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Rice, Minnesota scientists use predictive modeling to identify optimized zeolites to aid ethanol, petroleum production

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Scientists at Rice University and the University of Minnesota have identified , through a large-scale, multi-step computational screening process, promising zeolite structures for two energy-related applications: the purification of ?ethanol Deem is co-author of the new study led by University of Minnesota chemist Ilja Siepmann.

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Safety at Scale: GM’s Ankur Ganguli

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in mechanical engineering from University of Minnesota. and since then, commercialization and productionization, across industries—for example, I worked in aerospace where we did certification of software with the FAA." This article appears in the September 2021 print issue as "Safety at Scale.".

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Two Studies on Regional Options for Reducing GHG Highlight Need for Reduction in Travel Intensity

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Projected GHG emissions in Minnesota with different reduction wedges and wedge portfolios, in million metric tons of CO 2 equivalent. The team from the Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Initiative, University of Minnesota examined the potential for policies and technologies to effect GHG reductions across all sectors in the state.

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Study finds that cities with highly contiguous built-up areas have on average lower NO2 concentrations

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In the first empirical study using satellite measurements to explore the relationship between urban form and air pollution, a team from the University of Minnesota has found that cities with highly contiguous built-up areas have, on average, lower concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 , a key component of urban air pollution).

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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He's currently a senior research fellow at the University of Minnesota's Charles Babbage Institute , where he specializes in the history of technology. And sometimes you have less than six months or a year in this industry to do that. James Cortada is both a Ph.D. historian and a 38-year veteran of IBM. He joins us by Skype.

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Argonne supercomputer helped Rice/Minnesota team identify materials to improve fuel production

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—Ilja Siepmann, a University of Minnesota chemistry professor and director of the DOE-funded Nanoporous Materials Genome Center. The code performance enhancements allowed Siepmann and his team to carry out simulations for the two zeolite applications of industrial relevance. Siepmann, University of Minnesota.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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Further, like other industries, the energy business has become digitized , meaning the skills needed are different from those previously required. This situation is not true universally. In the next article in the series, we will look at the complexities of creating an EV charging infrastructure.

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