Mechanical & Materials Engineering News

Eleven students from the College of Engineering will be honored as Chancellor's Scholars during the May 14 spring undergraduate commencement at Memorial Stadium.
May 03, 2022 - Eleven College of Engineering students will be recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s undergraduate commencement ceremony May 14 at Memorial Stadium.  Full Story

Cassie Perry (left), a junior chemical engineering major, and Mary Ankenbauer, a senior mechanical engineering major, teamed up to reach the semifinals of the Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition, held virtually Feb. 28-March 1.
April 26, 2022 - A Nebraska Engineering team - students Mary Ankenbauer and Cassie Perry, with faculty advisor Mohamed Amar - reached the semifinals of the Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition held virtually Feb. 28-March 1.  Full Story

Fourteen College of Engineering faculty were awarded promotion and/or tenure in 2022.
April 25, 2022 - Fourteen faculty from the College of Engineering are among the 111 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty who have been awarded promotion and/or tenure in 2022.  Full Story

A Nebraska Engineering team led by Eric Markvicka has developed the "electronic nose," a sensing device that can be used to identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are excreted by human skin or present in exhaled breath. This data could be used to identify the presence of diseases, such as COVID-19.
April 22, 2022 - A team of Nebraska Engineering researchers, led by Eric Markvicka, was chosen as a winner at the DMD 5MP competition for their"electronic nose," a sensing device worn on the skin that can identify organic compounds in exhaled breath or skin excretions.  Full Story

Nebraska's national champion debate team included College of Engineering students Amber Tannehill (second from left, front row), Zachary Wallenburg (second from left, back row) and Salman Djingueinabaye (third from right, back row).
April 21, 2022 - When the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Speech and Debate Team recently earned the first national championship in its 151-year history, three students from the College of Engineering were key contributors to the Lincoln Douglas Debate victory.  Full Story

Aaron Haake (left), a senior mechanical engineering major, and Mark Nail, a 2020 mechanical engineering graduate, have been awarded 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
April 21, 2022 - Aaron Haake, a senior in mechanical engineering, and Mark Nail, a mechanical engineering alum, were chosen to receive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.  Full Story

Nebraska’s Shane Farritor is the inaugural winner of the University of Nebraska’s Faculty Intellectual Property Innovation and Commercialization Award. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
April 15, 2022 - Shane Farritor, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, was selected as the inaugural winner of the NU system's Faculty Intellectual Property Innovation and Commercialization Award.  Full Story

Ruiguo Yang, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is using a $540,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to explore how cell-cell bridges respond to strains of different magnitudes and rates. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
April 13, 2022 - Ruiguo Yang is examining how cell-cell junctions — protein structures that enable cells to attach to neighboring cells — respond to the wide range of strains they're subjected to every day, such as cardiac pulses, stretching of the skin and peristalsis  Full Story

Prize winners at the March 23 Engineering Pitch Competition were: First place – Auto Planter, Ian Tempelmeyer (grad student in biological systems engineering); second place – Transverse Direct Drive, Matthew Penne (grad student in electrical and computer engineering); third place – UNL Maker Group, Isaac Regier (senior in mechanical and materials engineering) and Brendan Colford (senior in architecture).
April 08, 2022 - Ian Tempelmeyer, a graduate student in biological systems engineering, won first place in the Engineering Pitch Competition on March 23 for a pitch on a robotic system with a planter attachment to aid corn farmers.  Full Story

Lasers in the Center for Electro-Optics and Functionalized Surfaces are creating surfaces that can help keep power lines from freezing and whipping in the wind. (KETV)
March 25, 2022 - Nebraska Engineering faculty and students working with femtosecond lasers in the Center for Electro-Optics and Functionalized Surfaces are creating surfaces that can help keep power lines from freezing and whipping in the wind.  Full Story