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“Leading and even just being involved with is a great trial run for being in industry,” Eggen explained of the CSE student group he considers to be a mini company. A company within a companyĮggen said all of this leadership experience has given him a “sandbox” of sorts in which to learn and prepare for his career in industry. While the novel coronavirus pandemic has hit the workforce hard, he believes his education and experiences CSE have made him more than prepared for when the right position comes along. “But overall, I think that COVID-19 has fostered community and collaboration within CSE since everyone is in the same boat and understands that there will be a few hiccups,” he said.Įggen, a recipient of the Department of Mechanical Engineering American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers scholarship, is graduating this May with the intention of going into industry. “These changes are stressful, and no matter how good Zoom is, it can’t fully replace face-to-face interaction, nor can it help me build a robot,” Eggen said. He hopes to find a way to recognize the group’s achievements and give his fellow seniors closure despite their competitions getting canceled. With the virus keeping students at home for the unforeseeable future, Eggen has been working toward maintaining this sense of camaraderie virtually through online meetings and events. “What we are really losing is the unique community bond that comes from working toward a common goal on large projects like these.” “It’s disappointing because we’ve been working on the robots since last August,” Eggen said. That is, until COVID-19 hit, canceling all events and in-person activities through the end of the semester. This spring, Eggen and his team were preparing to tackle three international robotics competitions. Now, the senior studying mechanical engineering oversees five competitive teams and more than 100 other Gopher students as president of UMN Robotics, which recently won two 2019 Tony Diggs Excellence Awards for Innovation and Outstanding Program or Event.

University of Minnesota Robotics was the first College of Science and Engineering (CSE) student group Trygve Eggen joined as a freshman. CSE senior and UMN Robotics president prepares to launch his career during the COVID-19 pandemic

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