ECE News Archives

Doug Durham, CEO and co-founder of Don't Panic Labs and a 1988 electrical engineering graduate.
October 15, 2020 - Doug Durham, a 1988 electrical engineering graduate, keeps an open mind when it comes to his career - working in many fields and building companies.  Full Story

The College of Engineering welcomes 13 new faculty for the 2020-21 academic year.
August 31, 2020 - The College of Engineering has added 13 new faculty for 2020-21, increasing total faculty hires to 58 over the past four years. The new faculty include five in Computer Science and Engineering and three in Civil and Environmental Engineering.  Full Story

College of Engineering Dean Lance C. Pérez and representatives of Hausmann Construction were among the people who signed the final steel beam in the new Link before it was raised and put into place Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020.
August 27, 2020 - The College of Engineering celebrated the Topping Out of the new Link on City Campus Aug. 26 as the final steel beam was raised and put into place, ending the framing work of its $75 million Phase 1 facilities project.  Full Story

F. Fred Choobineh, Blackman Distinguished Professor in electrical and computer engineering.
May 07, 2020 - F. Fred Choobineh, Blackman Distinguished Professor in electrical and computer engineering, is retiring from the College of Engineering after 42 years of service.  Full Story

Dennis Alexander, Kingery Engineering Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
May 07, 2020 - Dennis Alexander, the Kingery Engineering Professor in electrical and computer engineering, is retiring from the College of Engineering after nearly 45 years, joining the faculty in December 1975.  Full Story

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March 09, 2020 - At the annual Parents Recognition Awards Reception on March 6, 28 faculty and staff from the College of Engineering received a Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Students from the UNL Parents Association.  Full Story

Students play a maze game by piloting a CEENBot robot through the course at the Nebraska Robotics Expo.
February 19, 2020 - This year's Nebraska Robotics Expo will see an increase of 200 participants from last year, bringing more than 1,000 K-12 students to the event on Saturday, Feb. 22.  Full Story

Nebraska engineers Peter and Eli Sutter have shown that sulfur can enhance the properties of van der Waals heterostructures that could improve technological offerings, including emergent electronic or optical properties, greater speed, and/or more functionality in less space.
January 15, 2020 - Nebraska engineers Peter and Eli Sutter have shown that sulfur can enhance the properties of van der Waals that could improve technological offerings, including emergent electronic or optical properties, greater speed and more functionality in less space.  Full Story

Holiday lights are beautiful, but they also sap power. Estimates from the Department of Energy indicate Americans' holiday light use burns 6.6 billion kilowatt-hours annually–enough to fuel more than 800,000 homes for a year.
December 17, 2019 - Holiday lights are beautiful, but they also sap power. Jerry Hudgins, chair of electrical and computer engineering, said there are ways to lessen the load and still have a beautiful display.  Full Story

Gwyneth Semanisin (left), a sophomore in electrical and computer engineering, gets a better view using a virtual reality program on iPads to bring an interactive model of Apple Park to life at the Apple Visitor Center in Cupertino, California.
December 17, 2019 - Gwyneth Semanisin, a sophomore in electrical and computer engineering, is one of eight first- or second-year students in the Walter Scott, Jr. Scholarship Program who traveled to California to present two apps in front of Apple executives at the company's  Full Story