Engineering Kudos
Reichenbach honored for work that has enriched the state
Stephen Reichenbach, professor of computer science and technology, is one of four UNL faculty who have earned the University of Nebraska's most prestigious awards for research, creative activity, teaching and engagement.
Reichenbach received an Innovation, Development and Engagement Award, which recognizes faculty who have extended academic expertise beyond the boundaries of the university in ways that have enriched the broader community.
In a previous career as a teacher, Reichenbach gained exposure to early personal desktop computers and was quickly hooked on computer science. He co-founded Internet Nebraska Corp., which offering high-speed Internet connections to Nebraskans. The company grew from 20 subscribers to more than 2,100 in less than two years, and is still the oldest and largest internet service provider based in the state.
The university-wide award winners were announced March 25 and will be presented their awards during a luncheon in May.
Reichenbach received an Innovation, Development and Engagement Award, which recognizes faculty who have extended academic expertise beyond the boundaries of the university in ways that have enriched the broader community.
In a previous career as a teacher, Reichenbach gained exposure to early personal desktop computers and was quickly hooked on computer science. He co-founded Internet Nebraska Corp., which offering high-speed Internet connections to Nebraskans. The company grew from 20 subscribers to more than 2,100 in less than two years, and is still the oldest and largest internet service provider based in the state.
The university-wide award winners were announced March 25 and will be presented their awards during a luncheon in May.
UNL engineers' manuscript chosen for ACS Editors Choice
A manuscript - "Color and Texture Morphing with Colloids on Multilayered Surfaces" - by UNL mechanical and materials engineers has been chosen for publication by the American Chemical Society and was featured as in the Editors' Choice section on the group's website. The authors of the paper are associate professor Li Tan, professor George Gogos, postdoctoral research associate Ziguang Chen, and students Shumin Li and Andrew Arkebauer.
Two engineering faculty earn teaching honors
John Barton, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, and Aemal Khattak, associate professor of civil engineering, are among 15 UNL recipients of the 2015 College Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Xu Li research video on NSF Science360
What happens to our health when antibiotics seep into the environment? Dr. Xu Li, assistant professor of Civil Engineering, says that bacteria could become antibiotic-resistant, possibly leading to contamination of water or food sources.
Video profiles MME professor's research controlling obesity
Research done by Jung Yul Lim, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering, into ways of controlling obesity is the focus of a video on NSF's Science360 News web site.
Tools made by UNL engineers reveal life in Antarctica
The Weather Channel has released a video highlighting how a hot-water drill and an underwater robotic vehicle - both designed, built and operated by a UNL engineering team - have helped scientists in making discoveries about Antarctica's geology and biology
Engineering grad students earn UNL honors
Two graduate students from the College of Engineering were among those honored on Jan. 15 at the Graduate Awards Reception at the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Mechanical and Materials Engineering graduate student Yuchuan Shao was selected to receive the Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award for his work with MME assistant professor Jinsong Huang. Shao also received the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience Fellowship. Phillipp Kuehne, a graduate student in Electrical Engineering, was one of three graduate students given the Folsom Distinguished Dissertation Award.
McNair Scholars Program picks three engineering students
Three UNL engineering students were chosen to take part in UNL's McNair Scholars Program for the fall semester of the 2014-15 academic year -- Brittney Bridger-Burton, a mechanical engineering major; and Zully Perez Sierra, a chemical engineering major -- were chosen to the McNair Cohort; and Daniel Rico, a biological systems engineering major, was chosen a McNair Scholar.
Woollam named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
John Woollam, George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at UNL, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. His work in spectroscopic ellipsometry helped Woollam to earn the distinction, which is accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society,
CSE professor Jiang chosen as IEEE Fellow
Hong Jiang, the Willa Cather Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, has been recognized for contributions to computer memory hierarchy and storage systems.