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College of Engineering News Archives

A UNL engineering team that includes Tian Zhang (left), professor of civil engineering; and John Stansbury, associate professor and associate chair of civil engineering -- received the Rudolph Hering Medal for its paper, "Contributions of Internal and External Fouling to Transmembrane Pressure in MBRs: Experiments and Modeling."
April 08, 2016 - A paper co-authored by UNL civil engineering faculty Tian Zhang and John Stansbury and graduate student Meng Hu, has been chosen to receive the prestigious Rudolph Hering Medal, given by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).  Full Story

Danielle Passaglia, a senior in architectural engineering, was chosen to receive Discover E's 2016 New Faces in Engineering: College Edition Award.
April 07, 2016 - With a passion for sustainable building designs, energy modeling and helping her community, architectural engineering senior Danielle Passaglia received Discover E’s 2016 New Faces of Engineering: College Edition Award.  Full Story

Flying robots will be among the many types of robots featured Thursday in "Robotics at UNL."
April 06, 2016 - Come see the many types of robots and robotics research at UNL as the Computer Science and Engineering Department and the NIMBUS Lab host “Robotics at UNL”, Thursday, April 7 from 1-5 p.m.  Full Story

Benjamin Terry (second from right), assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, was chosen to receive the 2016 Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Teaching Award.
April 06, 2016 - Benjamin Terry, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, was chosen as the Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Teaching Award recipient for 2016. Terry was chosen for the award by a vote of the College of Engineering student body.  Full Story

A team led by Peter Sutter (left), professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Eli Sutter, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, has become the first to directly image the self-assembly of nanocrystals in real time.
April 06, 2016 - A UNL team led by professors Eli Sutter and Peter Sutter has become the first to directly image the self-assembly of nanocrystals in the liquid environments that foster it.  Full Story

Clarence Waters, professor of architectural engineering and industry liaison.
April 04, 2016 - Clarence Waters, professor of architectural engineering, is honored as the AEI 2016 Outstanding Architectural Engineering Educator Award for his work in the classroom and his role in elevating the program to national prominence.  Full Story

Christopher Davidson, a senior in biological systems engineering, has been chosen a recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
March 31, 2016 - Christopher Davidson, a senior in biological systems engineering, has been chosen to receive a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He plans to use the grant to further research into cell and tissue engineering.  Full Story

UNL architectural engineering major Kevin McIntyre talks to the judges as the MESC team presents its design at the MCAA National Student Design Competition. The UNL team won the competition and McIntyre won the $5,000 Foster McCarl Jr. Memorial Scholarship.
March 31, 2016 - The UNL student chapter of Mechanical-Electrical Specialty Contracting (MESC) led a sweep of the major awards at the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) conference March 20-24 in Orlando, Florida.  Full Story

Jinsong Huang, Susan J. Rosowski associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering, holds a crystal that can detect significantly smaller doses of X-rays than materials used in leading commercial detectors, as reported in a new study published by the journal Nature Photonics. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communications)
March 25, 2016 - Sticks and stones may break bones, but a research group led by UNL mechanical and materials engineering faculty and post doctoral researchers has set out to ensure that the ensuing X-ray will never hurt you.  Full Story

J.K. Osiri, director of UNL's international business program and associate professor of practice in management, meets with engineering and business students to discuss the team's project to help the Kinawataka Women Initiatives in Kampala, Uganda.
March 18, 2016 - A unique team of UNL engineering and business students will travel to Uganda over spring break to complete an engineering capstone and social entrepreneurship project to assist an organization that helps marginalized women.  Full Story