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Duluth provides an intellectual and creative home for applied research.

Check out these featured projects to learn how UMD is pursuing real-world impact.

Illustrating immigrant experiences

Using interview recordings as her source material, Maryam Khaleghi Yazdi, professor of graphic design at UMD, brings immigrant stories to life through animation, mixed media, drawing, illustration, sculpture, and textiles.

Research for better roads

Stronger road materials and more resilient repairs are two key features of UMD's civil engineering professor Manik Barman's research. The benefits reach all corners of Minnesota in the form of smoother, safer roads.

Catching waves

Waves are one potential source of alternative energy. By monitoring wave conditions to understand how much energy is available, UMD mechanical engineering professor, Craig Hill, hopes to to develop new, affordable energy technologies and make beaches safer.

Research for Minnesota's forests

The Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) is working with the U.S. Forest Service to remove wildfire fuel and turn it into a carbon-sequestering, soil-enhancing biochar material that can be used to cap landfills.

Research for healthier fish

Mercury collects in the sediment and then travels up the food chain. It can be harmful to eat fish from impacted waters like the St. Louis River, and that’s why UMD is working on solutions to reduce the amount of mercury in the sediment.

Research for amplified care

Augmenting the care humans provide allows people with dementia to stay independent longer. This takes research for smarter robotics. Learn how Pepper the robot is helping seniors maintain quality of living and delay assisted living care.

Research for connected communities

The Tweed’s exhibition “A Life Well-Painted: The Art of Carl Gawboy” connects the history of our region with today, and connects the museum to the community. Learn more about Bois Forte Anishinaabe and Finnish artist, Carl Gawboy's body of artwork.

Growing new markets

NRRI’s hybrid trees are engineered to meet future demands for biofuel, renewal plastics, and eco-friendly chemicals.

Research for cleaner water

Minnesota lakes and ecosystems need to be protected for future generations. People need clean water and a clean environment to thrive. When microplastics get into the environment there is concern they will damage the ecosystem and human health. Learn more about our research on microplastics.

Maintaining quality of life

Dr. Arshia Khan’s robot, Pepper, will ensure that people with early stage Alzheimer’s disease stay independent longer.

Research for healthier lakes

Keeping invasive spiny water fleas out of Minnesota’s lakes and rivers means that walleyes and other fish continue to thrive, and that’s good for Minnesota’s tourism and restaurant industries. Learn more about our research on spiny water fleas.

Ensuring sturdier bridges

Dr. Ben Dymond has collected data that will help keep the Blatnik Bridge structurally sound and commuters safe.

Research for healthy lives

A food system should support farmers, and nutritious food should be accessible to everyone. Farmer livelihood and food access typically aren’t studied together. That requires research for healthy lives.

Filling a need

Made from waste taconite, NRRI’s pothole patch is being road-tested on the pitted streets of Duluth.

Saving "I Love You"

Dr. Jolene Hyppa-Martin is making sure that people with ALS can communicate, even after they lose the ability to speak.

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