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BS ENVE Student Kodi Timanus
August 22, 2024 - CEE is thrilled to announce that Kodi Timanus has been awarded the prestigious Harvey W. Gershwin Scholarship by SWANA.  Full Story

Jun Wang (right), assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, receives his ARPA-E IGNIITE award certificate from ARPA-E director Evelyn Wang at the July 9 ceremony in Washington, D.C.
August 21, 2024 - An ARPA-E IGNIITE program award supports Jun Wang's work to create a new power module that enhances power-grid resilience with 30 times faster switching frequency and five times higher power density than current devices.  Full Story

A Nebraska Engineering research team - (from left) M. Umer Farooq, Aemal Khattak, Naveed Aman and Moomal Bukhari - are part of a consortium seeking to use AI to improve rail crossing safety.
August 21, 2024 - Researchers from the School of Computing and Mid-America Transportation Center (MATC) are collaborating to enhance non-motorist safety at highway-rail grade crossings (HRGCs) under a $10 million USDOT grant.  Full Story

Robert Dyer.
August 21, 2024 - With a new grant from the National Science Foundation, Robert Dyer will lead new initiative to help software engineering researchers improve testing and verification practices with advanced automated techniques and tools.  Full Story

Nirnimesh Ghose, assistant professor in the School of Computing.
August 20, 2024 - With a $582,987 grant from the NSF's Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program and from EPSCoR, Nirnimesh Ghose aims to develop solutions to enable smart, scalable and secure wireless operations in a modern farm setting.  Full Story

A Rivian R1T electric pickup crashes against a lane barrier during a July 1 crash test at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
July 30, 2024 - New results from a University of Nebraska-Lincoln July 1 crash test using an electric pickup truck raise more questions about whether significant upgrades are needed to prepare the nation’s roadways for rapidly increasing numbers of electric vehicles.  Full Story

Twenty-six Nebraska Engineering undergraduate students received summer 2024 stipend awards from UCARE.
July 30, 2024 - Twenty-six College of Engineering students are among the 114 University of Nebraska–Lincoln undergraduate students who were awarded stipends to participate in research with a faculty mentor this summer.  Full Story

Lily Wang, director of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and Charles W. and Margre H. Durham Distinguished Professor
July 24, 2024 - An update from Lily Wang, director of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and Charles W. and Margre H. Durham Distinguished Professor.  Full Story

The Durham School held its third-annual Future of the Building Industry (FoBI) Workshop on May 22-23, 2024, at the Scott Conference Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
July 24, 2024 - The Durham School held its third-annual Future of the Building Industry (FoBI) Workshop on May 22-23, 2024, at the Scott Conference Center in Omaha, Nebraska.  Full Story

Nominations are still open for Alum Luminaries to be recognized at our Construction Programs Golden Jubilee Celebration. This milestone event will take place on Thursday and Friday, April 17-18, 2025.
July 24, 2024 - Nominations are still open for Alum Luminaries to be recognized at our Construction Programs Golden Jubilee Celebration. This milestone event will take place on Thursday and Friday, April 17-18, 2025.  Full Story