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A robotic pneumatic jackhammer is used for demolition of a stairwell on the north side of Scott Engineering Center.
January 10, 2020 - Since the teardown of the Link began late in Fall Semester 2019, the physical signs of change and growth are much easier to see around the College of Engineering’s City Campus complex. Follow this blog to keep up-to-date with on the project.  Full Story

Mary Radke, a senior mechanical engineering major, won first place in the undergraduate category at the Dec. 12 Engineering Pitch Competition. The competition was hosted by the College of Engineering, NUtech Ventures and the National Strategic Research Institute and featured engineering-based business pitches from 16 teams.
December 20, 2019 - Mechanical and materials engineering student Mary Radke won the Dec. 12 NUtech Ventures Engineering Pitch Competition undergraduate division with a design for a wheelchair that makes vehicular travel less difficult for its users.  Full Story

Angelica Solomon, a second-generation collegian, hopes to use her Nebraska Engineering degree to give back to Nebraska and the Winnebago community. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
December 20, 2019 - Anjelica Solomon, who graduates Dec. 21, is looking to use her civil engineering degree and the "Great Voice" she discovered as a Nebraska Engineering student to give back to the Winnebago Tribe and Nebraska.  Full Story

Holiday lights are beautiful, but they also sap power. Estimates from the Department of Energy indicate Americans' holiday light use burns 6.6 billion kilowatt-hours annually–enough to fuel more than 800,000 homes for a year.
December 17, 2019 - Holiday lights are beautiful, but they also sap power. Jerry Hudgins, chair of electrical and computer engineering, said there are ways to lessen the load and still have a beautiful display.  Full Story

Amir Monemian Esfahani, doctoral student in mechanical and materials engineering.
December 17, 2019 - Amir Monemian Esfahani, a doctoral student in mechanical and materials engineering, has been chosen to recieve a 2020 Nebraska Center for Materials & Nanoscience Graduate Research Fellowship.  Full Story

Gwyneth Semanisin (left), a sophomore in electrical and computer engineering, gets a better view using a virtual reality program on iPads to bring an interactive model of Apple Park to life at the Apple Visitor Center in Cupertino, California.
December 17, 2019 - Gwyneth Semanisin, a sophomore in electrical and computer engineering, is one of eight first- or second-year students in the Walter Scott, Jr. Scholarship Program who traveled to California to present two apps in front of Apple executives at the company's  Full Story

Shane Farritor (center), professor of mechanical and materials engineering and chief technical officer of Virtual Incision, receives the Prem S. Paul Innovator of the Year Award from Brad Roth (left), NUtech Ventures executive director, and Bob Wilhelm, University of Nebraska-Lincoln vice chancellor of research and economic development.
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Shane Farritor (center), professor of mechanical and materials engineering and chief technical officer of Virtual Incision, receives the Prem S. Paul Innovator of the Year Award from Brad Roth (left), NUtech Ventures executive director, and Bob Wilhelm, University of Nebraska-Lincoln vice chancellor of research and economic development.
December 05, 2019 - College of Engineering faculty earned two of the five yearly awards presented Nov. 4 at the annual NUtech Ventures Innovator Celebration - Innovator of the Year and Startup Company of the Year.  Full Story

James C. Wolford, former professor of mechanics and mechanical engineering.
December 05, 2019 - James C. Wolford, a longtime former mechanics and mechanical engineering professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering and author of four engineering textbooks, passed away on Dec. 1. He was 99.  Full Story

Some structures remained standing amid the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian when it hit the Bahamas in early September. Nebraska engineering professor Richard L. Wood recently visited the islands to gather data to help understand why. Photo taken at Golden Grove, East Grand Bahama.
December 02, 2019 - Richard L. Wood, a civil engineering assistant professor who specializes in disaster damage, has turned his expertise toward the Bahamas in an effort to understand why some buildings survived Hurricane Dorian’s onslaught in September 2019.  Full Story