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$1.5M NSF Grant Readies STEM Transfer Students
STEAMAcademically talented engineering students with demonstrated financial need who are considering a transfer to the School of Engineering at University of St. Thomas have an opportunity to receive $10,000 per academic year for up to three years thanks to an expanded scholarship opportunity that started accepting applications this spring for fall 2022 enrollment. The scholarship…
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Breaking Ground on a New Era for Engineering
STEAMSt. Thomas breaks ground on $110 million STEAM complex; the integrated facility will showcase science, technology, engineering, arts and math. St. Thomas breaks ground in May on the Schoenecker Center, a $110 million state-of-the-art complex that aims to transform south campus by adding a world-class STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) complex targeted to… -
Innovation Gets a Boost in Funding
Professional NotesA wave of federal grants is making an impact. If you ask Professor L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan about her life in the year 2016, you‘ll likely get the answer: “weeks of no sleep.” That was the year she applied for and received St. Thomas’ first major federal grant at or above $1 million. At the… -
St. Thomas Appoints Renowned Chemistry Scholar to Lead College of Arts and Sciences
Arts & HumanitiesThe University of St. Thomas is turning to a widely respected chemistry researcher with a passion for interdisciplinary education to lead its College of Arts and Sciences into a new era. Dr. William “Bill” Tolman – who is currently serving as vice dean of research and entrepreneurship in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in… -
Research and Opinion: Reducing Modeling Bias in Statistical Volume Elements
In the NewsDr. Katherine Acton, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, recently co-authored “Geometric partitioning schemes to reduce modeling bias in statistical volume elements smaller than the scale of isotropic and homogeneous size limits,” which was published by the Journal of Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. From the article: In this work, elastic and strength properties… -
Research and Opinion: Neuromodulation Therapy and Biological Sensing System
In the NewsDr. Heather Orser, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, recently co-authored “An Implantable 8-Contact Sense and Stimulation System for Continuous Recording,” which was published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). From the article: Neuromodulation systems currently provide therapy for many diseases. Advancing therapy capabilities is an important goal in the design… -
Schoenecker Center: The Future of STEAM Reimagined
St. Thomas 2025STEAM complex named for benefactor breaks new ground. Ground will break in May on the newly named Schoenecker Center, St. Thomas‘ long-planned STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) complex. Named in honor of Guy and Barbara Schoenecker, the five-level center will open its doors in 2024. The 130,000-plus square foot Schoenecker Center will house… -
Clean Energy: Making a Difference for Tomorrow
People & CultureProfessor John Abraham, PhD, discusses climate change solutions. John Abraham has a way with words that grab attention. But when you’re dealing with a topic with a massive, global impact, the words aren‘t very hard to find. In his words: “Climate change is literally killing people.” St. Thomas’ thermal sciences professor in the School of… -
A Glimpse of Life in a Wheelchair Serves as Lesson in Empathic Design
Diversity, Equity and InclusionAsk a mechanical engineer to solve a technical problem, and they will likely have an impressive technical solution at the ready. At the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, Dr. Jenny Holte is urging her students to resist the urge to provide an immediate solution without fully understanding the needs of the end user.… -
Research and Opinion: A Microgrid Education
In the NewsDr. Mahmoud Kabalan, along with other School of Engineering faculty and alumni, recently co-authored "Commissioning a Real-World Industry-Grade Microgrid with Undergraduate and Graduate Students," which was published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) after his presentation at the 2021 North American Power Symposium (NAPS). From the article: Microgrids are electrical systems that can operate in…