ECE News Archives

Craig Zuhlke (left), George Gogos (back), and Graham Kaufman pose with the now active Leybold ultra-high vacuum laser surface processing and materials analysis system in the Engineering Research Center. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
November 30, 2023 - The Center for Electro-Optics and Functionalized Surfaces is now home to a first-of-its-kind laser in the United States to be used for a specialized method of surface modification that could improve manufacturing methods.  Full Story

Research by M.R. (Mohammad) Hasan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, finds that machine learning can assist students in STEM courses.
November 14, 2023 - M.R. (Mohammad) Hasan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and former Nebraska Engineering researcher Bilal Khan found that integrating AI-based interventions can help undergraduate students succeed in STEM courses.  Full Story

Ashley Dohe, administrative coordinator for Electrical and Computer Engineering, has make an 8-foot tall Herbie Husker from papier mâché. She hopes to auction it off to help veterans. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
November 08, 2023 - Ashley Done, an Air Force veteran, created a papier mâché Herbie Husker that will be auctioned off with the proceeds benefiting a group that helps veterans and first responders.  Full Story

Abdelghani Laraoui (right), assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, and Ben Hammons, a first-year student in electrical and computer engineering, adjust a laser in Laraoui's Quantum Sensing & Defect Discovery and Spectroscopy Lab. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
October 19, 2023 - By looking to create quieter environments, a team that includes Nebraska Engineering researcher Abdelghani Laraoui hopes to take a bit of the “noise” out of quantum computing and help make the emerging technology more efficient, accessible and feasible.  Full Story

Electron microscopy images show a germanium sulfide nanowire (left) containing a single screw dislocation, the screw dislocation converted into a mixed helical dislocation in a hybrid nanowire (center) and an illustration of controlled formation of a tunable mixed dislocation in a core-shell nanowire heterostructure.
October 11, 2023 - By controlling the placement and types of defects in nanowires, Eli Sutter and Peter Sutter are setting the stage for electronic technology to optimize the new advantages the imperfections offer.  Full Story

Jim Lee, a 1958 electrical engineering graduate, left $5 million to the McCook Community Foundation Fund.
September 18, 2023 - Through his estate, James "Jim" Lee is providing a lasting legacy to the community of McCook, Nebraska, leaving $5 million to multiple organizations.  Full Story

Kazi Albab Hussain (left) holds his son while removing a plastic container of water from a microwave. Hussain and Nebraska Engineering colleagues have found that microwaving such containers can release up to billions of nanoscopic particles and millions of microscopic ones. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
August 29, 2023 - Four high-impact research projects from the College of Engineering, including one that aims to make food plastics safer for consumers, have been funded through the second Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition.  Full Story

In August 2023, four College of Engineering faculty - (from left) Justin Bradley, Shudipto Dishari, George Gogos and Rajib Saha - were awarded named professorships.
August 28, 2023 - In August 2023, four College of Engineering faculty - Justin Bradley, Shudipto Dishari, George Gogos and Rajib Saha - were awarded named professorships.  Full Story

George Gogos, Wilmer J. and Sally Hergenrader Chair of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research.
August 23, 2023 - George Gogos, Wilmer J. and Sally Hergenrader Chair of Mechanical Engineering, is the new director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research. He replaces interim director Jerry Hudgins, professor and chair of electrical and computer engineering.  Full Story

Ayden Uerling (left) and Daniel Noon.
August 10, 2023 - Two Nebraska Engineering graduating students - Ayden Uerling and Daniel Noon - will be recognized at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 12 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.  Full Story