Environmental Engineering Secondary Education STEM Workshops

2026 Registration is Coming Soon - Check back in Spring 2026

This one and a half day workshop will give secondary educators insight into how environmental engineering problems are approached and solved by applying math and science principles. 

To receive an e-mail notification when registration is open, please e-mail Annie Myers at amyers27@unl.edu

Benefits of Attending

Educators attending the workshop will use math, chemistry, and physics to solve problems, perform simple experiments, make measurements, and analyze data. These activities will be done in a classroom environment and may be appropriate to incorporate into courses you teach. 

Intended Audience

New and experienced math, physics, and chemistry teachers for high school level courses. 

Workshop Facilitators

The faculty from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will facilitate the workshop. 

Date and Time - Tentatively in June 2026

First day

Workshop (including lunch): 10am - 5pm
Dinner and tour of local consulting firm: 5pm - 7pm (optional) 

Second day

Workshop: 8am - 12pm
Lunch and visit with local environmental professionals about other fields similar to environmental engineering: 12pm - 1pm

Location

Kiewit Hall in Lincoln (1700 Vine Street) on City Campus 

Peter Kiewit Institute in Omaha (1110 S. 67th St.)

Stipends

We anticipate stipends will be available to workshop attendees that are high school STEM teachers in the state of Nebraska.

Contact

For additional information, contact Dr. Bruce Dvorak at (402) 472-3431 or bdvorak@unl.edu.