘foot in the door’ in the industry or geographical location of their choice,” explains Karlin.

The future looks bright for the program as students from across the country hear about this impressive learning model. Cohort One of the program currently has 19 students (18 from out of state), and the number is projected to triple in the coming years, with an expected 40-50 students enrolling in the fall of 2020.

For many traditional programs, on-site experiences come in the form of internships later in a student’s educational career. The Bell program’s attraction is after the technical five-months pass,

Until then, Cohort One looks forward to ringing the bell upon their graduation day again, as they step out into the career they’ve built and trained for.

Photo provided by Iron Range Engineering

Martindale shares how her position has directly influenced a variety of experiences. “My position is at a civil engineering co-op, [as a] material testing technician, so I could potentially be doing a variety of tasks throughout the day… testing concrete or soil in the field, picking up soil samples, or working in the lab,” Martindale said. She adds that her co-op has given her insights into “the hiring process, the engineering world, and fieldwork that a recently graduated engineer wouldn’t receive for months after finishing school.”

From Left to Right: Katie Martindale, Andrew Hanegmon, Misael Ponce and Marcus Bowen

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2019-2020 Highlights

2020 Senior Engineering students commit to their profession by taking the Order of the Engineer Oath.

Students from the Construction Management program placed second at the 2019 Associated Schools of Construction Competition.

Manufacturing Engineering students pause for a photo while working on their 2020 senior design project.

Senior Civil Engineering student, Tyler Bache, braved frigid temps to collect data for a road study.

Biology students share the Beta Beta Beta Honor Society at the 2019 Student Engagement Fair.

All photos submitted. Thank you to everyone for sharing.

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Civil engineering student, Mary Kloos, was awarded the 2020 ACEC MN Oxley Award.

Mathematics graduate students competed in the 2019 MinneMUDAC competition, and won the Best Prediction Award!

Engineering Professors celebrate Engineers Week 2020 at a networking event hosted by ISG.

Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal shares his research on 3-D printing with alumni and friends at the Minneapolis Club.

Student groups: IEEE, ASME, SME, and SWE toured Itron, Inc. in Waseca to learn more about the engineering industry.

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The SAE Formula Racing Team was busy on campus this spring break building their car.

Senior in the Computer Science program, Joey Klinow, demonstrated his project, “Wissink Zombie” to youth learning about augmented reality.

The Society of Women Engineers student group attended the 2019 Women in Engineering conference in Anaheim, California.

Mechanical and Civil Engineering students pose next to their booth at the 2019 Recharge Event.

Students pose for a photo at the 2020 SWE Spaghetti Dinner.

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Discover Our Programs Agricultural Sciences

• Agricultural Sciences, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Astronomy

• Astronomy Minor

Automotive Engineering Technology •A utomotive Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS) • Automotive Engineering Technology, Minor • Automotive Engineering Technology, Master of Science (MS)

Bell Engineering

• Integrated Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Biology • • • •

Biology, Bachelor of Science (BS) Biology, Master of Science (MS) Biology Education, Master of Science (MS) Biology Minor

Biochemistry

• Biochemistry, Bachelor of Arts (BA) • Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Biotechnology

• Biotechnology, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Chemistry • • • •

Chemistry, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (BS) Chemistry Teaching, Bachelor of Science (BS) Chemistry, Minor

Civil Engineering

•C ivil Engineering, Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering (BS)

Cognitive Science

• Cognitive Science (Biology), Bachelor of Science (BS) • Cognitive Science (Computer Science), Bachelor of Science (BS)

Computer Application Development •C omputer Application Development, Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS)

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Computer Engineering

•C omputer Engineering, Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering (BSCE) • Internet of Things, Certificate

Computer Engineering Technology •C omputer Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS) • Internet of Things, Certificate

Computer Information Technology

•C omputer Information Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS) • Computer Information Science, Minor • Computer Technology, Minor • Database Technologies, Minor • International Technology, Minor • Networking & Information Security, Minor • Software Development, Minor • Database Technologies, Certificate • Information Security, Certificate • Networking Technologies, Certificate • Software Development, Certificate • Data Science, Master of Science (MS) • Information Technology, Master of Science (MS) • Information Security and Risk Management, Professional Science Master’s (PSM) • Cyber Risk Analysis, Graduate Certificate • Database Technology, Graduate Certificate

Computer Science

• Computer Science, Minor

Construction Management

• Construction Management, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Earth Science • • • •

Earth Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Earth Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Geomorphology and Earth Surface Processes, Certificate Earth Science, Minor

Electrical Engineering

•E lectrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering (BSEE) • Electrical Engineering, Master of Science (MS) • Engineering, Master of Science (MS)

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Electrical Engineering Technology

•E lectronic Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS) • Electronic Engineering Technology, Minor • Renewable Energy, Certificate

Environmental Science

• Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) • Environmental Studies, Minor • Environmental Science, Master of Science (MS)

Food Science Technology

• Food Science Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Geology

• Geology (BS) • Geology Minor • Environmental Geology Certificate

Global Solutions in Engineering Technology

•G lobal Solutions in Engineering and Technology, Minor • Global Solutions in Engineering and Technology, Graduate Certificate

Health Informatics

•H ealth Informatics & Analytics, Professional Science Master’s (PSM)

Integrated Engineering

• I ntegrated Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Engineering (BSE) • Technical Integration & Design, Minor • Project-based Engineering, Certificate • Technical Integration & Design, Certificate

Iron Range Engineering Mesabi Range & Normandale

• Integrated Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Management Information Systems •M anagement Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Manufacturing Engineering Technology •M anufacturing Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS) • Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Minor

•M anufacturing Engineering Technology, Master of Science (MS) • Engineering Management, Professional Science Master’s (PSM) • Project Management, Graduate Certificate • Quality Management Systems, Graduate Certificate

Mathematics • • • •

Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Actuarial Science, Minor Mathematics, Minor

Mathematics & Statistics • • • •

Applied Statistics, Master of Science (MS) Mathematics, Master of Arts (MA) Mathematics Education, Master of Science (MS) Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Science (MS)

Mathematics Teaching

• Mathematics Teaching, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Mechanical Engineering

•M echanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering (BSME) • Engineering, Master of Science (MS)

Medical Laboratory Science

• Medical Laboratory Science, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Physics • • • • •

Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Physics Teaching, Bachelor of Science (BS) Physics, Minor Physics, Master of Science (MS) Physics Education, Master of Science (MS)

Science Teaching Programs • • • •

Chemistry Teaching, Bachelor of Science (BS) Earth Science Teaching, Bachelor of Science (BS) Life Science Teaching, Bachelor of Science (BS) Physics Teaching, Bachelor of Science (BS)

Statistics

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