UND College of Engineering & Mines

06/15/2026

The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference brought together energy industry leaders in Bismarck last month, and UND was right in the mix. Dean Ryan Adams, incoming Petroleum Engineering Department Chair Johannes Van der Watt, Senior Director for Development Robin Turner, Director of Development Brett Austin, and EPE students Rockson Aluah and Kalu Chuchumeka represented CEM at this year's WBPC.

Our graduates are in demand across the Williston Basin and beyond. Learn more about UND's petroleum engineering program: https://buff.ly/H3keMeR

06/12/2026

As satellite mega-constellations expand and the world moves closer to 6G communications, researchers are working to answer an increasingly important question: How can space-based and ground-based networks work together seamlessly? Learn more about this exciting research happening at CEM at the link: https://buff.ly/o4eaRK2

06/11/2026

CEM graduate Mohammad Affan, M.Eng, M.ASCE (2024) is making an impact on one of the largest transportation projects in the country. He serves as a field engineer on the $2.3 billion I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge Project in Lake Charles, La., with Louisiana Bridge Builders. His path from a UND internship with North Dakota Department of Transportation to large-scale infrastructure construction reflects the hands-on preparation CEM provides.

06/10/2026

UND Mechanical Engineering students partnered with MUSKOX on their shock-absorbing quick-attach plate for skid steers, the Max Attach. Learn more about their process in this video, our next in the Senior Design Expo series: https://buff.ly/HDo14EV

New videos drop every Wednesday through early August.

06/09/2026

A mobile wastewater treatment system built at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida that can help prepare for long-duration missions on the Moon and Mars arrived recently at UND. Dr. Ali Alshami's team is developing membrane technology to improve water recovery for the facility. Read the full story on our blog: https://buff.ly/uRTw7dS

06/08/2026

UND is making national news! The New York Times recently featured Dean Ryan Adams, Dr. Moh Rasouli, Dr. Emanuel S. Grant and President Andrew Armacost in a story today about the rise of A.I. degree programs across the country.

Colleges Are Building A.I. Degrees, Hoping Students Will Come
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Want an A.I. Degree? Here’s What You Should Think About.
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06/04/2026

06/03/2026

Recently, U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer and Undersecretary of War Michael Duffey toured UND's rare earths pilot plant. Housed in CEM, the facility is successfully extracting critical rare earth elements from North Dakota's vast lignite coal reserves. Read the complete story on our blog: https://buff.ly/qTtgpwI

06/03/2026

Learn about a group of UND students who turned used cooking oil into a natural liquid soap. Here's the second video in our Senior Design Expo series: https://buff.ly/YgegceA

New videos drop every Wednesday through early August.