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Nebraska Engineering researchers are studying how to make ethanol production more environmentally sensitive by reducing the amount of water and energy required to produce it.
August 22, 2022 - Nebraska Engineering researchers are studying how to make ethanol production more environmentally sensitive by reducing the amount of water and energy required to produce it and cutting the air emissions that result.  Full Story

Christine Wittich, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is conducting research focused on social media use by state departments of transportation during emergencies ranging from natural disasters to civil unrest to large traffic jams. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
August 17, 2022 - Christine Wittich is leading a national effort to gather information on how state departments of transportation use social media during emergencies, with an eye toward developing best practices to improve crisis communications.  Full Story

Nebraska Governance and Technology Center announces 2022-23 classes of Faculty and Student Fellows.
August 16, 2022 - The Nebraska Governance and Technology Center announced its new University of Nebraska-Lincoln fellows, selecting six College of Engineering faculty and six Nebraska Engineering graduate students to those classes.  Full Story

An aerial shot of a cornfield in southwestern Lancaster County, Nebraska. (University Communication)
August 04, 2022 - With the help of supercomputers from the Holland Computing Center, a team of civil and environmental engineers is analyzing historical data from the Sandhills to predict the impact of climate change on herbicide runoff.  Full Story

During crash tests, a Dodge quad-cab pickup struck the portable barriers at 62 miles per hour. (Midwest Roadside Safety Facility)
July 13, 2022 - A barrier-connecting prototype, designed at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, helped portable concrete barriers maintain their structural integrity when tested in a high-speed crash involving a 5,000-pound pickup truck.  Full Story

Tirthankar Roy, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is part of National Drought Mitigation Center team researching the relationship between civil unrest and weather/climate. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
July 12, 2022 - Tirthankar Roy is part on a team of National Drought Mitigation Center researchers working on a $1 million grant from U.S. Air Force Weather to study links between weather/climate and civil unrest.  Full Story

Thirty-six students from the College of Engineering are among the 175 University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduate students awarded stipends from the university to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.
May 23, 2022 - Thirty-six students from the College of Engineering are among the 175 University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduate students awarded stipends from the university to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.  Full Story

Tian Zhang, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been chosen for inclusion in 2022 class of ASCE Distinguished Members.
May 13, 2022 - Tian Zhang, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Distinguished Member, the association's highest honor.  Full Story

Samantha Corey, a civil engineering major, is the first graduate from the Women in Engineering program.
May 11, 2022 - When degrees are conferred to Nebraska Engineering students May 13 and 14, they will include the first two graduating members of the Women in Engineering and Multicultural Engineering Program cohorts. Samantha Corey discusses her experience in WIE.  Full Story

Eleven students from the College of Engineering will be honored as Chancellor's Scholars during the May 14 spring undergraduate commencement at Memorial Stadium.
May 03, 2022 - Eleven College of Engineering students will be recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s undergraduate commencement ceremony May 14 at Memorial Stadium.  Full Story



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