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Nine engineering faculty chosen as Research Development Fellows for 2020-21.
October 19, 2020 - Nine College of Enginering faculty are among the 25 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty selected to serve as 2020-21 Research Development Fellows.  Full Story

Doug Durham, CEO and co-founder of Don't Panic Labs and a 1988 electrical engineering graduate.
October 15, 2020 - Doug Durham, a 1988 electrical engineering graduate, keeps an open mind when it comes to his career - working in many fields and building companies.  Full Story

Junior mechanical engineering major Jon Haag is one of the founding students of the Collegiate Recovery Community, a new campus organization that supports students in their path to sobriety. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
October 06, 2020 - Mechanical engineering major Jon Haag is using his experience to give back as one of the founding members of the Collegiate Recovery Community, a new organization designed to support Huskers healing from addiction.  Full Story

Bruce Dvorak, professor of civil and environmental engineering.
October 06, 2020 - College of Engineering students will work with several businesses over the next two summers to reduce water, energy and material use, as well as wastewater and solid waste, through a $236,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant.  Full Story

Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
October 05, 2020 - Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received the 2020 Early Career Alumni Recognition Award from the Penn State University's Department of Chemical Engineering.  Full Story

Srivatsan Kidambi, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, Michael Sealy and Cody Stolle are among the inaugural cohort of NGTC Faculty Fellows.
October 05, 2020 - Four College of Engineering faculty - Srivatsan Kidambi, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, Michael Sealy and Cody Stolle - have been chosen to join the inaugural cohort of Faculty Fellows in the Nebraska Governance and Technology Center.  Full Story

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt (left), professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering, and Spencer Perry, a graduate student in environmental engineering, discuss a wastewater sample taken from the Harper Schramm Smith residence halls. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
September 25, 2020 - Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering, is leading a team of graduate students who are sampling wastewater to track the spread of COVID-19 on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.  Full Story

Zulu, left, and Philisa are two types of thermal cyclers developed by Streck in partnership with Nebraska researchers.
September 18, 2020 - Technology developed by Hendrik Viljoen, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is now in commercial use and is helping to provide faster results in determining whether a bacteria is resistant to frontline antibiotics.  Full Story

Ricardo Jacome, graduate student in mechanical engineering.
September 16, 2020 - Ricardo Jacome, a graduate student in mechanical and materials engineering and a researcher at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF), has been chosen as a Doctoral Research Fellow by the Society of Automotive Engineers for 2020-21.  Full Story

NWEA Mentoring Program
September 04, 2020 - The Nebraska Water Environment Association is seeking applicants for their new mentoring program.  Full Story