A recently installed Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) has been expanding the research capabilities of the College, UMD and broader Northeastern Minnesota community. The lab is open for use by students, faculty and staff of UMD, as well as regional commercial and non-profit groups with a need for the analytical services the lab can provide.
A Swenson College of Science and Engineering team has received a $200,000 National Science Foundation over the next two years to conduct a program to help women advance in science and engineering careers. (read more)
Geology student Courtney Jackson constructed a detailed geologic map of an area of Venus where she concluded that a circular low formed from negative relief, no central high, concentric arcuate fractures, and landslide features. Read a full description in "The Leading Edge".
Jeffrey Sharkey, UMD Computer Science Alum placed in the top 10 of the Google Android Developer Challenge and won an additional $275,000 prize. The final results were
announced last week, and he placed in the top 10 out of nearly 1,800 entrants. (photo courtesy MSU: Kelly Gorham)
Read a description of his "CompareEverywhere" shopping device.
