A globally renowned center for pioneering research in experimental and computational fluid mechanics, hydrology, and earth-surface dynamics for over 85 years.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Congratulations to the Fall 2026 SAFL Student Award winners Umberto Costa Bitencourt, Addie Johnson, Phillipe Lima, Uma Ashrani, Nilay Iscen, and Ehsan Zadehali! We look forward to seeing more of your groundbreaking research!
Tomorrow, SAFL will host its first seminar of the semester! We're honored to be visited by Dr. Panos Diplas, an important contributor to environmental, fluvial, and infrastructure hydraulics.
Visit our website for more information: z.umn.edu/SAFLseminars
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SAFL is headed to the Clean Currents 2026 conference powered by the National Hydropower Association! Visit us at booth 823 on September 23-24 to learn more about the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory. 🌊
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In 1935, Lorenz Straub was commissioned to investigate the possibility of building a hydraulic laboratory at St. Anthony Falls. In 1938 when the lab opened, Straub became its first director and was internationally known as "the river doctor". 🥼
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Despite being in the heart of the Twin Cities, the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory is no stranger to wildlife. Our Outdoor StreamLab and the surrounding access to the Mississippi River create an inviting space for all. 🦫
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A new PBS miniseries titled #ResolvetoSolve with @milesobrien featured beaver dam engineering research happening at SAFL. We're proud to have @EmilyFairfax and her team here at SAFL! To learn more, watch the PBS episode here: z.umn.edu/SAFLonPBS
A unified front for clean water
At @umnsafl, researchers are tackling how pollutants from tires, plastics, and pharmaceuticals move through our waterways—designing smarter systems for a cleaner future.
🎥 Watch: give.umn.edu/stories/unified…
Congratulations to Professor Lian Shen who has been elected a 2025 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS)!)
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THREE SAFL faculty received 2025 McKnight Awards! Lian Shen (@UMNME ) received the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship, & Boya Xiong (@umnCEGEtweets )Emily Fairfax (@UMNGeography ) each received the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship! cse.umn.edu/safl/news/safl-f…
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Urban trees can help cool the climate and keep humans healthy, but only if humans help keep the trees healthy.
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Congrats to Noah Gallagher, Alvin G. Anderson Award Winner, Roozbeh Ehsani, Roger E. A. Arndt Fellowship, Winner, and our three Edward Silberman Award Fellowship winners: Hongfan Cao, Shih-Hsun Huang, Divya Kumawat. Read about SAFL's award program: cse.umn.edu/safl/awards
Interdisciplinarity is where it's at!
The University of Minnesota has achieved the top ranking among U.S. public universities and sixth globally in interdisciplinary science, according to the inaugural Times Higher Education review!
Read more here: bit.ly/3V8bTGK
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Mohammadali Olyaei, Ardeshir Ebtehaj, and Christopher R. Ellis from the St Anthony Falls Laboratory have published a paper in the journal Nature. They explore a new ways to detect plastic litter in oceans using remote sensing.
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Should MN design procedures be amended to have less conservative ice-loading parameters for bridges over smaller rivers? SAFL researchers & collaborators are measuring river ice across the state and comparing ice parameters to actual ice loading at 2 bridges for 2 winters ☃️☃️
SAFL's @ArdeshirEbtehaj received a NASA grant to study Arctic Lake-ice Phenology and Methane Emissions using @NASASMAP data. Congrats to Ebtehaj, his students and collaborators at the @uafairbanks @umnCEGEtweets Read more: z.umn.edu/studyarcticlakes #Climate
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Join us Oct 23 for the next MN #Stormwater Seminar Series keynote event: "#Watershed-scale effectiveness of green stormwater infrastructure" for a study to better understand the impacts of urbanization and green infrastructure.
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Congrats to @andywickert on receiving the Marguerite T. Williams Award from @theAGU for his contributions to research and community-building in the field of earth and planetary surface processes. Andy, your SAFL community looks forward to celebrating at #AGU24 !