Mechanical & Materials Engineering News

The figure shows three different exact coherent structures (ECS) in a 2D active matter system with velocity vectors (arrows). The top shows ECS with unidirectional flow (everything flowing to the right), the middle one shows three swirls (or vortices), and the bottom one shows five swirls.
November 29, 2021 - Taking lessons learned from animals who work in groups in the sky, on the ground and underwater, a team of Nebraska engineers is creating algorithms that can help individual agents in emerging technologies work together to improve our lives.  Full Story

In the 10 years since its creation through the merger of two units, Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MME) has continued to thrive and grow.
November 19, 2021 - The Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MME), created 10 years ago through the merger of two units, recently celebrated that anniversary and a decade in which it has continued to thrive and grow.  Full Story

Microscopic mounds formed from a copper surface struck by 719 laser pulses and later treated with citric acid.
November 11, 2021 - A team of Nebraska engineers are developing a process of using picosecond-long laser pulses to modify the surface of copper and thereby increasing heat transfer capabilities for power generation, refrigeration, and air conditioning.  Full Story

Eric Markvicka, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is developing new processes for manufacturing rubber that will improve the capabilities of controlling its electrical, thermal and mechanical properties.
November 08, 2021 - Through an NSF grant, Eric Markvicka, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is developing new processes for manufacturing rubber that will improve the capabilities of controlling its electrical, thermal and mechanical properties.  Full Story

Among the award winners at the 2021 NUtech Ventures Innovator Awards event were (clockwise from top left), Ron Faller, the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, Jackson Stansell and Eric Markvicka.
November 03, 2021 - Engineering faculty Ron Faller and Eric Markvicka, graduate student Jackson Stansell and the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility were among the award recipients on Nov. 1 at the 2021 NUtech Ventures Innovator Celebration, part of Nebraska Research Days.  Full Story

Carson Emeigh, a senior in mechanical and materials engineering, is introduced by Garth Brooks to the crowd of 90,000 fans in Memorial Stadium for the Aug. 14 concert. (Photo courtesy Carson Emeigh)
August 18, 2021 - Mechanical engineering student Carson Emeigh asked Garth Brooks for some career advice and wound up with an invitation to join the country superstar’s crew to work at the Aug. 14 concert at Memorial Stadium.  Full Story

Karen Stelling is a professor of practice in mechanical and materials engineering. She is the adviser of the Aerospace Club, which is working on a satellite project with NASA, through a student grant project. She poses in the lobby of Othmer Hall with a display of Nebraska Engineering aerospace engineering projects. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
June 04, 2021 - After 25 years of leading a variety of large-scale projects for a Kansas City firm, Karen Stelling returned to the College of Engineering, her alma mater, in 2013 and is pursuing her passion of growing tomorrow's leaders.  Full Story

The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded 23 grants totaling more than $2.1 million to University of Nebraska–Lincoln projects.
May 26, 2021 - Six projects from the College of Engineering have received 2021 grants from The Nebraska Environmental Trust. NET has awarded 23 grants totaling more than $2.1 million to University of Nebraska–Lincoln projects.  Full Story

The Nebraska EPSCoR-Emergent Quantum Materials and Technologies collaboration includes (from left): Abdelghani Laraoui, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering at Nebraska; Jonathan Wrubel, associate professor of physics at Creighton University; Xia Hong, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Nebraska; Christian Binek, Charles Bessey Professor of physics at Nebraska; Rebecca Lai, associate professor of chemistry at Nebraska; and Matt Andrews, Nebraska EPSCoR director.
May 25, 2021 - Abdelghani Laraoui is part of a collaboration that has received a five-year, $20 million NSF award to create a research and education cluster to enhance the state’s competitiveness in the field of emergent quantum materials and technologies.  Full Story

Nine researchers from the College of Engineering are among 31 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be part of the university's inaugural interdisciplinary cohort of National Strategic Research Institute Fellows.
May 20, 2021 - Nine researchers from the College of Engineering are among 31 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be part of the university's inaugural interdisciplinary cohort of National Strategic Research Institute Fellows.  Full Story