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DEI UPDATE
by calls from industry and by the exciting potential of machine learning to be a powerful tool for research and discovery. It has also been launched in partnership with generous donations for fellowship support. Our first cohort of nine students will be the seed of a larger and robust Masters program in the years ahead.
As I enter my tenth year as CEMS Department Head, I am truly grateful that I continue to work every day with such exceptional people – faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and you, our alumni. It is the people associated with CEMS that make it great. Thank you for your support of the department; we in CEMS are looking forward to the new opportunities and challenges of Academic Year 2023-24.
C. Daniel Frisbie, Head
Call for CEMS alumni volunteers!
We are building a network of alumni volunteers to aid CEMS students in the following ways:
• Serving on in-person and/or virtual panels to describe and share the work you are doing with your degree
• Providing a testimonial about your experience in the Department
• Assisting with senior design course (materials science)
• Providing guest lectures for undergraduate courses
If you are interested in engaging with current students through activities such as guest lectures, panel discussions, and video or written spotlights on our career path, please complete the online questionnaire (link below). Questions? Call Kacey Gregerson at 612- 626-5762
https://z.umn.edu/cemsalumni
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