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College of Engineering News Archives

Christos Argyropoulos, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
June 11, 2018 - Christos Argyropoulos, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been elevated to the status of Senior Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA).  Full Story

Among the College of Engineering researchers engaged in research sponsored by NSRI includes (from left) Laurence Rilett, professor of civil engineering, Jeyam Subbiah, professor of biological systems engineering, and Benjamin Terry, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
June 11, 2018 - The University of Nebraska’s National Strategic Research Institute, which sponsors research by many Nebraska Engineering faculty, has been renewed with a five-year, $92 million contract with the U.S. Air Force.  Full Story

A truck crashes into a bull-nose barrier being tested for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. The front wood pylons are designed to shear off easily along with several metal ones. The shearing allows the energy of the crash to be transferred into the ground. Cables in the guard rails are designed to keep the car or truck captive and not let it deflect back into traffic.
June 06, 2018 - Ongoing research into a Nebraska-developed barrier that is protecting race-car drivers nationwide drew NASCAR's Michael Annett to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on June 5.  Full Story

SAFER barrier
May 31, 2018 - On June 5, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Michael Annett and Camping World Truck Series driver Dalton Sargeant will come to campus to learn more about the SAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) barriers that protect them at NASCAR tracks.  Full Story

Jay Puckett, director of The Durham School of Architectural Engineering & Construction.
May 23, 2018 - Jay Puckett, director of The Durham School of Architectural Engineering & Construction, has been awarded the Wyoming Eminent Engineer for 2018 on behalf of the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi.  Full Story

Vitaly Alexandrov, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
May 23, 2018 - Fossil fuels have long been the precursor to plastic, but new research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and European collaborators could help send that era up in smoke — carbon dioxide, to be exact.  Full Story

Maria Szerszen, associate professor of civil engineering.
May 22, 2018 - Maria Szerszen, associate professor of civil engineering who earned awards for her research on material fatigue and reliability and for teaching, passed away on Sunday, May 20. She was 63.  Full Story

ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition is June 23-25 in San Diego, California.
May 15, 2018 - The Nebraska Engineering concrete canoe team from Scott Campus was one of six university teams chosen as a wild-card entry in the ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition on June 23-25 in San Diego, California.  Full Story

Four University of Nebraska-Lincoln architectural engineering alumni -- (clockwise from top left) Samuel Haberman, Kimberly Cowman, Brandon Rich and Erica Ryherd, who is also an associate professor of in The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction -- are among the 2018 40 Under 40 honorees chosen by Consulting-Specifying Engineer.
May 14, 2018 - Four Nebraska architectural engineering alumni, including current associate professor Erica Ryherd, are among the recipients of Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s 2018 40 Under 40 award.  Full Story

Nebraska Engineering.
May 11, 2018 - Four College of Engineering alumni and one current student were among the honorees at the Nebraska Alumni Association’s annual Alumni Honors Night, May 3 at Nebraska Innovation Campus.  Full Story