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Teams of biological systems engineering students designed edible vehicles and competed with them in design, creativity, distance and poster competitions at the annual E-Day on Dec. 5.
December 21, 2017 - Teams of Biological Systems Engineering students learned valuable lessons in design, creativity and planning at the annual E-Day Edible Vehicle competition on Dec. 5.  Full Story

Thirty-seven Nebraska Engineering students were initiated into Tau Beta Pi this past fall.
December 21, 2017 - On Dec. 2, 2017, the Nebraska Alpha chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering honorary society, initiated 37 new members.  Full Story

Terri Norton, associate professor of construction engineering.
December 21, 2017 - the debris that is left after the implosion could also teach lessons that could help communities and nations around the world better recover from natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes.  Full Story

Yong-Rak Kim, professor of civil engineering.
December 21, 2017 - While the materials used to construct Cather and Pound Halls are not likely to be recycled, Nebraska Engineering faculty are working to develop recyclable and recycled building materials that could reduce costs, resources and environmental threats.  Full Story

Erica Ryherd, associate professor of architectural engineering.
December 21, 2017 - When the Cather and Pound residence halls are imploded and crash to the ground, the result will not only be a large pile of debris but likely also a loud boom that has the potential to be heard at a long distance.  Full Story

Ashraf Aly Hassan, research assistant professor of civil engineering.
December 21, 2017 - The demolition of the Cather and Pound residence halls is expected to create a large cloud of dust immediately following the implosion, but that dust cloud should not pose a health concern to those who are outside the exclusion and evacuation zones.  Full Story

Christine Wittich, assistant professor of civil engineering.
December 19, 2017 - The implosion of Cather and Pound residence halls will create more than 20 million pounds of debris and Nebraska Engineers will measure the effects of the blast load on nearby buildings.  Full Story

Carrick Detweiler, associate professor of computer science and engineering.
December 19, 2017 - Nebraska Engineering faculty will be using some of the latest technology available when they study the Cather-Pound buildings as they fall. Among that technology are unmanned mobile flight systems (drones).  Full Story

The Cather and Pound residence halls will be demolished on Friday, December 22.
December 19, 2017 - Preparing the Cather and Pound residence halls for implosion has required alterations and demolition within the building, which has altered the dynamic behavior of the structures.  Full Story

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has featured 50 of its fall graduates on the university's Facebook page.
December 15, 2017 - Nine College of Engineering students are among the 50 Fall Semester 2017 graduates who are featured on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Facebook page (@UNLincoln).  Full Story