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Santosh Pitla (center), assistant professor of biological systems engineering, assists students with a sensor-building project. Pitla is leading a new research project that will update techniques used to test tractors.
March 23, 2018 - Though tractor technology has changed rapidly, the testing techniques used on the machines have not changed in several decades. Santosh Pitla's research is bringing that testing into the modern era.
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Three faculty from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering -- (from left) John Hay, extension educator; Nicole Iverson assistant professor; and Santosh Pitla, assistant professor -- will be given awards on Friday, March 2 at the Holling Family Award Program for Teaching Excellence.
February 28, 2018 - Three faculty members from the Department of Biological Systems Engineering -- John Hay, Nicole Iverson and Santosh Pitla -- will be given awards Friday, March 2 at the Holling Family Award Program for Teaching Excellence.
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Tractor Restoration Club members work to prepare a 1945 Allis Chalmers Model C for display at the Homestead National Monument near Beatrice. (Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication)
February 12, 2018 - For a small group of students, including many from the College of Engineering, the Tractor Restoration Club isn't all about fixing up tractors from their great-grandparents' era, it's both a way to save history and is a key part of college life.
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Curtis Tomasevicz discusses an Introduction to Electrical Engineering II concept with students in the Walter Scott Engineering Center on Feb. 5. The former Husker and Olympic gold medal winner is now teaching and conducting sports-related research at Nebraska. (Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication)
February 12, 2018 - From earning Olympic gold to shaping research, Curt Tomasevicz has discovered a world of opportunity at Nebraska, from football to earning degrees in and teaching engineering.
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Teams of biological systems engineering students designed edible vehicles and competed with them in design, creativity, distance and poster competitions at the annual E-Day on Dec. 5.
December 21, 2017 - Teams of Biological Systems Engineering students learned valuable lessons in design, creativity and planning at the annual E-Day Edible Vehicle competition on Dec. 5.
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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has featured 50 of its fall graduates on the university's Facebook page.
December 15, 2017 - Nine College of Engineering students are among the 50 Fall Semester 2017 graduates who are featured on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Facebook page (@UNLincoln).
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Five Nebraska Engineering faculty have received Robert B. Daugherty Water For Food Global Institute grants to support undergraduate students and their research.
December 08, 2017 - College of Engineering faculty have been awarded five of the 11 grants to University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty that will provide assistantships to graduate students doing research that contributes to global water and food security.
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Three Biological Systems Engineering faculty - (clockwise from top left) Yufeng Ge, Joe Luck and Christopher Neale - each received one of 17 USDA agricultural technology grants.
November 02, 2017 - Three Biological Systems Engineering faculty - Christopher Neale, Yufeng Ge, and Joe Luck - each received one of 17 USDA agricultural technology grants.
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The Unmanned Aircraft Research team includes Biological Systems Engineering faculty (from left) – Joe Luck, associate professor; Christopher Neale, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute director of research; Wayne Woldt, associate professor; George Meyer, professor; Derek Heeren, assistant professor; and Yufeng Ge, assistant professor.
October 24, 2017 - A $500,000 research project involving Biological Systems Engineering faculty and funded by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute will deploy drones in search of improved crop irrigation efficiency.
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Curt Tomasevicz, Ph.D. student in biological systems engineering
October 11, 2017 - With degrees in electrical engineering and working toward a doctorate in biological systems engineering, Curt Tomasevicz has clout as a teacher, but his years on the US national bobsled team and Olympic medals give him extra clout with students.
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