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Rachael Wagner and Shane Farritor look over a robotic surgery device in the Virtual Incision facility. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
Wagner helping to ready robot for space while working toward master's degree
November 30, 2022 - While working toward a master's degree in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, Rachael Wagner makes the most of opportunity to help prepare a surgical robot for its test in space.  Full Story
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Nebraska Engineering researchers - (top photo from left) Jongwan Eun, Yuris Dzenis, and Seunghee Kim; and (bottom photo from left) Peter Sutter and Eli Sutter. (Photos by University Communication and Marketing)
Major DoE grants help two Nebraska Engineering teams expand innovative energy research
November 29, 2022 - More than $1.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will allow two College of Engineering teams to expand innovative energy-related research in partnership with national laboratories.  Full Story

Ten faculty from the College of Engineering have been honored with new named professorships, bringing to 27 the total of named professorships in the college.
Ten faculty honored with new named professorships
November 22, 2022 - Ten faculty from the College of Engineering have been honored with new named professorships, bringing to 27 the total of named professorships in the college.  Full Story
  • Full list of College of Engineering named professorships

Nebraska’s Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program has awarded academic-year stipends to 43 students in the College of Engineering.
43 Nebraska Engineering students receive UCARE stipends for undergraduate research
November 11, 2022 - The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program has awarded stipends to 202 Husker undergraduates — including 43 College of Engineering students — to participate in research with a faculty mentor this fall.  Full Story
  • Full list of recipients

Forty first-year students have been chosen to the inaugural cohort of the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy.
Forty students in inaugural cohort of Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy
September 23, 2022 - Forty first-year students in the College of Engineering – including 10 who will be based on Scott Campus in Omaha – have been chosen to the inaugural cohort of the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy.  Full Story
  • Learn more about the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy

Samuel Gibson, senior majoring in mechanical engineering
Undergraduate Gibson earns prestigious ASME scholarship
September 16, 2022 - Sam Gibson, a senior majoring in mechanical and materials engineering, was chosen to receive the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Standards & Certification Scholar Award.  Full Story

Students working together on a large drone.
$25M federal award will expand robotics development, entrepreneurship, outreach
September 02, 2022 - President Biden on Sept. 2 announced Nebraska’s Heartland Robotics Cluster, which includes the College of Engineering, will receive $25 million in funding as a recipient of the American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge.  Full Story
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Santosh Pitla, assistant professor of biological systems engineering.
Collaborative project seeks to protect agricultural technology from cyberattacks
August 28, 2022 - Santosh Pitla, associate professor of biological systems engineering, is leading a team of researchers from University of Nebraska institutions focusing on improving the cybersecurity of autonomous farm vehicles, such as tractors and robots.  Full Story
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As small “slippery” particles or microorganisms such as Cryptosporidium travel through a pipe, they tend to concentrate in the middle. A Nebraska Engineering study looks to exploit this knowledge to determine better ways for energy and environmental sectors to achieve greater efficiency at mitigating contamination or in providing cheaper fuel.
A bon voyage: Researchers track tiny particles to find more efficient paths for energy, environment
August 22, 2022 - Jae Sung Park and Yusong Li are working on a three-year, $418,120 NSF grant to learn how small particles – some less than one-tenth the width of a human hair – better move through confined fluid flows in transport systems, such as pipes.  Full Story

Nebraska Governance and Technology Center announces 2022-23 classes of Faculty and Student Fellows.
Nebraska Engineering nets six faculty, six students among NCGT Fellows
August 16, 2022 - The Nebraska Governance and Technology Center announced its new University of Nebraska-Lincoln fellows, selecting six College of Engineering faculty and six Nebraska Engineering graduate students to those classes.  Full Story
  • Learn more about the NCGT and the 2022-23 Classes of Fellows

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