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The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded 21 grants to University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers, including five totaling $520,900 to Nebraska Engineering projects.
July 10, 2020 - The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded 21 grants to University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers, including five totaling $520,900 to Nebraska Engineering projects.  Full Story

An employee at Lincoln's Teresa Street treatment facility pours a sample of outgoing treated water into a bottle held by Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, chair of civil and environmental engineering.
July 07, 2020 - With assistance from the Lincoln Wastewater System, researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have launched projects to use wastewater samples for early detection of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus.  Full Story

Dwight Mosby earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering in 2010.
July 06, 2020 - Dwight Mosby grew up wanting to be a dentist, but with encouragement from his mother, teachers and Nebraska Engineering faculty, his career as a payload operations supervisor at NASA is "out of this world."  Full Story

Luz Sotelo, doctoral student in mechanical engineering and applied mechanics.
June 25, 2020 - Luz Sotelo is busy with doctoral research, course work and teaching a few courses, and is also active in many student organizations. For that involvement, Sotelo was recognized as one of the nation’s top engineering graduate students.  Full Story

Prefabricated modules, such as those created for apartments or hotels, could be quickly converted for use in constructing facilities on hospital sites to house more patients during a pandemic. A team of Durham School researchers is hoping to study those techniques as one of many tasks in a new Department of Energy NREL grant.
June 19, 2020 - A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant is allowing a team of Nebraska Engineering researchers to tackle many projects with the need for quick solutions, including a couple currently addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.  Full Story

Mitchael Sieh (left) and Jennifer Mack, both pursuing master's degrees in architectural engineering, have received ACEC Scholarships.
June 11, 2020 - Two Durham School Master of Architectural Engineering (MAE) students were selected by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Research Institute’s College of Fellows Scholarship Committee to receive 2020 scholarships.  Full Story

Fadi Alsaleem and colleagues believe that fever-related data from Kinsa thermometers is offering a much-needed empirical perspective on the effectiveness of social distancing — and could help preview the outcomes of relaxing such guidelines.
June 10, 2020 - Fadi Alsaleem is part of a team that is exploring how data from Bluetooth-connected Kinsa thermometers may help forecast COVID-19 hotspots in Nebraska up to weeks before new outbreaks are officially reported.  Full Story

The Biological Process Development Facility is working with an emerging biotechnology company on a vaccine that could both treat patients who have the novel coronavirus and help prevent similar outbreaks in the future.
June 10, 2020 - The College of Engineering’s Biological Process Development Facility is working with an emerging biotechnology company on a vaccine that could treat patients who have the novel coronavirus and help prevent similar outbreaks in the future.  Full Story

The Summer Nebraska Engineering Research Program (SNERP) gives students a 10-week opportunity to gain professional experience.
June 02, 2020 - The College of Engineering created the Summer Nebraska Engineering Research Program (SNERP) to match students with faculty offering research opportunities and other engineering-focused work.  Full Story

A microscopic view of a high-performance polymer fiber after bending. Analysis by Yuris Dzenis and his team, and the new technique that yielded it, could inform the design of more-resistant, longer-lasting fibers.
May 20, 2020 - Nebraska Engineering researchers have discovered a process for analyzing high-performance fibers when stretched to their breaking point, which could lead to development of more durable fibers.  Full Story