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Aemal Khattak, director of the Mid-America Transportation Center (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
September 07, 2023 - The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mid-America Transportation Center has won a five-year, $15 million grant to remain the transportation research and workforce development hub for the U.S. Department of Transportation Region 7.  Full Story

The Nebraska Industrial Assessment Center (NIAC) faculty directors (from left) Bruce Dvorak, Robert Williams and Karen Selling and technical advisor Sam Ghormley - hold the plaque designating the NIAC as the U.S. Department of Energy's 2023 IAC of the year.
September 05, 2023 - The Nebraska Industrial Assessment Center, which since 2017 has helped 80 manufacturers save more than $8.7 million on energy costs, is the US Department of Energy's 2023 IAC of the Year.  Full Story

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln team working on the MICRA project includes (from left) Saleh Taghvaeian, biological systems engineering; Daniel Schachtman, agronomy and horticulture; Taro Mieno, agricultural economics; and Seunghee Kim, civil engineering.
September 05, 2023 - Seunghee Kim and Saleh Taghvaeian are on a team that is focusing on water stress in the High Plains that is threatening agriculture and rural communities to find ways to improve soil moisture preservation and help rural areas be more climate resilient.  Full Story

Kazi Albab Hussain (left) holds his son while removing a plastic container of water from a microwave. Hussain and Nebraska Engineering colleagues have found that microwaving such containers can release up to billions of nanoscopic particles and millions of microscopic ones. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
August 29, 2023 - Four high-impact research projects from the College of Engineering, including one that aims to make food plastics safer for consumers, have been funded through the second Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition.  Full Story

In August 2023, four College of Engineering faculty - (from left) Justin Bradley, Shudipto Dishari, George Gogos and Rajib Saha - were awarded named professorships.
August 28, 2023 - In August 2023, four College of Engineering faculty - Justin Bradley, Shudipto Dishari, George Gogos and Rajib Saha - were awarded named professorships.  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

Kazi Albab Hussain (left) holds his son while removing a plastic container of water from a microwave. Hussain and Nebraska Engineering colleagues have found that microwaving such containers can release up to billions of nanoscopic particles and millions of microscopic ones. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
July 21, 2023 - A new Nebraska Engineering research study shows microwaving plastic baby food containers can release huge numbers of plastic particles.  Full Story

Meredith Sutton, doctoral student in environmental engineering.
June 07, 2023 - Meredith Sutton, Ph.D. student in environmental engineering, was selected to the Voices for Science fellow cohort, whose participants conduct outreach activities in local communities to educate general audiences about science and engineering.  Full Story

Four engineering students - (clockwise from top left) Sarah Altman, Andrea Goertzen, Stephanie Perez and Kasey Moomau - have been awarded 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
April 14, 2023 - Four graduating Nebraska Engineering seniors are among the five University of Nebraska–Lincoln students who have been offered 2023 Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.  Full Story

Nirupam Aich, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.
April 07, 2023 - Nirupam Aich, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is concerned about the dangerous effects "forever chemicals" have across the planet and is working to help develop ways to lessen their impact on the world.  Full Story



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