ECE News Archives

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

Hamid Sharif, professor of electrical and computer engineering
February 13, 2017 - A Nebraska Engineering research team, led by Hamid Sharif, professor of electrical and computer engineering, will take part in a new cybersecurity defense project facilitated by the NSRI.  Full Story

Dr. Allen R. Edison was electrical engineering chair 1964-70.
February 01, 2017 - Allen Edison, who served as chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1964 to 1970, died on Jan. 24 in Lincoln. He was 90.  Full Story

John Woollam, George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering.
January 18, 2017 - John Woollam, George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at Nebraska, has been chosen to receive the 2017 R.F. Bunshah Award and to present the Honorary Lecture at the 2017 International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin F  Full Story

Sixteen-month-old Carter Brown takes a ride in his modified electric car renovated by Heidi Kratzer, a senior Electrical Engineering major. Carter's family received the car from Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital as part of a project to give children a means to overcome challenges that inhibit their mobility.
January 12, 2017 - Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital teamed with senior Electrical Engineering major Heidi Kratzer on a project that gives a 16-month-old boy a chance to get moving on his own after a traumatic brain injury.  Full Story