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The Redline | NEWS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE UNL DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING - Fall 2016
An employee at Lincoln's Teresa Street treatment facility pours a sample of outgoing treated water into a bottle held by Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, chair of civil and environmental engineering.
July 07, 2020 - With assistance from the Lincoln Wastewater System, researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have launched projects to use wastewater samples for early detection of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus.  Full Story

Dwight Mosby earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering in 2010.
July 06, 2020 - Dwight Mosby grew up wanting to be a dentist, but with encouragement from his mother, teachers and Nebraska Engineering faculty, his career as a payload operations supervisor at NASA is "out of this world."  Full Story

Justin Humphrey (right), who graduate this spring with a degree in civil engineering, recently received his military commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. He is one of six 2020 Nebraska Engineering graduates and ROTC cadets to receive commissions.
May 15, 2020 - Six recent graduates of the College of Engineering were among the 26 University of Nebraska-Lincoln ROTC cadets who became officers in the military upon receiving their commissions May 8-12.  Full Story

Justin Humphrey (left), a senior civil and environmental engineering major and a cadet in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Air Force ROTC, has been chosen to receive the SAME ROTC Award of Merit.
March 25, 2020 - Justin Humphrey, a senior civil engineering major, has been chosen to receive the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) ROTC Award of Merit as one of the top engineering students/ROTC cadets in the nation.  Full Story

Christine Wittich (left) was chosen to receive the Harold & Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award, and Hunter Flodman (center) and Jiong Hu were chosen to receive the College Distinguished Teaching Award.
March 09, 2020 - Two College of Engineering faculty will receive presigious honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Christine Wittich, the Harold & Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award; and Hunter Flodman, the College Distinguished Teaching Award.  Full Story

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March 09, 2020 - At the annual Parents Recognition Awards Reception on March 6, 28 faculty and staff from the College of Engineering received a Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Students from the UNL Parents Association.  Full Story

Ron Faller (left), director of the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility and research professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, received the Kenneth A. Stonex Award for lifetime contributions to roadside safety during the 99th Annual Transportation Research Board meeting in Washington, D.C.
January 31, 2020 - Ronald Faller, director of the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, received the 2020 Kenneth A. Stonex Roadside Safety Award for lifetime contributions to roadside safety, leading a big harvest of awards for Nebraska transportation researchers.  Full Story

Angelica Solomon, a second-generation collegian, hopes to use her Nebraska Engineering degree to give back to Nebraska and the Winnebago community. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
December 20, 2019 - Anjelica Solomon, who graduates Dec. 21, is looking to use her civil engineering degree and the "Great Voice" she discovered as a Nebraska Engineering student to give back to the Winnebago Tribe and Nebraska.  Full Story

Some structures remained standing amid the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian when it hit the Bahamas in early September. Nebraska engineering professor Richard L. Wood recently visited the islands to gather data to help understand why. Photo taken at Golden Grove, East Grand Bahama.
December 02, 2019 - Richard L. Wood, a civil engineering assistant professor who specializes in disaster damage, has turned his expertise toward the Bahamas in an effort to understand why some buildings survived Hurricane Dorian’s onslaught in September 2019.  Full Story

At the 2019 Excellence in Research Celebration, held Nov. 5 at the Van Brunt Visitors Center, the College of Engineering honored 39 faculty for their impactful research in Nebraska and across the world.
November 13, 2019 - The College of Engineering recognized 39 faculty from the college's seven academic units at the annual Excellence in Research event Nov. 5 at the Van Brunt Center. Each of the honorees were nominated by their unit chairs for impactful research.  Full Story

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