ECE News Archives

Video of student driving an internal-combustion engine.
May 16, 2017 - College of Engineering, May graduates Arthur Fischer, Eric Peterson and Sam Wildman completed a senior design capstone project by converting a 1964 Chevy Corvair from an internal-combustion engine to full electric power.  Full Story

Zachary Meade, a senior in electrical and computer engineering, was selected as a 2017 Goldwater Scholar.
May 12, 2017 - Zachary Meade, a senior in electrical and computer engineering on the Scott Campus (Omaha), was selected to be a 2017 Goldwater Scholar and will receive a $7,500 scholarship for the 2017-18 academic year.  Full Story

Zachary Meade (left), an electrical and computer engineering major, and Scott Schenkelberg, who graduated May 6 with a degree in mechanical engineering, were chosen winners of the Al and Dorothy Schewe Leadership Awards.
May 12, 2017 - Scott Schenkelberg and Zachary Meade have been selected as the winners of the 2017 Al and Dorothy Schewe Leadership Award, given annually to College of Engineering students in recognition of achievement in leadership within the college.  Full Story

Alexandra Dominguez (right) and her husband, Dave, stand in front of a booster rocket at the Orbital ATK test facility in Promontory, Utah.
May 04, 2017 - Propelled by her electrical engineering education and experiences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumna Alexandra (Toftul) Dominguez is part of a NASA team developing the most powerful rocket ever built to replace the space shuttle.  Full Story

Christos Argyropoulos, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
April 27, 2017 - Working this summer at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and being chosen to receive USRI’s Young Scientist Award have created a “rare opportunity” for Christos Argyropoulos, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.  Full Story

Dr. Peter Pellegrino (front), a cardiovascular researcher and medical resident at University of Nebraska Medical Center, is working with a team of electrical and computer engineering students -- (back from left) Patrick Davlin, Nick Masur, Mai Zakaria Ahmad Morgan and Michael Lehman -- on developing a non-invasive device that would allow for the study of the sympathetic nervous system.
April 20, 2017 - Using an input from a Doppler ultrasound machine, a team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln electrical and computer engineering students is designing a device that could help doctors detect cardiovascular problems in patients.  Full Story

Through the use of a 3-D camera, a team of computer engineering and computer science students is developing an application that will allow farm workers to monitor the health of individual pigs.
April 10, 2017 - A senior design capstone team of Nebraska computer engineering and computer science students is using 3D camera technology to allow farmers and producers to monitor the health of pigs in livestock pens and intervene before a problem becomes too advanced.  Full Story

Yongfeng Lu, professor of electrical and computer engineering, received the University of Nebraska's 2017 Outstanding Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) Award.
April 07, 2017 - Yongfeng Lu, professor of electrical and computer engineering, received the University of Nebraska's ORCA Award for outstanding research or creative activity of national or international significance.  Full Story

Stan Feuerberg, president and chief executive officer for Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative
March 07, 2017 - Electrical Engineering alumnus Stan Feuerberg, president/CEO of NOVEC, will present a seminar, "Careers & Opportunities in the Power & Utility Industries, on Tuesday, March 14 from 3-4 p.m. in W213 Nebraska Hall.  Full Story

Walking the red carpet at the Jan. 19 event are Alisa Gilmore (left), associate professor of practice in electrical and computer engineering, and Terri Norton, associate professor of construction engineering.
February 13, 2017 - Nebraska Engineering faculty Alisa Gilmore and Terri Norton were among educators and mentors honored in Omaha on Jan. 19 for work with youth in STEM fields.  Full Story