Nebraska student chapter earns MCAA top honor; 3 students receive scholarships
April 14, 2023 - The Mechanical Contractors Association of America selected the Nebraska student chapter to receive the 2022-23 MCAA Student Chapter of the Year Award and a $3,000 prize.
It is the Nebraska chapter's third Student Chapter of the Year Award in the past six years. The award is given annually to a student chapter to recognize "continued achievement and overal focus on offering career opportunities in mechanical contracting to their student membership."
The award was presented to chapter members and faculty advisor Vish Reddi at the MCAA annual convention March 26-30 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Also, three students in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction earned MCAA scholarships - Brock Schulz was awarded the Reilly Family Memorial Scholarship, which provides $5,000, and Brodee Paul and Marissa Kelly each received the Alan P. O'Shea Memorial Scholarship, which provides $2,500.
Durham School student team selected as finalist for AEI Student Design Competition
March 23, 2023 - Team Stratus - comprised of Master of Architectural Engineering students from the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction - has been selected as one of five finalists to compete in the annual Architectural Engineering Institute Student Design Competition to be held at the AEI Conference in Denver, Colorado on April 12-14, 2023. The Durham School team includes Joey Hagge (team leader), Ben Weyeneth, Anthony Butler, Ahmed Khalil, Garrett Quinn, Makayla Thompson, Cailin Gentrup, Caleb Allerheiligen and Ryan Ehresman.
Construction grad student Schleich on Husker team that wins bass fishing tournament
March 20, 2023 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln duo of Trevor Schleich, a graduate student in construction engineering and management, and Brett Lubeck, a freshman agribusiness major, won the Major League Fishing Abu Garcia College Fishing tournament March 17 at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. The win earned Schleich and Lubeck the $2,000 top prize and qualifies the university's team for the 2024 MLF College Fishing National Championships.
Schleich and Lubeck hauled in the limit of five bass with a combined weight of 20 pounds, 2 ounces, a total that was a pound and a half more than the runner-up team from Auburn University. In total, 230 teams from around the country competed in the event.
Durham School team among winners at JUMP into STEM competition
Feb. 17, 2023 - A Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction team of undergraduate architectural engineering students - Anu Adeyemo, Danika Ratnapradipa, and Julia Ehlers - was chosen as one of four winning teams from this year's JUMP into STEM competition Jan. 26-27 in Denver, Colorado. The event was hosted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technologies Office.
Among 75 teams that submitted entries for the competition, the Durham team - advised by Moe Alahmad and Brandon Kreiling - was honored for their project, "The Fleet: Tiny Houses Repurposed in the Wake of Disaster."
Students on the four winning teams are offered paid internships at one of three national laboratories - NREL, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, or Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
DSAEC alum, advisory board member Curtis chosen to "Ten Outstanding Young Omahans"
Jan. 17, 2023 - Ryan Curtis, senior associate at LEO A DALY and 2005 architectural engineering graduate, was chosen by the Omaha Jaycees as on of their 2023 Ten Oustanding Young Omahans. Curtis is a member of the Durham School's Architectural Engineering Industry Advisory Committee. He also serves on the University of Nebraska Omaha Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Six Nebraska Engineering faculty chosen to UNL's Research Development Fellows Program 2022-23 cohort
Oct. 20, 2022 - Six College of Engineering faculty are among the 11 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members selected to participate in the 15th cohort of the Office of Research and Economic Development's Research Development Fellows Program (RDFP).
RDFP is an eight-month program designed to provide full-time Nebraska faculty at the assistant-level rank the information and resources necessary to position themselves for success in securing external funding for their research, scholarship and creative activity. Fellows graduate from the program with an intentional plan for pursuing external funding and strategies that prepare them to write winning proposals.
The fellows, selected through a competitive application process, represent eight departments spanning three colleges and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The College of Engineering faculty chosen for the 2022-23 cohort are:
- Jessica Deters, mechanical and materials engineering
- Mohammad Hasan, electrical and computer engineering
- Xiaoqi Liu, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
- Logan Perry, civil and environmental engineering
- Milad Roohi, Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
- Jamilla Teixeira, civil and environmental engineering
Three Nebraska Engineering faculty named to FLAIR leadership program
Nov. 6, 2022 - Nebraska Engineering faculty Stuart Bernstein, Libby Jones and Xu Li are among the 19 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty chosen by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor to the latest cohort of the Faculty Leadership in Academia: From Inspiration to Reality (FLAIR) program.
Lemos Watson chosen to receive ASC Regional Teaching Award
Nov. 4, 2022 - Emmeline Lemos Watson, assistant professor of practice in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, has been chosen to receive the 2022 American Schools of Construction (ASC) Regional Teaching Award for Region 4. The award will be presented in April 2023 at the International ASC Conference in Liverpool, England. Recipients of the Regional Teaching Award are eligible to be considered for the ASC International Excellence in Teaching Award.
Shen chosen to NSF CMMI Game Changer Academies for Advancing Research Innovation Program
Oct. 27, 2022 - Zhigang Shen, associate professor in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, has been chosen to the 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) CMMI Game Changer Academies for Advancing Research Innovation Program. The program aims to improve group dynamics during panel discussions, increase awareness of bias and identity, and enhance understanding of high-risk, high-reward ideas. Once trained, "Panel Fellows" will bring enhanced skills and awareness when they participate in panel discussions during NSF merit review.
Four alums chosen to university's Young Alumni Academy
Oct. 27, 2022 - Four College of Engineering alumni are among the 39 University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduates selected to the 2022 class of the Young Alumni Academy. The Nebraska Engineering alums in the 2022-23 cohort are (with hometowns, year of graduation and major):
Satya Deshpande, Lincoln, 2022 mechanical engineering and applied mechanics
Mustafa Ridha, Lincoln, 2018 computer engineering
Tyler Sondag, Omaha, 2018 civil engineering and 2020 architectural engineering
Austin Wendt, Omaha, 2017 computer science