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The Redline | NEWS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE UNL DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING - Fall 2016
Funded by a three-year NSF grant, engineering faculty Grace Panther and Heidi Diefes-Dux are studying the extent that engineering instructors have retained and extended teaching practices and strategies adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Justin Wan / Lincoln Journal Star)
September 13, 2021 - Funded by a three-year NSF grant, engineering faculty Grace Panther and Heidi Diefes-Dux are studying the extent to which engineering instructors have retained and extended teaching practices and strategies adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Full Story

Christine Wittich compares a damaged anchor from the field with three-dimensional point cloud data of the structure. Wittich is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering. (University Communication photo)
September 13, 2021 - Twenty years ago, the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center helped to inspire Civil and Environmental Engineering assistant professor Christine Wittich, then in eighth grade, in making a decision on her career path.  Full Story

A graduate student collects a wastewater sample from a sewer connected to Harper Residence Hall. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
September 07, 2021 - Xu Li, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a team of researchers are exploring the feasibility of tracking coronavirus trends and identifying hotspots at the scale of ZIP codes.  Full Story

Five members of the College of Engineering community - including (from left) Peter Hilsabeck, Hunter Flodman and Heather Newell - were among the 11 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who were honored by the state on Aug. 30 for their roles in a collaboration that produced hand sanitizer for the state. Not pictured are Leonard Akert and Terry Howell Jr.
September 07, 2021 - Five people from the College of Engineering were among 11 who were given the State of Nebraska's highest honor for their roles in a collaboration to produce hand sanitizer during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Full Story

Daniel Linzell, associate dean for graduate and international programs and Leslie D. Martin Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
August 16, 2021 - Daniel Linzell, associate dean for graduate and international programs and professor of civil and environmental engineering, will deliver the commencement address at the university's Aug. 13 ceremony for graduate and professional degree earners.  Full Story

The team of Husker researchers and engineers working on the asphalt project includes (from left) Nitish Bastola, Khalid Al Washahi, Mahdieh Khedmati and Hamzeh Haghshenas Fatmehsari.
July 30, 2021 - Civil and environmental engineering researchers are developing a recycled asphalt using corn and soybean oil. This recycled paving material, Hamzeh Haghshenas Fatmehsari said, would be greener, save money and create new markets for Nebraska crops.  Full Story

This side-by-side comparison shows real-time photos of the Pound Hall demolition and simulations created via a computer model that predicted how the structure would fall.
July 12, 2021 - Gathered by Nebraska civil engineering researchers, data from the December 2017 implosion of the 13-story Cather and Pound Hall dormitories could help investigators yield insights into what might have caused a high-rise Florida condominium to collapse on  Full Story

The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded 23 grants totaling more than $2.1 million to University of Nebraska–Lincoln projects.
May 26, 2021 - Six projects from the College of Engineering have received 2021 grants from The Nebraska Environmental Trust. NET has awarded 23 grants totaling more than $2.1 million to University of Nebraska–Lincoln projects.  Full Story

UNL’s Dr. Hamzeh Haghshenas (far right) and the team of Nebraska researchers and engineers working on the asphalt project. (Photo by Nebraska Soybean Board)
May 17, 2021 - Hamzeh Haghshenas is leading a research team that is evaluating the effect of soybean oil on the performance of asphalt pavements containing recycled materials.  Full Story

A crash test is conducted at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. Researchers at the facility will conduct and participate in testing across key surface transportation safety technology areas to support the Transportation Technology Center.
May 05, 2021 - A team of transportation research organizations, including UNL, the College of Engineering, and the Midwest Roadside Safety Facilty, was awarded a $571M Federal Railroad Administration contract for research, testing, engineering and training services.  Full Story