Mechanical & Materials Engineering News

Doctoral student Adam Erickson adjusts the nitrogen-vacancy scanning probe in Abdelghani Laraoui's lab. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
December 10, 2024 - Using a nitrogen-vacancy scanning probe at the College of Engineering, an international team made a breakthrough discovery in single-layer metal films that could add to materials used in next-gen memory and logic devices.  Full Story

Eric Markvicka, Krohn Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, is leading a project aimed at developing a wearable monitoring device that contains multiple types of sensors, enabling faster and more accurate detection of exacerbations of COPD and chronic conditions like asthma, heart disease and other inflammatory disorders. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
November 07, 2024 - Eric Markvicka is developing a new approach for detecting acute exacerbations of chronic conditions - a wearable monitoring device that would enable faster and more accurate detections.  Full Story

Peter Sutter (left), professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Eli Sutter, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, are among the 45 Nebraska Engineering researchers on a prestigious 2024 list of the world's most influential researchers.
October 23, 2024 - Thirty-nine researchers from the College of Engineering are among the 137 from UNL on a 2024 list of the world's most influential researchers.  Full Story

Six Nebraska Engineering faculty - (clockwise from top left) Nirupam Aich, Seunghee Kim, Xu Li, Massimiliano Pierobon, Jae Sung Park, and Eric Markvicka - were awarded named professorships in July 2024.
September 21, 2024 - In July 2024, six faculty in the College of Engineering were awarded named professorships. The college now has 37 named professorships at three levels – professor, associate professor, and assistant professor.  Full Story

The College of Engineering hired 11 new faculty in 2024 - (clockwise from top left) Tareq Daher, Liang He, Yungping Liang, Andrew Loken, Mohammad Razavi, Li Zhao, Tewodros Yosef, Rachael Wagner, Jianxin (Jason) Sun, Nikhil Satyala and Tamil Roy.
September 21, 2024 - The College of Engineering has added 11 faculty for the 2024-25 academic year, increasing total faculty hires to 86 over the past eight years.  Full Story

Engineering students (from left) Grady Henexson, Hayley Hogan and Gael Perez were chosen as 2024 NSRI Strategic Deterrence Interns.
September 20, 2024 - Three Nebraska Engineering students were among 15 students from across the U.S. chosen as 2024 National Strategic Research Institute Strategic Deterrence Interns.  Full Story

Adam Erickson from Abdelghani Laraoui’s lab in the Engineering Research Center aligns the nitrogen vacancy scanning probe microscope used for the study. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
September 19, 2024 - Nebraska Engineering researchers Abdelghani Laraoui and Adam Erickson are part of a UNL team that achieved a breakthrough in antiferromagnetic spintronics that could expand the nanotechnology's capabilities that are limited by a need for excessive power.  Full Story

At the 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference, Jena Asgarpoor (left) received the Excellence in Service Award, and Shudipto Dishari received the Outstanding Teaching Award.
September 13, 2024 - Nebraska Engineering faculty and students received six major awards from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Midwest Section conference, which was held Sept. 8-10 at the University of Kansas.  Full Story

Sangjin Ryu, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering, often uses examples of anime - such as a clip from “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” - to teach engineering principles to both his students and to general audiences in lectures. (Kate Morgan / College of Engineering)
September 10, 2024 - Realizing he needed something unique to reach some students struggling with typical lecture format, Sangjin Ryu has tapped into 'otaku' alter ego to create a novel approach to educating engineers.  Full Story

In his lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering, Abdelghani Laraoui works on improving scientific materials and processes for quantum sensing applications. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
September 04, 2024 - Abdelghani Laraoui is collaborating with faculty from Jackson State University in Mississippi on a three-year, $800,000 project to help train dozens of African-American youth while developing America's expertise in quantum sensing.  Full Story