Welcome from Namas Chandra, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research:

Welcome to the Office of Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering. As Associate Dean for Research, I am constantly inspired by our faculty's accomplishments in areas like nanotechnology, transportation, structures, computer and electronics engineering, and materials research, just to name a few. Looking to the horizon, I see our efforts expanding to include greater emphasis on engineering applications in biomechanics, materials and medicine, renewable energy production, distribution and consumption, and cyber infrastructures.

The best way to leverage the activities of our faculty researchers is through large-scale, multidisciplinary research efforts. We strongly encourage our younger colleagues to participate in the research enterprise and recruit high quality Ph.D. students. To realize our full potential, we are challenged to reach outside the usual confines of engineering and join forces with experts from other disciplines across the university, state, nation and abroad. That process has already started here at UNL and we are poised to do much more. We have set a goal of achieving research expenditures of $35 million by 2011.

As shown, UNL College of Engineering research expenditures have been climbing steadily, hitting $20.2 million in FY06-07. By continuing this trend, we aspire to be the leading engineering educational institution within a 500-mile radius.

We also have a goal of increasing College research collaborations with industry partners. There is no shortage of common interests, such as sensor and wireless technologies, which set the stage for development and transfer of new technologies to Nebraska industry. I am fortunate to work with a dynamic group of staff and enthusiastic administrators who fully share this vision.

I encourage you to contact me at nchandra2@unl.edu for additional information about any UNL College of Engineering research endeavors. I welcome the opportunity to discuss the possibilities!

Best regards,
Namas Chandra, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research

Research

• Research Facilities
• Research Labs
• UCare Web Site
  The Undergraduate Creative Activities & Research Experiences (UCARE) program supported by the Office of Academic Affairs and funded by the Pepsi Endowment, is a program that creates intellectual partnerships between UNL faculty and undergraduates by providing funds for research.
• UNL Research
• Engineering and Science Research Support Facility