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GIVING MATTERS
Seed funding establishes Advanced
Design Initiative Fund
Dr. Cynthia Arnold propels CEMS forward in new research directions.
Peter Stahl and Cynthia Arnold
Dr. Cynthia Arnold, a member of the CEMS External Advisory Board, has provided critical philanthropic seed funding to launch the CEMS Advanced Design Initiative Fund. With this generous investment, Dr. Arnold has enabled CEMS to recruit
a postdoctoral fellow who will engage in fundamental research to design, develop and produce
named in honor of Cynthia’s late husband, which will feature industry leaders, government stakeholders, and academic researchers. The mission of the Stahl Advanced Design Forum is to foster collaboration and sharing of data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, and best practices to transform
the ways in which chemicals and materials are designed, developed, and produced. Three themes for collaboration will be emphasized: fundamental research projects; data frameworks and standards; and workforce development.
More details and a save-the-date for the inaugural Stahl Forum will be made available to CEMS alumni and friends in late 2022. To support the CEMS Advanced Design Initiative Fund and the department’s work in this emerging research area, please visit: z.umn.edu/ cems_adc
offers this advice: “be well-informed, objective, diligent and flexible; allow your business to go where your research takes you; believe in your well-developed plan and stick with it; and be patient—your progress may come in small increments over a long period of time, but success will come.”
The Gilbert and Sandra Overson/TMC Industries, Inc. Scholarship Fund memorializes Gil’s deep respect for and gratitude to the University of Minnesota faculty, his family, classmates, business colleagues, and friends that have encouraged and supported him throughout his career.
more sustainable chemicals and materials, specifically while applying and advancing data science and artificial intelligence methods and tools.
Additionally, beginning in 2023, CEMS will host the Peter O. Stahl Advanced Design Forum, an event
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perform proprietary distillation services for companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 corporations. TMC Industries’ customized solutions services are
used to purify and fractionate materials for a variety of valuable applications, including essential oils, nutritional supplements, food additives and other specialty fluids. Its reclamation and distillation services fill a vital role, providing eco-friendly, environmentally responsible, and sustainable materials and services for the industries and customers it serves.
Based on his experience, Gil emphasizes the benefits of the University’s academic program for scholars pursuing a degree in chemical engineering and materials science. And for those who share his entrepreneurial spirit, he
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