ECE News Archives

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

Rachael Wagner and Shane Farritor look over a robotic surgery device in the Virtual Incision facility. (University Communication and Marketing)
August 03, 2023 - Innovative ideas that stretch from rich farmlands to high-tech medical and computer labs have again landed the University of Nebraska System among the world’s leading academic institutions for earning U.S. patents.  Full Story

Postdoctoral researcher Mohammadjavad Dowran works with diamond quantum sensing microscopes in Abdelghani Laraoui’s lab. (Craig Chandler / University Communication & Marketing)
July 06, 2023 - A pair of multidisciplinary teams with many of the same researchers, and supported by EQUATE, are developing processes that allow scientists to better see into the nanoscale and harness possibilities of the quantum realm.  Full Story

The College of Engineering's Aerospace Club includes teams competing in the NASA Robotic Mining Challenge (left) and a Rocketry team heading to the Spaceport America Cup.
May 24, 2023 - The College of Engineering’s Aerospace Club is capping off a successful spring semester with the Lunabotics team in the NASA Robotic Mining Challenge, the Rocketry team being relaunched, and the VEXU team competing at the World Championships.  Full Story

Three Nebraska Engineering faculty were appointed NSRI Fellows - (from left) Jerry Hudgins, Srivatsan Kidambi, and Yongfeng Lu.
April 21, 2023 - Jerry Hudgins, Srivatsan Kidambi and Yongfeng Lu have been appointed as National Strategic Research Initiative Fellows.  Full Story

Earning 2023 awards from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor were four College of Engineering faculty (clockwise from top left): Shudipto Dishari, Stuart Bernstein, George Gogos and Jerry Hudgins.
March 27, 2023 -  Stuart Bernstein, Shudipto Dishari, George Gogos and Jerry Hudgins are among the 23 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty and staff selected to receive annual awards from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.  Full Story