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Jennifer Schmidt, research assistant professor at UNL's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility.
February 05, 2016 - Work by Jennifer Schmidt and her Midwest Roadside Safety Facility team to develop an energy-absorbing barrier that can decrease the impact of vehicles in high-speed highway crashes has led to another award from a national board.  Full Story

Chris Tuan, professor of civil engineering, stands on a slab of conductive concrete that can carry enough electrical current to melt ice during winter storms.
January 22, 2016 - Chris Tuan, professor of civil engineering, is working to develop a conductive concrete that will use electrical current to more effectively melt snow and ice while remaining safe to the touch.  Full Story

Richard Wood, assistant professor of civil engineering, and graduate students used a camera-equipped drone to capture this image of the Pilger Middle School shortly after it was struck by a tornado in June 2014.
January 21, 2016 - A team of UNL civil engineers, led by associate professor Richard Wood, are using 3D technology to study a middle school that was destroyed by the 2014 Pilger tornado to find ways to make older buildings safer in severe weather.  Full Story

UNL climate change and groundwater quality team, from left: Yusong Li, civil engineering; Zhenghong Tang, community and regional planning; Shannon Bartelt-Hunt and Xu Li, civil engineering; Dan Snow, Nebraska Water Center; and Eric Thompson, economics. Not pictured, David Rosenbaum, economics.
December 22, 2015 - An interdisciplinary team of UNL researchers is investigating the climate’s effect on groundwater contamination from chemicals used in crop and animal production, including indirect effects from land use changes.  Full Story

Mark Riley (left), department head and professor of biological systems engineering, and Tian Zhang, professor of civil engineering, are among the eight UNL faculty who have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
November 23, 2015 - Mark Riley, department head and professor of biological systems engineering, and Tian Zhang, professor of civil engineering, are among eight UNL faculty members who have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  Full Story

Austin Yates (right), a civil engineering graduate, has his picture taken with "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek after Yates appeared on an episode that was recorded in late August.
November 05, 2015 - The week he appeared as a contestant on "Jeopardy!" was full of highs and lows, but civil engineering graduate Austin Yates wouldn't trade the experience of living out a lifelong dream.  Full Story

Laurence Rilett, professor of civil engineering and director of the Nebraska Transportation Center
October 16, 2015 - The National Strategic Research Institute at UNL has received a $1 million contract for research on traffic calming elements and roadway geometry to enhance security and safety at military entry control points.  Full Story

Chung Song, associate professor of civil engineering
September 16, 2015 - Chung Song, a new associate professor of civil engineering, is bringing to UNL a wealth of experience he gained while studying New Orleans flood control systems after Hurricane Katrina.  Full Story

Steven Stauffer, graduate student in civil engineering
August 24, 2015 - Steven Stauffer, a graduate student in civil engineering, has been awarded a $3,000 American Institute of Steel Construction Education Foundation scholarship, one of 20 given to students in the U.S.  Full Story

BRIDGE-ing Big Data Workshop
August 24, 2015 - The college is hosting the<a href="node/2899"> BRIDGE-ing Big Data Workshop</a> Oct. 8-9, 2015, focusing on creating and maintaining safer bridges for the nation's infrastructure. The workshop will be held at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.  Full Story



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