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Yi Qian, professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the new editor-in-chief of IEEE Wireless Communications magazine.
September 12, 2018 - Yi Qian, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was chosen recently to be the editor-in-chief of one of the top journals in the field of wireless communications, telecommunications and computer networks – IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine.
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Aaron Ediger, graduate student in electrical and computer engineering.
September 10, 2018 - Aaron Ediger, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering, has received the Graduate Directed Energy Scholarship in High Energy Laser and High Power Microwave Technologies from the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS).
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering is No. 18 in the U.S. News list of top U.S. undergraduate engineering programs.
September 10, 2018 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln programs No. 61 ranking in the latest U.S. News college rankings is in part fueled by the College of Engineering's rise to No. 80 among U.S. undergraduate engineering programs.
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Blurred water droplets roll off of a section of wire used to transmit electricity. Dennis Alexander's lab is pursuing a project that will modify power line wires so that they repel precipitation. The work shows promise in reducing ice formation on power lines.
July 27, 2018 - Shark skin offers a near-perfect design for gliding effortlessly through water. A Nebraska Engineering research team led by Dennis Alexander is working to give metal the same unique properties, allowing it to be used for defense and industrial purposes.
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Christos Argyropoulos, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
June 11, 2018 - Christos Argyropoulos, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been elevated to the status of Senior Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA).
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Aurubis, a leading manufacturer of non-ferrous metals, used a walkway between two buildings in Pirdop, Bulgaria, to test the conductive concrete invented by Nebraska Engineering professors Chris Tuan and Lim Nguyen with an iron-rich sand that is a by-product of their copper production.
May 07, 2018 - When a global manufacturer wanted to join forces with Nebraska engineers to test a new material in their conductive concrete, NUtech Ventures helped broker a deal that is taking the invention global.
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As a unique collaboration between civil engineering and electrical and computer engineering departments - students John Strudl (left), Derek Nelsen (second from left), Jacob Eckstrom (right) and Isaac Knutson (not pictured) and senior design instructor George Hunt (second from right), assistant professor of practice in civil engineering - created a working model of a water treatment plant that could be used for K-12 and general public outreach.
April 23, 2018 - A working model of a water treatment plant - created in a "pilot project" collaboration between two engineering departments - could create opportunities for outreach and new senior design capstone formats.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering.
April 17, 2018 - Four engineering students will be among the 33 students recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate commencement, May 5 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
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A team of electrical and computer engineering senior design capstone students designed an insole to monitor foot temperature in diabetes patients. The box that houses the control system and PCB sits atop the foot and is slightly longer than a AAA battery.
April 16, 2018 - With pressure to meet deadlines ramping up and the value of sleep becoming a premium, a team of electrical and computer engineering students on Scott Campus is putting the finishing touches on their smart insole.
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Jerry Hudgins, chair and professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been selected to receive the 2018 IEES IAS Distinguished Service Award.
March 28, 2018 - Jerry Hudgins, chair and professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been chosen to receive the IEEE Industrial Applications Society’s 2018 Distinguished Service Award.
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