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CONTENTS
INVENTING TOMORROW
Winter 2016 • Vol. 41, No. 1
ADMINISTRATION Dean
Steven L. Crouch
Associate Dean, Research and Planning
Mostafa Kaveh
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs
Paul Strykowski
Associate Dean, Academic A airs
Christopher Cramer
EDITORIAL STAFF Communications Director
Rhonda Zurn
Managing Editor
Silva Young
Contributors
Richard G. Anderson Greg Breining
Eve Daniels
Kermit Pattison
Design
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On the cover: Leon Binitie-Cassidy Photo by: Cody Duty
TECH DIGEST / 4 FEATURES
Recipe for Success / 6
CSE graduates nd technical skills and education pay o .
Ruling the Road / 14
CSE researchers are making commutes safer, vehicles smarter, and destinations accessible.
Global Perspective / 20
Students are gaining global experiences through
new programs and opportunities.
GIVING MATTERS / 28 ALUMNI NEWS / 32 RETROSPECT / 34
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WEB EXTRAS
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To see these videos and more featuring College of Science and Engineering faculty, students, and alumni, visit our page on YouTube at youtube.com/umncse.
Why I love Neutrinos
Marvin Marshak, professor of physics, spotlights mysterious, ghostly parti- cles known as neutrinos.
Vision-based control for UAV
University researchers have developed an autonomous quadrotor that uses vision to navigate by itself.
Eolos Wind Energy Research Center
See from the top of the 130-meter-tall wind turbine at the University's Eolos Wind Energy Research Center.
To the Stars We will Go
Chick Woodward, professor of physics, highlights NASA missions, planet habitability zones, and more.
Day in the Life
See all of the action in one day on the University of Minnesota campus in just over one minute.
3D printing of a nerve regeneration
Michael McAlpine, mechanical engi- neering professor, creates a nerve regeneration guide with 3D printing.