College of Engineering News Archives
March 08, 2021 - A team of researchers from three University of Nebraska institutions finished among the Top 10 teams a global competition to develop an artificial intelligence-driven model to advise policymakers on how it is best to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 08, 2021 - Looking many millennia into the future, a research team headed by Nebraska engineering faculty is developing a new barrier material that would make the deep geologic disposal and storage of spent nuclear fuel a much safer proposition.
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March 08, 2021 - Kossi Loic Avegnon, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, was selected for the Black Trailblazers in Engineering (BTE) Fellowship from Purdue University.
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February 18, 2021 - Carrick Detweiler, Susan J. Rosowski Associate Professor of computer science and engineering, has been elected a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors.
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February 11, 2021 - A team of researchers from three University of Nebraska institutions is among the finalists in a global competition to develop an artificial intelligence-driven model to advise policymakers on how it is best to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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February 11, 2021 - In August 2020, a deadly derecho swept the Plains - with straight-line winds, torrential rain and hail, and tornadoes - and caused $7.5 billion in damage. Christine Wittich is working to help communities be less susceptible to natural hazards.
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February 11, 2021 - Ben Johnson, an electrical and computer engineering student, developed the Grain Weevil, a robot that uses auger-based propulsion to move across the top of grain stored in silos or large bins and make workplaces safer.
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February 11, 2021 - Did you hear the one about the engineer who was also a comedian? It turns out the jokes were funny, but the lifestyle was no laughing matter.
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February 04, 2021 - Ruiguo Yang and his team have achieved a breakthrough in measuring the breaking point and resilience of intercellular junctions. This could lead to new treatments for heart disease and other maladies.
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