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Jay W. Forrester, a 1939 Nebraska electrical engineering graduate, was a pioneer in the field of computing and computer modeling and the father of system dynamics.
November 23, 2016 - Jay W. Forrester, a Nebraska Engineering alumnus whose insights into both computing and organizations gave rise to the field of system dynamics, died November 16 at his home in Concord, Massachusetts. He was 98.  Full Story

"Milk Drop Coronet," a photograph by 1925 electrical engineering alumnus Harold Edgerton, is among TIME's "100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time."
November 17, 2016 - Nebraska Engineering alumnus Harold Edgerton changed the world through his photographic work and one image, "Milk Drop Coronet," is among TIME's 100 Most Influential Images of All Time.  Full Story

Nebraska engineers Christopher Tuan (left) and Lim Nguyen have developed a cost-effective concrete that shields against damaging electromagnetic energy.
November 14, 2016 - Nebraska engineers Christopher Tuan and Lim Nguyen have developed a cost-effective concrete that shields against intense pulses of electromagnetic energy, or EMP.  Full Story

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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

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