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Oghenetega Allen Obewhere, doctoral student in chemical engineering.
April 17, 2023 - Oghenetega Allen Obewhere, a doctoral student in chemical engineering, received a Grad Brag Award at the annual National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Annual Convention, March 22-26 in Kansas City, Missouri.  Full Story

In 2023, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will award promotion and/or tenure to 93 faculty, including 19 from the College of Engineering.
April 17, 2023 - Nineteen faculty in the College of Engineering are among 93 from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln chosen to receive promotion and/or tenure in 2023.  Full Story

Mohammad Ghashami, assistant professor in mechanical and materials engineering. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
April 14, 2023 - An NSF Faculty Early Career award is supporting Mohammad Ghashami's work to turn excess heat generated by electronic devices into energy that could power multi-body systems.  Full Story

Four engineering students - (clockwise from top left) Sarah Altman, Andrea Goertzen, Stephanie Perez and Kasey Moomau - have been awarded 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
April 14, 2023 - Four graduating Nebraska Engineering seniors are among the five University of Nebraska–Lincoln students who have been offered 2023 Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.  Full Story

Jacob Dalton, a junior majoring in electrical engineering, carries a bike down from storage in the Lincoln Bike Kitchen. (University Communication and Marketing)
April 12, 2023 - As part of a service-learning focus, College of Engineering students are working alongside other volunteers at the Bike Kitchen, repairing donated bicycles that become free “new” rides for area youth and adults in need.  Full Story

Nirupam Aich, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.
April 07, 2023 - Nirupam Aich, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is concerned about the dangerous effects "forever chemicals" have across the planet and is working to help develop ways to lessen their impact on the world.  Full Story

Markeya Peteranetz, assistant director of assessment and analytics in the Engineering and Computing Education Core (ECEC).
April 07, 2023 -  Markeya Peteranetz, assistant director of assessment and analytics in the Engineering and Computing Education Core (ECEC), has been selected to receive the Diversity Leadership Staff Award April 10 at the Nebraska DEI Impact Awards ceremony.  Full Story

Engineering students accept the 2023 award for Best Engineers Week celebration from the National Association of Engineering Student Councils at their Engineering Leadership Summit, March 24-25 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
March 31, 2023 - The National Association of Engineering Student Councils (NAESC) has awarded the 2023 Best Engineers Week celebration to the two University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering student councils.  Full Story

(From left) Francisco Muñoz-Arriola, Justin Bradley, Carrick Detweiler, Brittany Duncan and Trenton Franz pose among unmanned aerial vehicles at the NIMBUS outdoor flying area on Nebraska Innovation Campus. The teams have earned two grants to push the boundaries of what robots can do and expand human understanding of how climate change is impacting agricultural, aquatic and wildland systems. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
March 27, 2023 - The Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems Lab (NIMBUS) received nearly $2 million to advance its work on an integrated suite of robotics and drone technologies that will push forward research in the state and around the world.  Full Story

Earning 2023 awards from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor were four College of Engineering faculty (clockwise from top left): Shudipto Dishari, Stuart Bernstein, George Gogos and Jerry Hudgins.
March 27, 2023 -  Stuart Bernstein, Shudipto Dishari, George Gogos and Jerry Hudgins are among the 23 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty and staff selected to receive annual awards from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.  Full Story