Alumni News

Jim Lee, a 1958 electrical engineering graduate, left $5 million to the McCook Community Foundation Fund.
September 18, 2023 - Through his estate, James "Jim" Lee is providing a lasting legacy to the community of McCook, Nebraska, leaving $5 million to multiple organizations.  Full Story

Rachael Wagner and Shane Farritor look over a robotic surgery device in the Virtual Incision facility. (University Communication and Marketing)
August 03, 2023 - Innovative ideas that stretch from rich farmlands to high-tech medical and computer labs have again landed the University of Nebraska System among the world’s leading academic institutions for earning U.S. patents.  Full Story

Aaron Haake (left), a senior mechanical engineering major, and Mark Nail, a 2020 mechanical engineering graduate, have been awarded 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
April 21, 2022 - Aaron Haake, a senior in mechanical engineering, and Mark Nail, a mechanical engineering alum, were chosen to receive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.  Full Story

Travis Deyle, 2005 electronics engineering and computer engineering graduate and co-founder and CEO of Cobalt Robotics.
December 03, 2021 - Travis Deyle, a 2005 electronics engineering & computer engineering graduate and co-founder and CEO of Cobalt Robotics, will receive the Citation for Alumni Achievement during the University of Nebraska Omaha commencement ceremony Dec. 17 at Baxter Arena.  Full Story

Grayson Minnick, graduate student in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics.
May 10, 2021 - Grayson Minnick, graduate student in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, and two Nebraska Engineering alumni – Ryan Regan and Maureen Winter – have been chosen to receive 2021 Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.  Full Story

Bruce Johnson
February 11, 2021 - Did you hear the one about the engineer who was also a comedian? It turns out the jokes were funny, but the lifestyle was no laughing matter.  Full Story

Bob Mumgaard (left) and Steve Renter
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College of Engineering 2020 Year in Review.
January 06, 2021 - While 2020 was a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering had a year of success stories and major milestones.  Full Story

Taylor Kerl (center, yellow face covering) and her colleagues work in a control room at Maxar Technologies.
October 29, 2020 - Chosen by SSPI as one of the top young aerospace professionals, Taylor Kerl has had her eyes on the stars as long as she can remember and has blazed her own path - both at the College of Engineering and in industry - to a career in aerospace engineering  Full Story

Taylor Kerl, a mechanical and materials engineering alumnus, was chosen to receive the 2020 Promise Award by Space and Satellite Professionals International (SSPI).
October 29, 2020 - Taylor Kerl, a systems engineer at Maxar Technologies in Palo Alto, California and a 2016 Nebraska mechanical engineering graduate, was chosen to receive the 2020 Promise Award by Space and Satellite Professionals International (SSPI).  Full Story