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Caleb Lindhorst, a senior in biological systems engineering, will graduate Dec. 17, almost three years after a near-fatal car crash.
December 08, 2016 - Three years after a near-fatal car crash and with the help of a professor and fellow students, Caleb Lindhorst will graduate Dec. 17 from UNL with a degree in biological systems engineering.  Full Story

Pam Dingman, the Lancaster County engineer, is a 1991 civil engineering graduate.
December 08, 2016 - Pam Dingman, Lancaster County engineer and civil engineering alumnus, teams up with civil engineering researchers to assess 148th Street bridge's safety.  Full Story

Nebraska Engineering professors Christopher Tuan and Lim Nguyen
December 07, 2016 - A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering professor’s idea for keeping roads and runways clear of ice may also turn out to be a significant tool in defense against telecommunications infrastructure attacks.  Full Story

Don Johnson, a retired mechanical engineering professor, will join a team of Nebraska engineers and scientists in returning to Pearl Harbor next week to share their insights into corrosion of the wreckage of the USS Arizona.
November 30, 2016 - At next week’s Pearl Harbor 75th anniversary events, a team of Nebraska engineers studying the USS Arizona for 17 years will share insight into corrosion that could prevent environmental hazards worldwide.  Full Story

Hamid Sharif (left), professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Gregg Rothermel, professor of computer science and engineering, have been selected as IEEE Fellows for 2017
November 28, 2016 - Hamid Sharif, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Gregg Rothermel, professor of computer science and engineering, have been selected as IEEE Fellows for 2017.  Full Story

Dennis Alexander, Kingery Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, uses a femtosecond laser to replicate biological structures on metal surfaces.
November 28, 2016 - Dennis Alexander, Kingery Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, uses a femtosecond laser to replicate biological structures on metal surfaces, functionalizing them for defense and industrial purposes.  Full Story

Jinsong Huang (left), professor and graduate chair of mechanical and materials engineering, and Mehmet Can Vuran, associate professor of computer science and engineering, are among four UNL faculty on the "Highly Cited Researchers 2016" list.
November 28, 2016 - Two Nebraska Engineering faculty - Jinsong Huang and Mehmet Can Vuran - are among four University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty members named to the 2016 list of the most highly cited natural and social science researchers.  Full Story

Jay W. Forrester, a 1939 Nebraska electrical engineering graduate, was a pioneer in the field of computing and computer modeling and the father of system dynamics.
November 23, 2016 - Jay W. Forrester, a Nebraska Engineering alumnus whose insights into both computing and organizations gave rise to the field of system dynamics, died November 16 at his home in Concord, Massachusetts. He was 98.  Full Story

Dr. Benjamin Terry, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is designing and developing a new medical device that delivers oxygen microbubbles to patients whose lungs cannot function efficiently due to trauma. (Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications)
November 21, 2016 - Ben Terry, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is part of an NSRI Nebraska team awarded a $1.3 million Air Force grant to develop microbubble technology to deliver oxygen to trauma patients whose lungs cannot function efficiently.  Full Story

The NIMBUS Lab is using drone technology to develop systems that can start controlled burns that are used to fight wildfires.
November 18, 2016 - The NIMBUS Lab is using drone technology to develop systems that can start controlled burns that are used to fight wildfires. That technology is featured in videos by the College of Engineering and the Big Ten Network.  Full Story