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October 26, 2016 - Ying Liu, a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering, received a second-place student paper award at the 2016 International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics on Oct. 20 in San Diego.  Full Story

Mark Bauer, professor of practice in electrical and computer engineering
September 29, 2016 - TV station KOLN/KGIN looks at how professor of practice Mark Bauer and his electrical and computer engineering students find inventive solutions.  Full Story

Don Cox, adjunct faculty in the department of electrical and computer engineering
September 12, 2016 - Don Cox, adjunct faculty in electrical and computer engineering, returned to the Sandhills Open Road Challenge and raced one of his Tesla electric cars, reaching a top speed of 121.6 mph in one event.  Full Story

Steve Goddard, vice chancellor of research and John E. Olsson professor of computer science and engineering.
August 31, 2016 - Steve Goddard, associate vice chancellor for research and the John E. Olsson professor of computer science and engineering, has been chosen to be interim vice chancellor for research and economic development.  Full Story

A UNL-designed drone returns to the side of a burn area for a reload of fireballs and the chemical to make them burn. The balls are carried aloft in the tubular structure atop the drone. The ball carries a chemical powder and, while airborne, the drone injects a second chemical. The drone then drops the ball and it bursts into flames within 60 seconds. (Craig Chandler / University Communications)
August 03, 2016 - NPR article recounts how computer science and engineering researchers on Wednesday again successfully tested a drone that drops chemical fireballs to ignite prescribed burns at Homestead National Monument near Beatrice.  Full Story

Senior Luke Monhollon presents the UNL Air and Space Research Team's design to a group of NASA engineers in early June at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
July 15, 2016 - UNL Air and Space Research Team meets challenges from NASA and in the design process that may set the team up for more successes in years to come.  Full Story

A new software engineering major program will begin at UNL in Fall 2016.
June 09, 2016 - Beginning in Fall 2016, a major program in Software Engineering will debut at UNL, which will be the first Big Ten institution to offer such a program and one of only 40 in the US.  Full Story

UNL engineers (from left) Yongfeng Lu, Lijia Jiang and Ying Liu stand in a laboratory illuminated by a special light that protects the lenses of the lab's scanning electron microscope. (Troy Fedderson / University Communications)
May 03, 2016 - <span>UNL engineers have found that compounds known for scattering people have a similar but desirable effect on nanoscopic carbon tubes, helping disperse them in a way that could substantially boost performance.</span>  Full Story

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May 02, 2016 - A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher is helping create a new technology to enable a future of renewable energy. Liyan Qu earned a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to develop a next-generation power grid transformer.  Full Story

The Salvadoodle Doodler - developed by a team of electrical and computer engineering students (from left, Alex Hinton, Andy He, Andrew Nelson and Shane Kraus) - took home the People's Choice Award at the Senior Design Showcase on April 22 at Memorial Stadium.
April 26, 2016 - The Salvadoodle Doodler, developed by a team of electrical and computer engineering students, earned the People's Choice Award at the Senior Design Showcase, which featured 57 booths, more than 200 students and more than 500 guests.  Full Story