Mechanical & Materials Engineering News

The College of Engineering welcomes 13 new faculty for the 2020-21 academic year.
August 31, 2020 - The College of Engineering has added 13 new faculty for 2020-21, increasing total faculty hires to 58 over the past four years. The new faculty include five in Computer Science and Engineering and three in Civil and Environmental Engineering.  Full Story

College of Engineering Dean Lance C. Pérez and representatives of Hausmann Construction were among the people who signed the final steel beam in the new Link before it was raised and put into place Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020.
August 27, 2020 - The College of Engineering celebrated the Topping Out of the new Link on City Campus Aug. 26 as the final steel beam was raised and put into place, ending the framing work of its $75 million Phase 1 facilities project.  Full Story

Luz Sotelo, doctoral student in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics.
June 25, 2020 - Luz Sotelo is busy with doctoral research, course work and teaching a few courses, and is also active in many student organizations. For that involvement, Sotelo was recognized as one of the nation’s top engineering graduate students.  Full Story

A microscopic view of a high-performance polymer fiber after bending. Analysis by Yuris Dzenis and his team, and the new technique that yielded it, could inform the design of more-resistant, longer-lasting fibers.
May 20, 2020 - Nebraska Engineering researchers have discovered a process for analyzing high-performance fibers when stretched to their breaking point, which could lead to development of more durable fibers.  Full Story

Justin Humphrey (right), who graduate this spring with a degree in civil engineering, recently received his military commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. He is one of six 2020 Nebraska Engineering graduates and ROTC cadets to receive commissions.
May 15, 2020 - Six recent graduates of the College of Engineering were among the 26 University of Nebraska-Lincoln ROTC cadets who became officers in the military upon receiving their commissions May 8-12.  Full Story

Ruqiang Feng, professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
May 07, 2020 - Ruqiang Feng, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is retiring from the College of Engineering after 23 years of service. He joined the then-College of Engineering and Technology in 1997 as an assistant professor of engineering mechanics.  Full Story

Kevin Cole, professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
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ssociate professor of mechanical and materials engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and Keely Buesing, a trauma critical care surgeon at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, have developed a strategy for stacking two patients on the same ventilator. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
April 17, 2020 - Benjamin Terry, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is part of a team that has developed a strategy for stacking two patients on the same ventilator, addressing an equipment need during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Full Story

Liam Kruse (left) and Mary Radke (center), seniors in mechanical engineering, and Jordan Rosenbohm, a master's student in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, were chosen to receive National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships.
April 09, 2020 - Three students in mechanical and materials engineering are among six from UNL awarded graduate fellowships from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), one of the most prestigious graduate fellowships in the U.S.  Full Story

Face shields have been assembled from 3-D printed and laser-cut parts, and now, injection molding will be used to mass-produce parts for face shields. (University Communication)
April 03, 2020 - College of Engineering faculty and staff are among those working around the clock at Nebraska Innovation Studio to produce face shields for hospitals and healthcare workers across the state.  Full Story