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Photo of current and former Gophers at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Research and Education Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in June 2023.
TIANYI LI, a graduate student advised by Raphael Stern, presented research they worked on with Ben Rosenblad, Shi’an Wang, and Mingfeng Shang
at the 2023 IEEE
Intelligent Vehicle
Symposium (IV) in
Anchorage Alaska.
He met up with
SHI’AN WANG
(pictured right),
co-researcher and
recent CEGE
graduate, who is
now an assistant
professor at University of Texas at El Paso.
MCKENZIE PEARSON (master’s student advised by Bill Arnold) received the 2023 Environmental Engineering and Science Foundation (EESF) Scholarship for Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering. “I am passionate about creating sustainable solutions to the large environmental issues that we
face today. I am very grateful to EESF for helping support my studies,” said Pearson. She chose UMN because “the professors and staff in CEGE
were so welcoming and open to talking through all my options. They went the extra mile to make the admissions process personal. I really appreciate that culture.”
NOAH STRUCK, a structural engi- neering student in the Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s program, received an ACI Foundation Fellow- ship for 2023-2024. This year
the ACI Foundation awarded 19 fellowships and 14 scholarships to students from 27 different institutions.
DINO XYKIS (BCE 1981, MSCE 1983, Ph.D. 1988) was named permanent Chief Executive Officer at Power Solutions International, Inc., a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of emission- certified engines and power systems, effective April 24, 2023. Xykis served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer since June 2022. He will retain the role of Chief Tech- nical Officer, which he has held since 2021.
STUDENTS
The new Chi Epsilon initiates are
ANTHONY ALMEIDA, IAN BRUDNAK VOSS, PETER DEHNERT, RON
HEIFETZ, SETH HILL, KENNY HOANG, TIMOTHY JOHNSON, HANS LAGERQUIST, DYLAN MARSKE, IAN MCPHEE, and ETHAN ROSSOW. Pictured with current members ANDREW HYDE, BERIT KLEIN, MADELINE FIDLER and MARIA CIENIAWSKI.
The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ASCE Student Chapter is in the top
third of all ASCE Student Organizations, earning a Letter of Honorable Mention for its outstanding activities as recorded in
the 2022 Student Chapter annual report. The Chapter’s accomplishments reflect the enthusiasm and hard work of its student officers and members, and faculty advisor Jia-Liang Le.
OLUTOONI B. AJAYI, a graduate student advised by Paige Novak, received the 2023 Academic Excellence Award for University of Minnesota from the Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA). Her hard work and academic effort was recognized by her teachers. The award was presented during the 96th Annual Meeting Awards Event held
at the St. Paul RiverCentre in May.
MSES awarded 17 scholarships, reflecting a total of $34,000, for the 2023-2024 academic year. Three recipients are from the UMN Twin Cities, KENNY HOANG, HANS LAGERQUIST, and IAN MCPHEE, who also received the Weinel Scholarship Designation.
PHOEBE KEYES was selected to receive a $5,000 2023-2024 Danaher/ARCS Foundation Scholar Award from the Minnesota Chapter of ARCS Foundation. ARCS focus is on improving access and support for underrepresented students to excel in STEM education and careers.
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