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College of Engineering News Archives

Yuguo Lei
November 16, 2017 - The Emerging Innovator of the Year award went to Yuguo Lei, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, for invention of novel devices for cell manufacturing that can be used for personalized medicine.  Full Story

Thirty-four College of Engineering faculty were honored at the Research Celebration.
November 14, 2017 - The College of Engineering recognized 34 faculty members for their "highly impactful" research at the College’s Research Celebration reception on Nov. 9 at the Van Brunt Visitors Center. The reception was part of the university's Research Week activities.  Full Story

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln iGEM team earned a gold medal at the recent iGEM Giant Jamboree in Boston, Massachusetts.
November 13, 2017 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln was honored with a gold medal at the International Genetic Machine (iGEM) Foundation Giant Jamboree, an international conference and competition which ran Nov. 9-13 in Boston, Massachusetts.  Full Story

Ali Tamayol, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering
November 13, 2017 - Nebraska engineer Ali Tamayol and his team have developed a flexible, biodegradable membrane made from a polymer containing nanoparticles of zinc oxide that could help combat gum disease.  Full Story

Supercomputers stand at the ready in Nebraska's Schorr Center, which is the home to the Holland Computing Center. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
November 10, 2017 - The expertise and resources at Nebraska’s Holland Computing Center helped researchers around the world study the collision of two neutron stars.  Full Story

Ryan Curtis, an architectural engineering alumnus of The Durham School, was chosen to Omaha's "40 Under 40."
November 09, 2017 - Durham School architectural engineering alumnus Ryan Curtis was recently recognized as one of Omaha's "40 Under 40" by the Midlands Business Journal.  Full Story

Inside this capsule/robot, a camera captures images of the colon (Photo from Office of Research and Economic Development)
November 08, 2017 - A team that includes Nebraska mechanical engineering researchers -- Benjamin Terry, Carl Nelson and Hossein Deghani -- have developed a "soft" robot that could make colonoscopy procedures less invasive, less uncomfortable and less expensive.  Full Story

Brandon Schurman, a senior in mechanical and materials engineering, listens as site manager Jim Heyen (right) talks about the Grit Removal Unit building during a tour the Hastings Utilities Pollution Control Facility on Nov. 3. (Hastings Tribune photo)
November 08, 2017 - A team of College of Engineering students and faculty from the Nebraska Industrial Assessment Center (NIAC) are gaining valuable experience while helping a utility and a business in Hastings become more efficient.  Full Story

Three Biological Systems Engineering faculty - (clockwise from top left) Yufeng Ge, Joe Luck and Christopher Neale - each received one of 17 USDA agricultural technology grants.
November 02, 2017 - Three Biological Systems Engineering faculty - Christopher Neale, Yufeng Ge, and Joe Luck - each received one of 17 USDA agricultural technology grants.  Full Story

Norman Newhouse
November 01, 2017 - Engineering alumnus Norman Newhouse is one of nine alumni featured for Masters Week Nov. 1-3, sponsored by the Nebraska Alumni Association, Nebraska Student Alumni Association and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor's Office.  Full Story