UND College of Engineering & Mines

This project focuses on innovation of existing Retrax Retractable Bed Covers to improve the RetraxPRO slat design. Follow the process in this video, our next in the Senior Design Expo series: https://buff.ly/f3l1Xsb

New videos drop every Wednesday through early August.

First in the region. Fastest in the nation.

The UND Steel Bridge Team finished seventh among 44 universities at the 2026 National Student Steel Bridge Competition, and earned the fastest bridge construction time in the country at just 4.92 minutes. Read the full story at the link: https://buff.ly/lhRLQM7

To address a supply chain issue with concrete culverts, this team is evaluating whether a new manufacturing method can compete with the traditional precast culvert method. Learn more about exploratory research on 3D concrete printing in this video, our next in the Senior Design Expo series: https://buff.ly/zI9UHJ5

New videos drop every Wednesday through early August.

It's launch day! Follow UND Advanced Rocketry Club for their specific launch time - or watch all day!

A new rooftop bistatic radar system on campus will be North Dakota’s first for academic space applications and will help researchers study and track the objects moving above Earth. Read the complete story about this exciting technology on our blog: https://buff.ly/4IytDw3

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

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

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.

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.