Elements Issue 5 2024

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO

College of Science, Engineering and Technology

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DEAN’S WELCOME Welcome! I am delighted to join the College of Science, Engineering, and Technology (CSET) at Minnesota State University, Mankato as Dean. I believe we are the premier institution of higher education in Minnesota, and we pride ourselves on Big Ideas and Real-World Thinking.

I’m delighted to introduce this year’s issue of Elements. Inside you will find that our students, and faculty continue to do amazing things. We are grateful for our strong business partners, such as Federated Insurance®, which offers real-world experience to our students working as part of the Federated Insurance® team.

Our main objective is to provide the highest quality academic programs for our students in a welcoming, service oriented and inclusive environment. For example, our undergraduate engineering and technology programs are accredited by ABET. One of our newest project-based learning programs, Integrated Engineering, located in the Twin Cities and Iron Range, uses a unique model of learning by allowing students to work with industry during their time as a student.

We have a team of experienced and well qualified faculty in the college. Almost all of our 147 full-time faculty have earned Ph.D. degrees, and students get the opportunity to learn directly from faculty in classroom and/or laboratory settings from day one.

CSET faculty are committed to providing the highest quality learning experience to our students.

Students are strongly encouraged to get involved in faculty research activities which help them to develop creative solutions to challenging problems for which they are not necessarily exposed in a classroom setting. Research plays a critical role towards engaging, enhancing, and nurturing the intellectual creativity of our students.

The college maintains a strong bond with all stakeholders in the region, especially the local and regional industry, alumni base, local/state/federal agencies, as well as with the community members who play an active role towards supporting the mission of the college.

Minnesota State University, Mankato is going through an unprecedented period of growth, especially in the areas of enrollment, funded research, new academic program development, student amenities, and infrastructure development with a focus on ensuring student success.

Dr. Mohammad Alam Dean

Dr. Aaron Budge Associate Dean

Departments Automotive & Manufacturing Engineering Technology Biological Sciences Biochemistry, Chemistry & Geology Computer Information Science Construction Management Electrical & Computer Engineering & Technology Integrated Engineering Mathematics & Statistics Mechanical & Civil Engineering Physics & Astronomy

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College of Science, Engineering & Technology Minnesota State University, Mankato 131 Trafton Science Center North Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 507-389-6205 Managing Editor Emily Frederick Contributing Editor Sara Frederick Graphic Designer Vanessa Knewtson ‘13

Writers Grace Brandt ‘13 Robb Murray '96 Print Coordinator Ryan Schuh ‘00

It is an exciting time at CSET and I would invite and encourage you to become a part of this excitement and the tradition.

Sincerely, Mohammad S. Alam, Dean College of Science, Engineering and Technology

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS FOR THE FUTURE

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INSURANCE FOR THE FUTURE

A look at Dr. Mohammad Alam's vision for the future of the college and read a bit about his personal story of success.

Learn more about a unique partnership that students and faculty have formed with Federated Insurance® to provide hands-on work experience for student prior to graduation.

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SMALL WONDERS

How biology students worked to tackle the emerging problem of micro-plastics in the soil and its affect on crops. Learn about their methods and research and how one graduate student found his passion in the process.

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HELPING HANDS

Manufacturing Engineering Technology students benefit from Minnnesota's first "cobot", a robot which relies on human interaction. Read more about how this program is providing state of the art equipment to its students and creating local partnerships.

OUT OF THIS WORLD

There are no two days the same in Dr. Analia D'Allsen's lab as student researchers discover the wonders of the universe under her mentorship.

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DISCOVER OUR PROGRAMS

Browse a listing of our program offerings!

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Building RELATIONSHIPS FOR THE FUTURE

By Grace Brandt '13

Dr. Mohammad Alam’s engineering career has spanned more than 40 years of research, teaching and administration—and now, he’s bringing that expertise to Minnesota State University, Mankato as the new Dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology.

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“I want to make sure, [through] my background, expertise and network, that I can nurture and help others, and ensure they’re successful,” he said. “That’s where you get the real satisfaction.”

Originally from Bangladesh, Alam said he was torn between engineering and medicine as he entered his undergraduate studies. While he chose engineering first, he decided after only one week to switch to medicine since he didn’t enjoy the engineering program. However, his mother advised him to stick it out.

“I listened to my mother’s guidance,” he said, explaining that his father had died when he was young and that his mother had encouraged him throughout his childhood to pursue his interest.

“Somehow, she convinced me to go back to engineering again.”

He earned his BS and MS degrees in electrical and electronic engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, then another MS - this one in computer engineering from Wayne State University in Michigan in 1989.

“The central, driving force was that here, I’d get a better education,” he said about his choice to study in the U.S. “There was a little culture shock, and I had to adjust initially. I tried to understand how people around here work with each other, and, slowly, I got familiar with it.”

Alam went on to earn his Ph.D in electrical engineering from the University of Dayton in 1992, then taught at Purdue University Fort Wayne for several years before moving on to the University of South Alabama as its department chair from 2001-2016. Next, he served as dean of the College of Engineering and special assistant to the VP of Research at Texas A&M University Kingsville until 2022, when he learned of an opportunity to come to Minnesota State Mankato.

Alam said the position attracted him because, among other things, the College of Science, Engineering and Technology had all three major components housed in one college, offering countless opportunities for interdisciplinary academic and research programs.

“I believe we have tremendous potential here to build on the expertise of faculty in various disciplines to push things forward,” he said. “President Edward Inch and Provost David Hood are dedicated to move the campus forward, [and] I want to become part of that vision.”

Working under the President’s newly unveiled “Destination 2030” strategic plan, which has a goal associated with the University to 30,000 by 2030, the College is looking at the entire range of programs offered to ensure they’re best meeting students’ needs. The emphasis is on new, interdisciplinary programs, with plans to introduce new undergraduate and graduate programs in robotics, automotive engineering, software engineering and artificial intelligence.

“We already have the expertise here,” Alam said. “I’m trying to make sure that we use their complementary expertise so that we can offer some unique programs that aren’t offered in the system [and] attract more students at the end of the day.”

Alam is also encouraging faculty to pursue large scale research opportunities from external sources, so professors can attend conferences, order new equipment and hire more graduate assistants. He recognizes the challenges of juggling teaching with research, having researched extensively throughout his own career. Besides authoring more than 200 journal articles and 335 conference publications, he has overseen research projects totaling more than $17 million, funded by such diverse entities as the National Science Foundation, NASA and the Department of Energy. He gives special thanks to his doctoral advisor, who was both a “great researcher and a very successful administrator,” and especially to his wife, a fellow engineer who didn’t begrudge him the time he was busy with research. The work paid off, since Alam has been the recipient of numerous awards, even being listed in the world’s top 2 percent of scientists across all fields in 2021 and 2022.

While Alam is appreciative of the awards and recognition he has received throughout the years, he’s more passionate about the fellow researchers he’s been able to mentor. Now, he’s fostering new relationships with the University’s alumni base, regional industry partners and community members to move the college to the next level.

“When you know how to do research and you can share your expertise with others, that actually can help others to become successful,” he said. “[It’s the same reason] I enjoy my role in the administration. We can work with the wide variety of people, and we work together as a team so that we can bring success at the academic side and the research side.”

Dean Alam meets with students to discuss ideas for an upcoming initiative.

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Insurance for the Future PROJECT FEDERATED OFFERS STUDENTS REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE BEFORE GRADUATION

By Grace Brandt '13 When university students look for work opportunities, the best ones offer hands-on projects, plenty of hours, flexibility for school and competitive wages. It’s a tough checklist—but Project Federated hits every target.

“A lot of my later classes [were] semester-long projects, and even though the specific job of quality assurance didn’t directly translate to that, being a part of a project and part of a team really did help out with those project-based classes,” he said.

Project Federated, offered through Federated Insurance®, was launched in 2021 as a partnership with Minnesota State University, Mankato. Federated Insurance® Business Technology Manager Scott McCauley worked with University Professor Mike Wells to build a partnership opportunity for students to gain real-world experience within their field before they graduate.

Fradgley was able to choose three-hour blocks of time that fit around his class schedule, working an average of 17 hours a week during semesters and up to a 40-hour work schedule during breaks and summer. He primarily worked in the dedicated “Project Federated” space on the University campus, but he also went into the Federated Insurance® office building at times as he worked with his teammates.

Wells explained that Minnesota State Mankato has had similar projects with industry partners, but it is very selective about its partnerships.

“We don’t want them to just view [students] as a low-cost resource,” he said. “We want companies that are going to mentor and help the students develop their skill set.”

Luckily, this was exactly what Federated Insurance® wanted, too.

“Project Federated students gain significant and quality experience while still attending college, including completing critical project work while collaborating with a team,” McCauley explained. “In addition, they get valuable insight into the various roles that make up our Information Services (IS) department, our company, and our unique culture over a long period of time.”

University alumnus Luke Fradgley, a Computer Information Technology major, became the first student selected for Project Federated in fall 2021, working in a quality assurance position. For Fradgley, this opportunity gave him the chance to apply the ideas he was learning in class to real-world projects.

Meanwhile, skills he learned on the job—such as project and time management—translated into more learning in the classroom.

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Fradgley received an offer of full-time employment right before his senior year began. After graduating in May 2023, he joined Federated® as an official employee in June.

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Scott McCauley (left), Luke Fradgley (right)

While Fradgley holds the distinction of the first Project Federated graduate, Wells said Minnesota State Mankato as a whole has a great track record with its industry partners and projects. In fact, in the last 20 years, every student—almost 500 so far—who has been involved with a collaborative partnership like this has received full-time employment after graduating.

“The experience is really what is important with these opportunities,” Wells said. “With these kinds of projects, there is no loser. The industry partner gets a look at some of the best students and a pipeline of pre-trained employees. The University gets a deep and enriching industry partnership. Faculty get to keep their knowledge base up-to-date.

And every single [student] received full-time employment in their field. Everybody seems to get a victory.”

Minnesota State Mankato student Nicole Vagle is one of the newest students at Project Federated, working as a quality assurance tester for one of Federated’s® applications.

She said was especially drawn to the project after learning that Federated understands that students’ first priority has to be school.

Nicole Vagle (left) works with mentor Scott Condon (right) in the Project Federated workspace on campus.

“My schedule is based around my classes and is flexible to changes if I find myself swimming in schoolwork,” she explained.

Vagle added that she’s been able to use what she learned in the partnership to better understand her classwork, such as when she first learned about the Agile/Scrum process used by Federated® and then ended up learning about it in class as well.

“I will also be taking a Quality Assurance based course in the upcoming semesters. I will have a great understanding of what it means to be a QA tester by the time I do take the course,” she said.

According to McCauley, Federated Insurance® brought on an additional seven Project Federated students, as well as offers a variety of roles including systems support, and security fields.

“Our experience with Project Federated has shown that Minnesota State Mankato students are motivated, eager to learn, enjoy working with their respective teams and deliver results,” he said.

“They also bring an outside, unique perspective that helps us think outside the box and enjoy a fresh perspective. Each IS team that leveraged a Project Federated resource has benefited from the experience through additional resource capacity and enhanced team dynamics. We will continue to identify opportunities where we can leverage Project Federated and look forward to our valuable continued partnership with Professor Wells and Minnesota State Mankato.”

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SMALL WONDERS

By Robb Murray '96

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If you’d walked into a particular biology lab this semester on the right day, you might have thought you’d walked into a scene from a bizarre slasher film.

You would have seen a legion of undergrads — brandishing coffee grinders, liquid nitrogen and industrial-grade metal files — with destruction on their minds.

But it’s OK. No one’s committing murder — unless you consider the shredding of plastic bottles into minuscule pieces murder. This destruction had one goal: obliterate the bottles into tiny bits. Why? Because while tiny bits of plastic might seem unimportant, the opposite is actually true — and their impact on the environment is staggering.

Inside this lab a research project is going on that is, quite literally, ground breaking. In the field of biological research one of the hottest topics is something called microplastics — tiny particles of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter — and their impact on the health of the planet.

While much research has been done on microplastics’ impact on marine life, far less has been done on their impact on land, or what the research calls the planet’s terrestrial environment.

This is where the army of undergrads comes in. The research happening at Minnesota State University, Mankato, which actually began several years ago, aims to put microplastics into the soil where tomato plants are planted, and measure the plant’s performance compared to plants without the microplastics. But to do the research, they need the microplastics — and you can’t just order something like this on Amazon.

“We tried everything under the sun and we had an army of undergraduate students working on this project,” says Dr. Christopher Ruhland, professor of biological sciences at Minnesota State University, Mankato. “And in order to get the concentrations we needed, Dr. Mriganka De, assistant professor of biology, was going to Walmart and buying case after case of water bottles as a source of plastic. The amount of work we're trying to do to get these plastics down to the right size, I mean … you can't just stick chunks of plastic into the soil. They have to be ecologically relevant.”

Luckily, a graduate student came up with a solution that would dispense with all the grinding, filing and water bottle purchasing.

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Kenny Famakinwa (left) and Ava Smithson (right) take measurements of photosynthesis with a fluorometer.

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Kenny Famakinwa, who was doing an internship with the city of Bloomington last summer and had established relationships with manufacturers there, simply asked one of those manufacturers — which produces the exact microplastics necessary for the research — for enough microplastics to conduct their research.

Famakinwa, who was born and raised in Nigeria and earned his undergraduate degree at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, started his college education pursuing a business degree.

A water monitoring class, however, captured his imagination and prompted him to switch his major to environmental science.

“When they found out it was a student project, they were very, very welcoming,” Ruhland says. “They met with Kenny several times and basically said, ‘What do you need? How can we can help?'’’

As is the case with most STEM majors, he needed to find a graduate program to stay relevant in the field and enhance his job prospects. So he came looking at Minnesota State Mankato … but he’d come a bit too late; all graduate assistantships were full. Ruhland, however, made space for him under his tutelage.

Why? He saw something special in Famakinwa. And giving him a chance paid off.

Securing source material from a major manufacturer was, to use a scientific term, huge. For such experiments to be conducted properly, source material — the microplastics — need to be a particular size. And this material was literally perfect for the job.

No more coffee grinders, no more need for an army of undergrads chopping up plastic bottles.

But it wasn’t just obtaining one kind of microplastic. Famakinwa obtained two. And while it may seem like a minor difference, Famakinwa’s decision to put two kinds of microplastics into the soil — a scenario far more likely to happen in the actual environment than a singular kind — represented new terrain on the research front. There is little to no similar research.

“Kenny was incredibly motivated. He didn't have a lot of background in plant biology so he had a pretty steep learning curve,” Ruhland says. “But he jumped right in and tackled most of this himself. He learned how to use the instrumentation on his own, there were a lot of late nights and a lot of early mornings for Kenny. But he's just a workhorse. The kid just goes and goes and goes. He’s like the Energizer Bunny.”

Both Ruhland and De say they’re confident the research, once completed, will find a home in a major science journal. The name at the top of that research will be: Kenny Famakinwa.

“In the literature we have gone through we haven't seen anything focusing on a mixture of two microplastics,” says De. “In the real world, it can be a mixture of both. It's never just one. That's what makes it all so unique.”

Kenny was incredibly motivated. He didn't have a lot of background in plant biology, so he had a pretty steep learning curve.

But he jumped right in and tackled most of this himself.

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PHYSICS STUDENTS’ RESEARCH SEEKS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OF THE UNIVERSE

By Grace Brandt '13

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University research can reveal amazing things. But for some of the students within Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, their research is truly uncovering information that’s out of this world.

Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, Dr. Analía G. "Yanil" Dall'Asén, professor of physics has worked with students from a wide variety of disciplines, focusing on three main research projects. Their efforts included publishing a manuscript about the thermal effects the excitation laser pointer on carbon-based meteorite fragments using Raman Spectroscopy; building an atomic force microscope (AFM) to better characterize these meteorites; and exploring the Raman scattering response (one way photons are scattered by matter) of meteorites in order to identify materials within the samples.

“All of these projects are part of a broad research work, whose main goal is to characterize different kinds of meteorites … to help answer the fundamental question of how planets formed in our Solar System,” Dall’Asén said, explaining that samples like the meteorites contain some of the most primitive materials in the Solar System.

In order to pursue this years-long work, Dall’Asén and her research students have built, improved and used different experimental techniques, such as Raman spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), among others. The work has crossed disciplines and even continental lines, as Dall’Asén and her students have collaborated with colleagues in the University’s Department of Biological Sciences and the Center of Materials Physics in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. University students from several backgrounds have participated in the research, pursuing majors such as physics, biology and mechanical engineering.

“Since the kind of research work I do is interdisciplinary, my students can learn new different topics related to materials physics, optics, astrophysics and mineralogy,” Dall’Asén said. “I think that all these tools [and techniques they learn] could be valuable for my research students’ future careers since, for instance, several of my former students have already applied the skills they learned in my lab to their Ph.D. thesis at other institutions or to the work they do in industry.”

University senior Meklit Shiferaw is one of the students who has worked with Dall’Asén throughout the past year. A physics major from Ethiopia, Shiferaw worked with fellow physics major Kristen Rucker to build an Dr. Dall’Asén works with physics student Jeremy Derhaag on meteorite research.

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atomic force microscope to better study meteorites.

The women’s project was awarded the Undergraduate Research Grant in the fall semester, and they presented their work at three undergraduate research conferences, including the Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University. There, it was recognized as an "Outstanding Presentation.”

“This research holds the potential to unlock the secrets of our cosmic heritage, providing valuable insights into how our Solar System and mainly our planetary systems in the universe were formed,” Shiferaw explained. “The knowledge gained from this research has implications not only for understanding our past but also for shaping our understanding of the universe's future.”

According to Shiferaw, research opportunities like the ones offered in the University’s labs are instrumental for students to grow in their fields.

“I find it really rewarding to get the chance to learn outside of the normal classroom routine and be part of the experiment myself,” she said. “Additionally, being able to cultivate important disciplines like collaboration and continuous learning has had a significant effect on me.”

For Dall’Asén, working with her students is equally rewarding. Some of these very students nominated her for the “Outstanding Undergraduate Research

Mentor,” which she won this year. But regardless of the recognition, Dall’Asén simply enjoys helping her students learn.

“I really enjoy mentoring them and discussing with them our research projects,” she said. “It is very rewarding to see when they understand the concepts we cover, make progress in all the steps of their research work, suggest ideas and become more independent. It is also very rewarding when I see that they really enjoy working with me in the lab and have fun together doing experiments. I feel very proud of them.”

From left to right: Jeremy Derhaag, Dr. Dall’Asén, Meklit Shiferaw, Jihee Kim, and Omar Ghandour

This research holds the potential to unlock the secrets of our cosmic heritage, providing valuable insights into how our Solar System and mainly our planetary systems in the universe were formed.

- Meklit Shiferaw

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HELPING HANDS

Minnesota State University, Mankato manufacturing engineering and technology students gain real-world experience with robotic arms

By Grace Brandt '13

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Sometimes, university students could use a helping hand with their classwork—or three. Just ask the students of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Manufacturing Engineering Department, which features three robotic arms in its lab that students are able to utilize for their studies.

According to professor Dr. Kuldeep Agarwal, the department has had its oldest robotic arm for more than 15 years, while it obtained the second arm in 2022 by working with an industry partner to obtain a state grant. In fact, the University was the first in Minnesota to introduce its “cobot,” or collaborative robot, which is intended for human-robot interaction instead of traditional industrial robotic equipment intended to be kept separate from its operators. Both of these universal robotic arms are utilized by students for class lessons, projects and end-of-semester capstones.

“Most of our courses have a hands-on labs component,” Agarwal said. “We do mostly hands-on projects and industry relevant projects.”

In 2022, the Department’s lab received one more state-of-the-art piece of equipment: a universal robotic arm with a welding attachment. The opportunity came through a partnership the University formed with Lake Crystal company Truck Bodies & Equipment International (TBEI), which was looking to improve its manufacturing process. Agarwal and his colleague, Professor John Ruprecht, have been working to train TBEI welders on how to use it. Once TBEI has finished training its employees, the robotic arm will be returned to the University, most likely in the summer of 2024.

Ruprecht said one of the great benefits of purchasing a third robotic arm is that students will have the opportunity to work with a different brand of equipment and use it for different things.

“It’s another tool in our toolbox [to] give our students a much more well-rounded experience,” he said. “I like to give our students much better exposure to different technologies and ways of doing things.”

According to Agarwal, this focus on technologies and techniques expands beyond lectures to real-world projects that the students can undertake. Capstone projects almost always focus on an actual problem that a real company is facing, as students participate in internships with industry partners or other opportunities. One of last year’s senior students worked on redesigning lawnmower parts to make production cheaper,

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easier and quicker, while another helped a business in Le Center completely reorganize its warehouse to become more efficient.

“There are not a lot of universities who are teaching this in a hands-on manner like we’re doing,” Agarwal said. “Plus, our program is a very holistic, well-rounded program where we not only teach the robotics, we teach other technologies associated with manufacturing itself.”

“We’re problem-solving—basically teaching them how to learn on their own,” Ruprecht added. “They might be trying to solve a problem traditionally, and it didn’t work, so how can they circumvent that in new and innovative ways? Having those

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Professor John Ruprecht demonstrates the robotic arm to students in a manufacturing engineering technology course. abilities, those skills, I think that does help them [in the job market].”

ensure that they receive the most up-to-date training and fullest university experience.

Ruprecht said that looking to the future, the department has plans to expand into smaller robots to complement the large pieces of equipment it has now. The hope is to purchase more of these desktop-size robots so that more students can use them at one time. The department is also looking for more peripheral attachments to be utilized on different projects.

“What are people looking for? What is industry looking for?

What does the future look like?” Agarwal said. “That’s how we decide what technology to introduce into the classroom.

We keep updating our curriculum to introduce students to the latest technology, but it’s not like we introduce them to technology that is used today; we want to introduce them to technology that will be there five years from now, so that they’re ahead of the curve when they graduate.”

No matter what, the department will continue looking for the newest technologies to introduce to its students, in order to

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