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College of Engineering News Archives

Linxia Gu, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering, is lead author in a study that examines how improvised explosive devices impact blood vessel networks and can lead to traumatic brain injury. (Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications)
July 06, 2015 - Linxia Gu, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering, and a team of UNL engineers have found that blast waves from concussive explosions may put far greater strain on the brain than previously thought.  Full Story

Floodwaters rolled through De Witt in early May after a record 11 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. (Omaha.com photo)
July 06, 2015 - John Stansbury, associate professor of civil engineering, says the stormwater management projects in eastern Nebraska have held up well despite the record-breaking rain this spring that has brought flooding to some areas.  Full Story

Angela Pannier, associate professor of biological systems engineering, will be part of a panel to discuss the future of science and research before an audience of members of Congress.
June 24, 2015 - Angela Pannier, associate professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was among the panelists to speak during the SCIENCE 2034 Live Congressional briefings on June 24.  Full Story

Husker Motorsports team members work to repair the car on June 19 after its clutch pin was sheared.
June 24, 2015 - Husker Motorsports, UNL’s racing team, took 41st place among internal-combustion teams when it hosted the annual Formula SAE Lincoln event, which drew teams from the U.S. and around the world to Lincoln Airpark.  Full Story

Richard Wood, assistant professor of civil engineering, and his students used a camera-equipped drone to capture this image of the Pilger Middle School shortly after it was struck by a tornado in June 2014. The image looks southwest toward other parts of Pilger.
June 16, 2015 - Using a high-tech laser scanner and a drone, Richard Wood, assistant professor of civil engineering professor, and his graduate students analyzed the wreckage after a tornado ripped through the town of Pilger, Nebraska, nearly a year ago.  Full Story

A team of campers tests its crossbow-inspired catapult design on Friday in the high bay area of Scott Engineering Center.
June 12, 2015 - The weeklong 2015 Big Red Engineering Summer Camp wrapped up on Friday with six teams of campers vying for scholarships in the capstone catapult competition.  Full Story

A team of UNL student engineers earned a $7,500 award from NCEES for its design work on a vertical farm project for an AEI competition.
June 05, 2015 - A team of UNL student engineers' vertical farm project for an Architectural Engineering Institute competition has earned one of five $7,500 national prizes awarded by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.  Full Story

Jeyamkondan (Jeyam) Subbiah, the Kenneth E. Morrison Distinguished Professor of Food Engineering in biological systems engineering .
June 02, 2015 - A UNL team, including BSE professor Jeyamkondan Subbiah, has received part of a five-year USDA grant to enhance low-moisture food safety through pasteurization technologies.  Full Story

Shane Farritor (left), MME professor, and Dmitry Oleynikov, director of UNMC's Center for Advanced Surgical Technology, have spent more than a decade developing small surgical robots.
May 29, 2015 - UNL professor's development of small surgical robots evokes the 1960s movie "Fantastic Voyage," but provides a glimpse of the future of surgery.  Full Story

Volunteers are needed to help with the upcoming Formula SAE Lincoln competition.
May 27, 2015 - <span>SAE International is seeking volunteers for the 2015 Formula SAE Lincoln race-car design and performance competition that will be held June 17-20 at the Lincoln Airpark.</span>  Full Story